Category Archives: A Jon Masters Novel

Optimism for the Future of Medicine

Posted on March 25, 2020 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

As each of us attempts to manage our personal and professional challenges during the current COVID-19 crisis, we can also take a moment to look into the future and marvel at medical breakthroughs that are on the horizon. I purposely … Continue reading →

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SANTA’S SECRET HELPER – The Conclusion!

Posted on December 23, 2019 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Over this last week plus, I’ve been publishing parts of a holiday short story that I wrote and published several years ago in a Christmas short story collection of  “less than sugar and spice” Christmas tales called “FROST and other stories published … Continue reading →

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SANTA’S SECRET HELPER – A short story (part 2)

Posted on December 17, 2019 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Several years ago, I contributed to a Christmas short story collection of “less than sugar and spice” Christmas tales called “FROST and other stories published by Michelle Browne. Last week I published about a third of my Christmas short story (See part … Continue reading →

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SANTA’S SECRET HELPER – A Wicked Christmas Tale

Posted on December 11, 2019 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Several years ago, I contributed to a Christmas short story collection of  “less than sugar and spice” Christmas tales called “FROST and other stories published by Michelle Browne. It’s still in print, but I am allowed to use it as I … Continue reading →

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New Superbugs and New Defenses

Posted on November 20, 2019 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

In response to multiple news stories over the recent years about the invasion of superbugs, defined as those bacteria resistant to almost all forms of antibiotic therapy, I’ve written blogs HERE and HERE about the invasion of superbugs that hamper … Continue reading →

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When a Murder is Not Technically a Murder!

Posted on June 6, 2019 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

When someone dies, they’re dead, right? Well . . . maybe not. And when someone dies at the hand of another, that’s a murder, right? Well . . . maybe that’s true, or maybe not. Sure, there are various degrees … Continue reading →

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A New Twist in Micro-Robot Technology

Posted on September 5, 2018 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Question? What’s about half the size of a paper clip, weighs less than a tenth of a gram, totally mechanical and not organic in nature, but could save the world from hunger? If you were aware of the news reports … Continue reading →

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Exploiting Computer Chip Flaws

Posted on February 7, 2018 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

In my Jon Masters thriller series, my protagonist Jon has a friend named Ed Ochoa. Ed is a computer genius and often does some cyber-magic to produce secure, and usually unavailable, information that helps Jon out of a variety of … Continue reading →

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Changing Ordinary People into Heroes!

Posted on June 21, 2017 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

In last week’s blog, I discussed fiction novel character development techniques. I ended the blog by stating, “Make your characters real and believable by first making them real to you.” An evolving fiction plot is not very interesting unless there … Continue reading →

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Fictional Character Development 101

Posted on June 14, 2017 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

As many of you know, I’ve recently published my third novel. Click HERE to Review or Buy! While deep in the process of promoting that book, I can’t help but look to the future and begin another one. In last week’s blog, … Continue reading →

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