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I got back from Arisia last night, and I just wanted to say that I had a great time. I was initially disappointed to only get two panels, but those two were a lot of fun, and it gave me a lot of time and flexibility to hang out with some folks I haven’t seen […]
Arisia is just next weekend! I’m really looking forward to it, since I had a ton of fun last year. I’ve got a lighter schedule this year, and will be around from Friday to Sunday afternoon. Here are my panels if you’re thinking of coming to say hi: Saturday at 4:00pm: True Detective — Media, […]
This year feels like it’s both flown by and dragged on forever. Life for me has been interesting and complicated. The biggest change this year was that I went from working in an office most days to working at home; at the same time I went from sitting at a desk all day to using […]
My 2015 is starting to shape up — January and February, anyway. My schedules at those conventions haven’t been finalized yet (I’ll post them when they are) but I wanted to give a heads-up to anyone possibly attending those cons who might like to say hi or get a book signed. I’ll be at Arisia […]
Being driven a little batty by the incessant holiday music? Need to take a little time away with a fun read? This weekend, my SF/mystery novelette Death in a Tin Can will be free for Amazon Kindle. Enjoy!
The fictional private eye has never been all that realistic: he or she’s always been a crystallization of the times, doing things the hard and painful way when more effective ways exist. The key to the success of the PI in the public imagination is the nature of those more effective ways, and public doubt in them.
If you haven’t gotten around to picking up the Alembical 3 anthology with my science fiction mystery novella Claudius Rex, or have been waiting for the ebook, now’s your chance: it is available now for Amazon’s Kindle for only $3! Claudius Rex, as you may recall, was my SF homage to the Nero Wolfe mysteries. […]
Oh, it’s been forever since I last posted. The reason for that: I’ve been putting the finishing touches on my Crandall novel A DEATH IN DEEP SPACE — which is done! Really, seriously, ready-to-show-people done. Man, that’s weird to type. I’ve been working on that story in one form or another for five years, starting […]
My short story “No Body” was published today in Penumbra e-zine’s October issue, “Paranormal Adventures”, alongside several other excellent stories by talented authors (several of whom are friends of mine, which is always nice). At $4 for 7 stories, I’d say it’s well worth the price. As for my story, this one’s a bit of […]
My science fiction/mystery novelette Death in a Tin Can went live on Amazon this morning — only 99 cents, or free for Kindle Unlimited readers! This story is a special one for me: it was my Viable Paradise audition piece, and benefitted from advice from our talented teachers and my talented classmates. It’s been sitting in […]
John P. Murphy 