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Who is Mur Lafferty?
Mur Lafferty is a North Carolina-based American author, editor, streamer, and author. Mur Lafferty is the host and creator of the podcast I Should Be Writing. Mur was previously the host and editor of Escape Pod.
Early Life and Childhood
Mur Lafferty was born in the United States on July 25, 1973. Mur is a 49-year-old man.
Mur, on the other hand, has not revealed the identities of her parents or siblings due to her secretive nature.
Education Details
Mur Lafferty graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in English.
She also holds an MFA from the Stonecoast program at the University of Maine, where she graduated in 2014.
Professional Career
Since 2005, Lafferty has been a podcaster and the host of the I Should Be Writing podcast. Furthermore, the title of the podcast is derived from what people say, but they rarely do it.
As a result, Mur hosts the podcast to help writers overcome roadblocks, whether it’s what their teacher told them as kids that they’ll never be as good as their favorite authors and should give up.
Furthermore, each episode of the podcast focuses on a different aspect of the writing world, with the goal of assisting listeners in overcoming self-doubt when writing cover letters and queries.
Furthermore, the podcast won the 2007 Parsec Award for Best Writing Podcast. Mur has also written a book with the same title as the podcast.
In addition to hosting I Should Be Writing, she was an editor and host of Escape Pod and Pseudopod before stepping down as co-editor in July 2007.
In addition, she was introduced to podcasting by a friend in October 2004 and launched her first podcast, Geek Fu Action Grip, in December 2004.
She is the author of Minecraft: The Lost Journals: An Official Minecraft Novel, a book for readers aged ten to thirteen (July 2019). The story is about an adventure between two friends, Max and Allison, to find Max’s missing uncle, Nicholas.
As a result, the two rely on a journal left by Max’s uncle as a guide. Minecraft is also available for purchase on Amazon and other online retailers such as Thriftbooks, Indigo, Abebooks, Google Play, and others.
In January 2017, she published Six Wakes, a science fiction novel. Furthermore, the book describes how a woman named Maria Arena awakens in a cloning vat streaked with drying blood, an experience she has never had before.
Maria had no memory of how she died, but when she awoke as a new clone, her first memory was of how she died. Furthermore, six weeks is available on Amazon for $9.99 (Kindle) and $1.99 (paperback).
She is the author of Playing For Keeps (July 2008), an entertaining and imaginative superhero story that gives readers a new perspective on caped crusaders.
Furthermore, Playing for Keeps is available on Amazon for $4.99 (Kindle) and $14.68 (paperback) (Paperback).
Net Worth and Salary
Mur Lafferty earns $120,000 per year.
It goes without saying that Mur has amassed a decent fortune over the years. Mur has a net worth of $2 million.
Relationship Status
Mur Lafferty is happily married to another geek, her husband.
Mur and her husband are also parents to a daughter. Furthermore, the couple lives in Durham, North Carolina with their daughter and two dogs.
Body Measurements
She is a woman of average height. Mur stands 5 ft 6 in tall ( approx 1.68m ).
Social Media
Her Instagram handle is @mightymur2.
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Trivia
- Mur was born on July 25, 1973, in the United States.
- He is indeed married to her husband, with whom she has a daughter.
- Mur and her husband, as well as their daughter and two dogs, live in Durham, North Carolina.
- She has a net worth of $2 million.
- She stands 5 ft 6 in tall ( approx 1.68m ).
