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Robert C. Murray

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Born and raised in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Robert C. Murray spent his childhood exploring every corner of his back yard inventing worlds from the shrubs and stones. When not outside or ankle-deep in Lego bricks (more worlds to invent) he had his nose in a book: fiction, non-fiction, reference, the occasional thick menu. Much like Hemingway, he used a toy typewriter (and his cub reporter sister) to pioneer independent publishing with a homemade newspaper.
RCM has made your hamburger at McDonald's, filed your HR paperwork, fixed your computer more times than anyone cares to admit, and plays a variety of brass and percussion instruments even when people ask him to stop.
For the curious, his alter ego "AK Moray" is wha
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Robert C. Murray The best way that I have found to deal with the dreaded writer's block is to go for a drive. I have had so many good ideas while driving. The original…moreThe best way that I have found to deal with the dreaded writer's block is to go for a drive. I have had so many good ideas while driving. The original inspiration for "In Heels" came while I was stuck in traffic, and a good number of poems in both "Stand Right, Walk Left" and "Blue" came to me while on the road.
Can't make headway in your writing? leave it behind and go for a drive. Listen to the radio and just be on the road. You might see something that inspires you, or hear something on the radio that inspires you, or your subconscious ticking along while you focus on operating your heavy machinery may be all that it takes to knock that block loose.(less)
Robert C. Murray The best thing about being a writer is the opportunity to engage with people. Everyone has ideas, and sharing my stories and poems with people is a gr…moreThe best thing about being a writer is the opportunity to engage with people. Everyone has ideas, and sharing my stories and poems with people is a great way to break the ice and get people talking about what is going on in their mind, or what might be weighing on their hearts.(less)
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The Heatcast: A Podcast by Authors, with Authors, but not only for Authors

As is well established on this aging, aching, and neglected little website of mine: I am bad about updating.  I do not take this blogging thing seriously.  Honestly, I knock out most of my stray thoughts over at Threads.com and interrogate them as far as they need to go in that communal space.

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There is nothing I can say that would add to the canon of conversation around this book. But I enjoyed it.
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When I finished All The Pretty Horses I closed the book and thumped it against my hand. I exhaled deeply. I am som
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The Night Shift by Daphne A. Vermeer
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I'll preface this review by saying that I have had the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Vermeer for my author podcast, and had the benefit of speaking with her about The Night Shift.

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