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For fourteen years, Murphy has been known in the magazine industry as one of the most versatile writers in the business, ranging extensively about exercise and nutrition, relationships, lifestyle + business, first-person humor, celebrity, travel and sports for over 50+ international men’s AND women’s magazines. Because of that range, his first non-fiction book projects centered around the health industry, but are in the process of expanding into all genres (relationships, humor and celebrity), much like his magazine career.
Murphy
launched his career in non-fiction books with the same genre he first
became known for in magazines: writing about fitness and health for
millions of readers. When Gunnar Peterson— internationally-known Core
Secrets infomercial star
and top Hollywood trainer to the stars—needed a book for Harper Collins
that matched his expertise and uniquely clever style, he turned to Murphy
for his comprehensive knowledge of fitness and his vast experience
in humorous service journalism. The result was co-authoring G-Force, The Ultimate Guide to Your Best Body Ever (Harper
Collins, 2005) in a mere 40
days. The book's paperback version,
The Workout,
(Harper Collins, 2006) was just released at the
beginning of 2006. |
(Rodale
Books, 2005) is a
culmination of every exercise secret Murphy picked up writing for 50+
major magazines about fitness. In the past fourteen years, Murphy has
interviewed nearly all of the top fitness professionals, Olympic trainers
and exercise physiologists, including Karen Voight, Kiana Tom,
Michael Cohen,
Jake Steinfeld,
Michelle Blessing,
Mark Verstegen,
Kurt Brungardt, Dan Wathen, Anne Marie Miller and
Wayne Westcott. That experience led to writing a fitness book that
anyone—men and women, young and old—could use to achieve the perfect
physique… no matter how much time they have to devote to exercise.