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Do Fictional Characters Evolve or Is It the Writer?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

When developing a fictional character, there are several methods that writers can use. The first thing that usually happens, however, is that writers picture a person in their minds and that first impression of a character often sticks with them … Continue reading →

Posted in About James J. Murray, About Writing, Accuracy in Writing, All About Writing, Antagonist Development, Blog Writers, Blogging, Character Development Techniques, Characteristics of a Fictional Character, Developing a Writing Career, Developing Better Writing Skills, Developing Writing Skills, Fictional Character Development, Protagonist Development, Steps to Developing Great Fictional Characters, Story Development, The Art of Writing, Tools of Fiction Writing | Tagged a believable lie, Antagonist Development, Character Development Steps, Character Development Techniques, Character Development Tips, Characters Directing the Writer, Characters Make the Story Real, crime fiction writer, Directing Characters, Fiction Character Development, fiction writing, Fictional Characters Mimic Real People, How to Create a Fictional Character, James J. Murray, Making Characters Believable, Making Characters Interesting, Making Characters Real, Murder Mayhem and Medicine, Murder Mystery Character Development, murder mystery writer, new blog, Novel Writing Procedure, pharmacist writer, Protagonist Development, Story Development With Interesting Characters, writing career | 5 Comments

Hydrofluoric Acid – The Flesh Eater!

Posted on March 19, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Hydrofluoric acid is a colorless liquid that mixes readily in other fluids. It’s highly corrosive and is classified as an acute poison that immediately begins to degrade tissue on contact. If you’re a fan of the Breaking Bad TV series, … Continue reading →

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Medication Shortages Continue To Plague the US

Posted on March 12, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

At one time or another, we may have gone to a doctor to receive help with a medical condition. More often than not the medical issue has been resolved when the physician writes a prescription for some wonder drug. You … Continue reading →

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Food Nutrition Labels – Major Changes Ahead

Posted on March 5, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

In the late 1960’s, the FDA instituted nutrition labeling on certain food products. Information regarding caloric and sodium content were listed on foods that were mainly for special dietary needs. The everyday citizen had to wait years before the caloric … Continue reading →

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When a Murder Is Not Really a Murder!

Posted on February 26, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Yes, the title messes with my mind also. When someone dies at the hand of another, that’s labeled a murder. Sure, there are various degrees of murder—ranging from intentional to unintentional with legal terms such as 1st degree, 2nd degree, … Continue reading →

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Am I Possessed or Just Becoming a Better Writer?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

My guess is that the headline question has you thinking that I might be crazy instead. Well, that’s possible, but I’d like you to reserve judgment until you’ve read further. Something happened a few days ago that has me thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in A Non-Murder Plot, About James J. Murray, About Medications/Pharmacy, About Writing, Achieving Perfection, All About Murder, All About Writing, Blog Writers, Blogging, Character development, Characteristics of Murder, Defining Murder, Developing a Writing Career, Developing Better Writing Skills, Developing Writing Skills, Drugs For Murder Plots, Growing As A Writer, Ideas for Murder Scenes, Instruments of Death, Interesting Murder Weapons, Mastering Your Craft, Murder Weapons, Murder With Drugs, Overcoming Writer's Block, Plot Development, Plotting Murder Scenes, Plotting Novellas, Plotting Short Stories, Protagonist Development, The Art of Writing, Ways To Kill, Writing Critique Groups, Writing Workshops | Tagged a believable lie, Antagonist Development, Author Support Groups, blogging about crime, blogging about drugs, Conflict Resolution in Fiction Writing, crime fiction writer, Criticism in Writing, Dead Body Walks Out of Morgue, Developing Plot Ideas, Drug-Related Amnesia, Drug-Related Coma, Editing in Writing Critique Groups, Finction Character Development, James J. Murray, Murder Mayhem and Medicine, murders without evidence, Near Death Experience, new blog, non-traceable murders, Novela Plot Development, pharmacist writer, Story Arc Development, the perfect crime, the perfect murder weapon, The Science of Near Death, Thinking Up New Murder Weapons, Writer Friends, Writer Support Groups, Writer's Block, Zombie-Like State | 10 Comments

GUNS – The New Pink Accessory

Posted on February 5, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

In my limited expertise of what women love (according to my wife, that is), there are many things that make a woman feel special: chocolate, the occasional bouquet of flowers for no reason, chocolate, that special birthday card, chocolate, thoughtful … Continue reading →

Posted in About James J. Murray, About Writing, All About Murder, All About Writing, Blogging, Character Development Techniques, Guns and Women, Ideas for Murder Scenes, Pink Guns, Pink Guns and Women, Why Women Own Guns, Women and Gun Statistics | Tagged blogging about crime, crime fiction writer, feminine guns, feminine weapons, fiction and guns, gun trends, guns and women, guns to protect, James J. Murray, Murder Mayhem and Medicine, Murder Mystery Character Development, murder mystery writer, murder writer, pink guns, pink weaponry, pink weapons, reasons for owning guns, trends in gun purchases, trends in weaponry, why we own guns, women and protection, women fashion trends, writer | 10 Comments

The Post-Antibiotic Era

Posted on January 29, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

In late 2013 the Centers for Disease Control released a report on the escalating lethal threat of antibiotic resistance—specifically, the increasing number of bacterial infections that are resistant to conventional antibiotic therapy. The antibiotic resistance problem is complex and the … Continue reading →

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Flowering Plants – Beautiful But Deadly

Posted on December 11, 2013 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

As many of you know, I write about MURDER, MAYHEM and MEDICINE. It’s the focus of my website, and the novels I’m writing always contain a healthy dose of each. With years of experience as a clinical pharmacist prior to … Continue reading →

Posted in About James J. Murray, About Medications/Pharmacy, About Writing, All About Murder, Blogging, Botanical Murder Weapons, Drugs For Murder Plots, Drugs From Oleander Plant, Drugs Used For Murder, New Drug Discoveries, New Drug Research, Oleander Plant, Oleander Poisoning, Oleandrin, Pharmacy/Pharmaceuticals, Plant Poisons, Tools of Murder, Yuletide Short Stories | Tagged Ancient Alchemy Drugs, blogging about drugs, Botanical Murder Weapons, Botanicals Used for Murder, Cancer Treatments and Plants, Cancer Treatments From Plants, crime fiction writer, Death From Drugs, Developing Murder Plots, Drug Murder Weapons, Drugs From Oleandrin, Drugs Used for Murder, Flowering Plant Poisons, James J. Murray, Murder Mayhem and Medicine, murder mystery writer, Nerium oleander, New Drug Discoveries From Plants, New Drug Research for Cancer, Oleander Poisoning, Oleander Sap Poison, Oleandrin, Oleandrin and Cancer, Oleandrin and Cancer Drugs, Oleandrin and Cardiac Arrhythmia, pharmacist to writer, Plant Drugs That Cure, Plant Drugs That Kill, Plant Poinsoning, Plants That Cure and Kill, Science of murder, Symptoms of Oleander Poisoning | 1 Comment

Medication Errors – A Killer

Posted on November 27, 2013 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

As a follow-up to its landmark report, To Err Is Human, the Institute of Medicine (of the National Academies) has determined that medication errors are a serious public health risk and that the risk remains a widespread and growing threat. … Continue reading →

Posted in About James J. Murray, About Medications/Pharmacy, Blogging, Drug Error Prevention, Drug Errors in The Elderly, Drug Misadventures, Medication Safety Issues, Pharmacist Errors, Pharmacy/Pharmaceuticals, The Pharmacy Profession, The Practice of Pharmacy | Tagged Drug Counseling, Drug Misadventures, Drugs and Older People, James J. Murray, Medication Mistakes, Medication Use in Modern Society, medicine, Murder Mayhem and Medicine, Pharmacist Mistakes, pharmacist writer, Pharmacy Dispensing Issues, Polypharmacy, Prescription Mistakes, Wrong Directions on Labels, Wrong Dosages, Wrong Drugs Dispensed | 7 Comments

Category Archives: Blogging

Do Fictional Characters Evolve or Is It the Writer?

Hydrofluoric Acid – The Flesh Eater!

Medication Shortages Continue To Plague the US

Food Nutrition Labels – Major Changes Ahead

GUNS – The New Pink Accessory

The Post-Antibiotic Era

Flowering Plants – Beautiful But Deadly

Medication Errors – A Killer

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