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Jill Murphy Long

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Author of several books in the Permission to...Book Series, Jill Murphy Long is a professional writer, certified yoga instructor, athlete, and writing instructor. She owned The Ad Group, was a partner and creative director/copywriter for ten years at Murphy & Watt Advertising, and worked for Foote, Cone and Belding, ADWEEK, and The Advertising Center. As a former advertising executive, she realized the importance of taking time each day to nap and play. In 1997, she quit her day job to write books for those who needed permission to take this time the most—American women.

A graduate of California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing/Communications, Ms. Long’s best-selling first book, Permission to Nap, Taking Tim Author of several books in the Permission to...Book Series, Jill Murphy Long is a professional writer, certified yoga instructor, athlete, and writing instructor. She owned The Ad Group, was a partner and creative director/copywriter for ten years at Murphy & Watt Advertising, and worked for Foote, Cone and Belding, ADWEEK, and The Advertising Center. As a former advertising executive, she realized the importance of taking time each day to nap and play. In 1997, she quit her day job to write books for those who needed permission to take this time the most—American women.

A graduate of California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing/Communications, Ms. Long’s best-selling first book, Permission to Nap, Taking Time to Restore Your Spirit received the Excellence Award, a distinguished recognition presented by the Chicago Book Clinic and the 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award by the Publishers Marketing Association.

Interviewed by NPR and other major metro radio stations, the author has also spoken at five-star spa resorts, universities, bookstores, libraries, and many other, diverse retail locations. Press coverage of her first book included articles in: Better Homes & Gardens, USA Today, Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times, American West In-flight Magazine, Chicago Sun Times, and international spa magazine, Pulse, to name a few.

The second book in the Permission Books Series, Permission to Play, Taking Time to Renew Your Smile, was published in April 2003 with 20,000 copies in the first printing. Permission to Play has been featured in publications such as: Women’s Health & Fitness, Delicious Living, Women’s World, Inside Borders, Christian Science Monitor, and Philadelphia Daily News. The author has appeared on CBS and Fox television stations and has been interviewed by hundreds of radio stations throughout North America.

Permission to Play shows readers many ways to fit active, creative, and mind play in their days with the same convincing prose and beautiful artwork found in the first book of the series.

The author has played all of her life both dabbling in the arts and trying new sports. This former collegiate alpine ski racer, Professional Ski Instructor of America (PSIA certified), and bike racer licensed under the United States Cycling Federation, speaks from experience of starting a new healthy habit and staying with it. An avid skie and now a member of the Courtesy Ski Patrol for the Steamboat Ski Resort tallying 100+ days a year on the slopes, Ms. Long still reserves time for naps and play between her writing and book tour schedule.

The third book in the series, Permission to Party, Taking Time to Celebrate and Enjoy Life is available at fine bookstores and gift shops nationwide including e-retailers such as: Amazon Books, Barnes & Noble, Booksamillion.com, Walmart, Target, and in gift direct mail catalogs such as: Isabella catalog, Femail Creations, Paragon, Victorian Trading Company, and Stampington & Company and online at their websites.

A bibliophile herself, the author belongs to a reading club and has organized and led weekly writers’ groups since 1998. She is a writing instructor at the Arts for the Soul Creative Symposiums and has led writing workshops at the Colorado Mountain College. Ms. Long plans to pen nine more books in the Permission to...Book Series and is currently writing book four, Permission to Risk, Taking Time to Live Your Dreams. Excerpts from the books and the author’s tour schedule can be viewed at: www.permissionbooks.com

The author happily makes her home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado with her husband and daughter, writing, and skiing or cycling—weather permitting—almost every day.

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	Permission to Nap: Taking Time to Restore Your Spirit 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Permission to Play: Taking Time to Have Fun and Laugh Out Loud really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Permission To Party: Taking Time To Celebrate And Enjoy Your Life 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skiing With God it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Permission to Party: Taking Time to Celebrate & Enjoy Life (Permission to... Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conduit it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eden by Stephanie Pisciotto, Jill Murphy Long (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Rodríguez (Illustrations) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journey to Blue Lake: My Tri Dream Comes True by Richard P Benevento, Jill Murphy Long (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Peace and Quiet in Your Work Day (Nonfiction)

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Description: How to creat a nap sanctuary with your boss' approval or if you're lucky enough to work from home with your own permission to give yourself the space and time to pause each day.