Hello folks! I’ve been quiet here lately: heads down writing two novels this past year and doing volunteer work for SFWA, but If you’re going to be around Boskone (Boston, MA Feb 9-11) come say hi! I’ll be on the following programming items: Fri 2:30 PM 1 Hr Harbor 2 […]
If you joined us at WorldCon this past Saturday in Chicago for our panel on writing computers and IT, we mentioned a few links and books and promised more. Even if you weren’t there, we promised them anyway. And, here they are! Mentioned on the Panel: DEFCON conference, held every year in Las Vegas, has […]
I’m very excited to be planning to attend my first in-person convention in quite some time: this year’s Worldcon is Chicon 8 in Chicago! My schedule is heavy with AI this year: Controlling for Bias in AI – Grand Hall I Friday, September 2, 2022, 2:30 PM CDT Can an AI Be a Person? – […]
…keeps everyone away! I thought it might be fun to write up a description of a little writing challenge I set to myself this year. I’ve been thinking a lot about my writing habits, which have gotten pretty spotty as my day job has gotten more stressful, and also about the nature of creativity: it’s […]
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If you’re here looking for what you heard me read, you can find my Spooky Hour reading, the short story No Body, online for free here (under “Selected Fiction” up top). Or, my High Noon space western was from my novel RED NOISE, available all over the place. Happy reading!
There’s been a rash of mischief, or discussion of mischief, around short fiction submissions lately, and I find myself repeatedly saying the same things in different venues. For the sake of convenience, addressed to you, new writer, here is all my blather in one place. The first thing to understand is the role a short […]
Murphy skillfully transports spaghetti western tropes to a lawless space station in this action-packed debut. Publisher’s Weekly The ebook and audiobook versions of my debut science fiction novel Red Noise are out and available to download and start reading or listening right now! Red Noise is the story of an asteroid miner who just wants […]
“Corrupt thieving son of a hemorrhaging leech!” Herrera contributed. “Whoremongering shitwhistle! Just… Fuck that guy.”
“Herrera!” Takata scowled at the Miner. “See? You get him all worked up and he starts saying the ‘fuck’ word.”
Less than a week to go until Readercon 30. I’ll be there all weekend if you want to stop and say hi or attend one of my panels, my reading, or my kaffeeklatsch! Here’s where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing: Friday 8:00 PMSalon C – Reading: John P. MurphyI’ll be reading from my […]
John P. Murphy 