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Ed A. Murray is an author, ghostwriter and University of Michigan alumnus. Autumn in Wolf Valley (2025) is his fourth book, all of which are set at least partially in his home state of Michigan, where he lives with his wife, two daughters and their mini Australian shepherd.

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The way I see it, there are two types of writers.

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Keep at it.

The way I see it, there are two types of writers.

The first has a grand vision of their work. They see themselves traveling the country on book tours. They imagine signing autographs and walking past bookstores with large posters of their books clinging to the front window. They imagine eating at fancy restaurants in big cities and reaching for the check, for splurging on the bill is nothing with all the royalties rolling in. It seems the actual writing is only secondary. But that's the vision. That's the motivation. (There are people like this in every industry. It's not unique to writing.)

The second type of writer is much simpler. They love writing, and so they write.

I've found that in this incredibly competitive world of literature that we live in today, the latter is the more successful.

So I'd say decide which type of writer you are, and then keep at it.(less)
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A Love Letter to Classic American Literature

Time eventually erases most art. What remains, what endures, what stands the test of time -- those are the classics that deserve a spot in the American literary canon. We should celebrate them!
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Published on June 11, 2025 06:15
Jim Harrison
“I find it impossible not to believe that there's something in Irish blood that favors their power with words.”
― Jim Harrison, Off to the Side: A Memoir

Philipp Meyer
“If you hate me it is because I have morals.”
― Philipp Meyer, The Son

Ernest Hemingway
“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
― Ernest Hemingway

John Steinbeck
“There's more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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