Author Luke Murphy

05/26/20 • 43 min

In this episode of The Writing Community Podcast, I chat with author Luke Murphy. Luke is a former professional hockey player turned adult fiction author. While recovering from a career-ending eye injury he sustained on the ice rink in the winter of 2000, Luke passed the time by reading books by some of his favorite authors, such as Greg Isles, Michael Connelly, and others.

According to Luke's website, "One day, with an idea in mind, he sat down at a computer and began writing. Murphy wrote a little every day, around an intense rehabilitation schedule, and before he knew it he had completed his first manuscript." From 2000 to 2007, Luke worked to hone his craft and find his own voice. He continued reading and writing and made connections with other authors to help develop his skill.

In 2007 Luke began work on, "Dead Man's Hand". To do research for his novel, he traveled back and forth to Las Vegas, Nevada to learn the in's and out's of police procedure with the Las Vegas police department. In 2012, Luke hired the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency and signed a contract with Imajin Books to publish Dead Man's Hand.

Murphy has since published three more novels. "Wild Card" which features the main character, Calvin Watters, is the sequel to Dead Man's Hand while "Kiss and Tell" and "Rock-A-Bye Baby" are the first and second books in his Charlene Taylor series.

All of Luke Murphy's books can be purchased on Amazon.

Dead Man's Hand
Wild Card
Kiss and Tell
Rock-A-Bye Baby

You can connect Luke on website http://www.authorlukemurphy.com and on Twitter @AuthorLMurphy

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Jori Hanna: Author/Editor/Literary Agent

My co-host today is the amazing and incredibly talented, Miss Jori Hanna. Jori is an author, publishing consultant, literary agent, and freelance assistant from Denver, Colorado, who, from the time she began reading in the second grade, developed a love for books and the writing process which led her to attend Taylor University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Professional Writing. While studying at Taylor, she discovered a love for suspense, crime, thrillers, and mystery novels. She enjoys anything that allows her to pretend she could be a spy (such as a weapons class at the dojo she where she studied Karate, excuses to dress up and meet people, and random facts that may never be useful in normal, everyday life).

After graduating college, she discovered a love for tabletop role-playing games, for many of the same reasons she loves anything else that lets her play a part in a story, and she is passionate about helping others achieve their highest potential—either through teaching the skills necessary for success in publishing or by coming alongside to assist however she can through her services offered on her website. Be sure to check out Jori’s website and connect with her on almost any social media as @authorjjhanna.

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Victoria Griffin is the founder and CEO of Blue Pen Editing and Publishing Services. Working as a professional editor and author since 2016, Victoria has helped authors of all genres to enhance their writing skills and land an agent or self publish their own manuscripts.

After suffering a serious head injury during a softball scrimmage her senior year, Victoria found herself unable to focus on any project for more than a very short time and for nearly a month afterward was forced to remain indoors in a dark room.

After the most severe concussion symptoms had passed Victoria was able to look to her social media followers for light editing gigs where she could work as she was able. As she worked, she found that she had a knack for in-depth editing and eventually turned it into a full-time business. The end result was Blue Pen Editing and Publishing by Victoria Griffin.

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