Tucson Festival of Books!
9 March, 2024 – 10 March, 2024
Anesa has been chosen to take part in the beloved Tucson Festival of Books! Look for her in the Indie Authors & Small Press Pavillion at 10AM, Sunday, March 10, 2024 on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson AZ.
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Public Library Association
3 April, 2024 – 5 April, 2024
Anesa has been invited to appear and discuss her new novel, I Never Do This, at the Public Library Association 2024 Conference in Columbus, Ohio, on April 4. Time and exact location TBD
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AUTHOR TALK & Reading From New Novel
Anesa Miller presents her upcoming
Title –
I Never Do This
Friday, 22 March, 4PM
Patagonia Public Library
Patagonia, Arizona 85624
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Toil & Trouble: #SpiritCooking & the Ongoing Assault on Truth
November 8, 2019
Last night, in my hourly check of national news for late-breaking tidbits on the impeachment, I made a disconcerting discovery: Attorney General William Barr’s inquiry into the origins of the 2016…
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Clubbing, Anyone? How to Make Your Book Club Sparkle
November 16, 2015
Many thanks to friend and fellow writer Ellen Harger for including my thoughts on book clubs at her lovely blog! The following post was first published there on July 27 of this year. Here, I’ll…
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Seven Days – Seven Chapters: Day Four – Chapter Four
October 1, 2015
Seven Days, Seven Blogs, Seven Chapters Day Four, Chapter Four The Distant Sound of Violence by Jason Greensides Relaunch Blog Tour To celebrate the relaunch and Kindle $0.99 / £0.99 promotion of…
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You Know You Need It: THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE
September 21, 2015
Social Media and WordPress Consultant Barb Drozdowich has taught in colleges, universities and in the banking industry. More recently, she brings her 15+ years of teaching experience and a deep love…
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A Hint of the Paranormal in a Realistic World
August 3, 2015
I’m grateful to friend and author Marnie Cate for inspiring this post and hosting it on her lovely website a few weeks ago. When I first visited Marnie’s site, I noticed that…
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So Fresh & Clean – The One Year Mark
July 31, 2015
Today I’m honored to present information in the series Issues in OUR ORBIT: Substance Abuse & Recovery. I am grateful to romance and fantasy writer C.D. Taylor for sharing this post, which…
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MUSIC — The ULTIMATE INSPIRATION
July 27, 2015
Many thanks to Dawn Brazil, an author and all-round great person, who not only provided the inspiration for this post but also shared it first on her blog, Dawn Brazil’s Brilliant Babbles about Books…
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Mistakes to Avoid in Short Story Writing
July 23, 2015
This post by friend and author Anne Leigh Parrish first appeared on Women Writers, Women’s Books on December 15, 2014. Thanks for sharing, Anne! As the fiction editor for Eclectica Magazine…
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Career or Calling? Thoughts on the Writing Life
July 20, 2015
A long-awaited milestone, such as the publication of a novel, brings both joy and reflection. Mine, Our Orbit, was published last month by Booktrope of Seattle after years of work and (often…
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Keep Pushing Those Boundaries, Kiddo!
July 14, 2015
The topic of child welfare looms large in my novel Our Orbit, which tells the story of an Appalachian girl who crosses the tracks to become a foster daughter in an educated family. In gratitude to…
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Do You #LitFic? Does Anyone, Anymore?
July 13, 2015
As you would expect, I believe literary fiction is still vibrant and important because those are the books I like to read. Still less surprising in light of my convictions: it’s the type of book…
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Adolescents, Alcohol, and Alienation – Part 2
July 11, 2015
Today I’m honored to present more thoughtful information in the series Issues in OUR ORBIT: Substance Abuse & Recovery. This guest post is by Gregory K. from his website Suchness: A Mental…
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A Letter To Christians In Indiana, From Jesus
July 5, 2015
Several topics drive the story of my novel Our Orbit. Discrimination and religious issues play a major role in the plot. To open the way for conversation on these matters, I offer the following guest…
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Dancers in the Wheat
June 28, 2015
Summer memories—or memories in the making—become more golden as the years reel in. Here’s one that is especially precious to me, an excerpt from my first self-published book, To Boldly Go:…
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It’s About the Kids
June 27, 2015
The topic of child welfare looms large in my novel Our Orbit, which tells the story of an Appalachian girl who crosses the tracks to become foster daughter to an educated family. Love and conflict…
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Does Heritage Play a Role in Creativity?
June 25, 2015
What an Honor! It was an honor to chat with published author Leta Hawk at her blog Hawk Happenings! She kindly let me rattle on about Our Orbit, Ohio heritage, growing up in the “Air Capital…
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Why This One Breaks My Heart Worst of All
June 22, 2015
The following does not fit with any topics I usually discuss here, except maybe “writing in general”: As a writer, it’s my duty to use words to make sense of the senseless. So for my…
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Adolescents, Alcohol, and Alienation – Part 1
June 21, 2015
Today I’m honored to present much thoughtful information in the series Issues in OUR ORBIT: Substance Abuse & Recovery. This guest post is by Gregory K. from his website Suchness: A Mental…
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On the Origins of OUR ORBIT
June 8, 2015
The fiction bug bit hard, back when I was employed as a foreign-language teacher and should have been working on my dissertation on Tolstoy. Call it procrastination, but nothing brought me so…
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Aren’t We All Just “Guessing at Normal”?
June 5, 2015
With us on the blog today is Gail Ward Olmsted, an author of two published novels, who is busy at work on a third. Her new book, Guessing at Normal, is a “rock and roll romance,” as…
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Are You the Right Kind of Foster Parent?
May 29, 2015
We cannot all become foster parents, much as we may wish we could. But if you’re on the fence, talking yourself out of taking the plunge, you may get a chuckle from the following— On her blog…
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Tip Sheet Tuesday: The Journey of Forgiveness in Foster Care
May 26, 2015
The topic of child welfare looms large in my novel Our Orbit, which tells the story of an Appalachian girl who crosses the tracks to become foster daughter to an educated family. Love and conflict…
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The Other Woman He Calls Mommy
May 22, 2015
The topic of child welfare looms large in my novel Our Orbit, which tells the story of an Appalachian girl who crosses the tracks to become foster daughter to an educated family. Love and conflict…
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#IndieBooksBeSeen!
May 20, 2015
Most self-published, or otherwise independently published, authors are aware of the phenomenon known as #IndieBooksBeSeen. This movement of mutual support originated with one creative and…
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Art & Poems — The “Endangered” Project
May 18, 2015
Poet Georgia Tiffany and the multitalented Ryan Law conceived an unusual brain child in Endangered, a collaborative project of visual arts and poems by 30 participants. The poets and artists, all of…
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When visiting opens a wound
May 15, 2015
The topic of child welfare looms large in my novel Our Orbit. It tells the story of an Appalachian girl who crosses the tracks to become foster daughter to an educated family. Love and conflict…
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Tip Sheet Tuesday — Considering Foster Care
May 12, 2015
The topic of child welfare looms large in my novel Our Orbit. It tells the story of an Appalachian girl who crosses the tracks to become foster daughter to an educated family. Love and conflict…
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Poet Laureate on the P’Loose!
May 10, 2015
Tiffany Midge, a poet and writer who grew up in Seattle, Washington, is the author of several books, including Outlaws, Renegades & Saints: Diary of a Mixed-Up Half Breed. She holds a Master of…
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AWARDs SEASON!
May 9, 2015
Our Orbit a novel by Anesa Miller has been named a FINALIST for “Best Regional Fiction” in the NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDs “We like to think of our awards program…
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Those Frightening Teen Foster Girls
May 8, 2015
The topic of child welfare looms large in my novel Our Orbit. It tells the story of an Appalachian girl who crosses the tracks to become foster daughter to an educated family. Love and conflict…
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Help Wanted: Book Launch
May 5, 2015
Biggest excitement in my life since my baby was born “quite a few” years ago: ★ My novel, OUR ORBIT, now a FINALIST in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, is re-releasing from…
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Fiction & Reality: Getting the kids ready for a new sibling
May 5, 2015
May is National Foster Care Month, a time to give some thought to the generous efforts of all of those doing their best to help children whose home and family life has suffered disruption. Coming to…
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How To Help Foster Children (Without Becoming a Foster Parent)
May 1, 2015
The topic of child welfare looms large in my novel Our Orbit. It tells the story of an Appalachian girl who crosses the tracks to become foster daughter to an educated family. Love and…
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How could I reach my child? A Testimonial, Part 2
April 29, 2015
Substance abuse is an issue that I’ve been discussing with friends and visitors here on the blog lately. I have confronted this problem in my own life and wouldn’t wish the harm that drug…
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Who’ll Play Rick & Deanne? The “Ideal foster parents”
April 27, 2015
Readers of Our Orbit know that the topic of foster care plays a major role in the plot and the lives of all the characters. To honor everyone who helped me learn and write about this system of…
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How could I reach my child? a Testimonial, Part 1
April 24, 2015
Substance abuse is an issue that I’ve been discussing with friends and visitors here on the blog lately. I have confronted this problem in my own life and wouldn’t wish the harm that drug…
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A Poetic Plea
April 22, 2015
From Juan Blea’s blog ADDICTED TO WORDS Recovery Please, a haiku — ~ ~ ~ ~ Murmurs extending into screams that can’t be quashed recovery please! ~ ~ ~ ~ Thank you, Juan ! Here on…
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Not Your Average Beauty Queen (Yes, it’s more CELEBRITIES!)
April 20, 2015
This post is part of an ongoing series, OMG—It’s CELEBRITIES!, presenting well-known actors to play parts in (a fantasy) movie version of the novel Our Orbit. Click here for other items in the…
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What if my Child is Using? – Adolescent Drug Addiction
April 17, 2015
Imaginative writing is often inspired by the conflicts of everyday life. In our society, where we may find ourselves stressed to a breaking point, conflict can reflect pressures we don’t even…
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Tsk, Tsk! Do’s & Don’t’s for the Grammatically Challenged
April 14, 2015
Take heart, Gentle Reader! Author and recovering print & broadcast journalist Sarah Scott is here to rap all our knuckles, er, to provide a pep talk on proper English. “Read &…
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Stars of Book & Screen — Matinée Idol
April 13, 2015
This post is part of an ongoing series, OMG—It’s CELEBRITIES!, presenting well-known actors to play parts in (a fantasy) movie version of the novel Our Orbit. Click here to see other items in…
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Great April GIVEAWAY
April 11, 2015
GRAND PRIZE: $50 Electronic Gift Card for Powell’s City of Books! (Valid anywhere in the USA Details Below) BONUS: Everyone receives a free chapter of my novel Our Orbit HOW to ENTER — Leave…
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Does Childhood Trauma Cause Addiction?
April 10, 2015
Several serious topics drive the story of my novel Our Orbit. Childhood traumas play a major role in the plot, as does the difficult issue of substance abuse. To open the way for a conversation on…
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OMG, it’s CELEBRITIES!
April 6, 2015
I have to kick this off with a big disclaimer: I am something of a cultural snob. For many years I read nothing but classics (comes with the Ph.D. territory), and did not own a TV throughout my 12-yr…
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April is VISIT-ANESA’s-BLOG Month
April 1, 2015
It’s a GIVEAWAY! GRAND PRIZE: $50 electronic gift card for Powell’s City of Books! (Valid anywhere in the continental US) BONUS: All entrants receive FREE 1st Chapter of my novel OUR…
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A Romantic’s Take on “Reverie”
March 31, 2015
Published author and intrepid romantic Jacquée T. shares the following entry from the section of her multifaceted website titled “Love for Words.” First posted here a few weeks ago, this…
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A Magical Haven
March 30, 2015
The tiny town of Patagonia, Arizona, (pop. ~980) comes as a revelation to many a snowbird flying south to sunny climes while the rest of America suffers the oxymoronic effects of global warming, such…
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Writers’ Social Etiquette
March 27, 2015
Guilty as charged! Yes, gentle reader, I’ve committed several of these sins over the years but pledge to avoid them in future! Many thanks to multilingual author and mentor Lee Kofman for…
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Square One in a Brave New World
March 23, 2015
Just over a year ago I started the DRAWER NO MORE! series on this blog to record my journey on the path of self-publishing (SP). That jaunt led to the creation of two books—an achievement both…
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Tweeting to the Choir?
January 19, 2015
Don’t get me wrong: I love singing in choirs, and I’m all about the mutual back-scratching that group support implies. In terms of publishing and social media, this means retweeting…
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‘Tis the Season: Post-Partum Writer’s Block & How to Overcome It
December 17, 2014
Most of us find ourselves beset by a dreary attitude once and a while. The holidays—with all the stress, family obligations, and expectations good or not-so-good—can pack a hefty punch to one’s…
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Got Holiday Shopping to Finish? REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS
December 8, 2014
In the mid-1990s (way back in my early childhood—lol), I completed a graduate program in Russian literature. To prepare for comprehensive exams, I devoted three years to reading my way through a list…
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You thought in-laws were a pain? How about the foster family?
November 24, 2014
CHAPTER 29 of Our Orbit That evening the Daniel Winslows were first to arrive. They pulled into the Fletchers’ driveway in a navy blue Lincoln Town Car, driven by a surprise guest. At the door, Deanne…
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Letters from Miriam 2 – Regarding Rachelle
November 17, 2014
Dear Mrs. Miller, Many people ask about my sister Rachelle. In a nutshell, she is doing okay after two divorces, although she still has no children. As you know, she is 5 years older than me, and I…
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The Magnificent Sage Adderley Interviews Me for Sage’s Blog Tours
November 3, 2014
Doing an interview with Sage was the greatest fun I’d had in weeks! Before calling to talk with her, I was feeling very nervous, my usual shy and retiring self, wondering why anyone would be…
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A Night to Misbehave?
October 27, 2014
Chapter 25 of OUR ORBIT It was just turning dusky when Mr. Fletcher stepped outside with candles for the three jack-o’-lanterns lined up on the porch. Mrs. Fletcher, bent over a fancy dress at her…
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Letters from Miriam
October 20, 2014
Dear Mrs. Miller, I hope you are enjoying good health as you live the life of an author. Much has changed for me since the events you describe in the book Our Orbit. I am hoping you won’t mind…
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“Local Author Saturday” — Reading at BookPeople of Moscow (Idaho, that is!)
October 13, 2014
U of Idaho MFA Alum Anesa Miller Will read from her new novel at BookPeople of Moscow Saturday, 10/18, 2014 1:30 PM 521 S. Main St. Moscow, Idaho …
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OUR ORBIT Blog Tour now underway!
October 8, 2014
It gives me a serious thrill to announce the beginning of the OUR ORBIT blog tour. Many thanks to the following book bloggers who’ve agreed to provide honest reviews and shed the light of…
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The Hybrid Legacy
September 29, 2014
A guest post by Paula Marie Coomer. When Anesa Miller asked me to write about book publication—specifically hybrid presses vs. traditional publication/self-publishing—I realized that somewhere along…
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Black Swamp Arts Festival — Update
September 16, 2014
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My Kirkus Review
September 6, 2014
In spite of my struggle with Kirkus Reviews (read here), I ultimately decided to take what I could get and hereby publish their comments on my novel OUR ORBIT. The offending spoiler has been removed…
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Kirkus Fiasco Revisited
August 4, 2014
An Installment in the Saga of DRAWER NO MORE! >> View all posts in this series. In fairness to Kirkus Reviews, I’ll readily admit that they have some fine employees. When I wrote to…
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To Kirkus or not to Kirkus?
July 28, 2014
An Installment in the Saga of DRAWER NO MORE! >> View all posts in this series. Part 1 I suspect I’m not the only one who has mixed feelings about Kirkus Reviews. Specifically, their…
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Bridget’s Drawer-No-More Tale
July 21, 2014
An Installment in the Saga of DRAWER NO MORE! >> View all posts in this series. This week we have an informative guest post from Bridget Chicoine (@jbchicoine) who shares perspectives on both…
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The Black Swamp Arts Fest – September 5 – 7
July 14, 2014
Voted “Ohio’s Best Arts Festival,” The Black Swamp Arts Fest is held in the heart of downtown Bowling Green every September. A juried art fair, youth activities, and free concerts by…
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Where did “Our Orbit” come from?
July 7, 2014
An Installment in the Saga of DRAWER NO MORE! >> View all posts in this series. Where did Our Orbit come from? I may be relatively new to self-publishing, but I’ve been writing for a long…
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In Search of the Poet’s Life
June 16, 2014
A Guest Post by Brad Parker The LA Progressive says that, “Brad Parker is an award winning artist, songwriter, producer and musician. He has recorded, toured and produced hits in North America…
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Gatekeepers be Damned: My interview with Michael Sova
June 6, 2014
Gatekeepers be Damned: An Interview with Anesa Miller by Michael Sova Excerpt: This is what Anesa says about her own work: “Two motives drive my writing: self-expression and communication. I find the…
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Agent Anguish
May 27, 2014
An Installment in the Saga of DRAWER NO MORE! >> View all posts in this series. As summer prepares its steamy descent on the northern hemisphere, I find I owe my friends an update. You may have…
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Marketing & Heartbreak in Olden Times
May 14, 2014
An Installment in the Saga of DRAWER NO MORE! >> View all posts in this series. Almost 20 years have passed since I self-published my book of poetry, A Road Beyond Loss, and 24 years since the…
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The Ladder of Words
April 28, 2014
DRAWER NO MORE >> Take 5 With thanks for all recent messages of encouragement, I’d like to share a poem that was set to music by my dear friend Jane Click. Here is text, as well as audio…
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USE LOCAL LUMBER! Advice for frustrated artists
April 20, 2014
DRAWER NO MORE! Guest post from the creator of Dum Bum Comics http://minos-the-minotaur-comic.dumbbum.net/ Some borrowed food for thought: “If an architect is asked to build a house in the Siberian…
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You mean they didn’t fly off the shelves, after all?
April 10, 2014
DRAWER NO MORE! The Saga Continues and Miracles Happen You mean they didn’t fly off the shelves, after all? As mentioned in the last installment—way back in a previous era of self-publishing, I had…
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AUTHOR BEWARE! A #selfpub cautionary tale
April 5, 2014
DRAWER NO MORE! Guest Post by Suzette Brown http://alzheimersandflower.com/ I have a story on companies that “assist” writers with self-publishing. Get ready. When I started my book, Alzheimer’s…
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An auditory sneak peek
March 23, 2014
A preview of Our Orbit, Anesa’s new novel, coming soon. Here are the opening pages, read by the author…
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Coming soon – Our Orbit
March 14, 2014
Coming soon – Our Orbit, Anesa Miller’s debut novel. About the book.. Richly detailed with the realism of everyday life, Anesa Miller’s new novel, OUR ORBIT, reveals the perennial…
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Drawer No More! — Take 4
March 13, 2014
My first adventure in self-publishing dates back to the mid-1990s. Under heartrending circumstances (more on that later), my fiancé at the time offered to pay for printing a small book of my poems. I…
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Drawer no more! – Take 3
March 5, 2014
As you can easily figure, through all the years of submissions and rejections, publishing a book was my ultimate goal. Or my pipe dream, as it seemed. I produced two full-length manuscripts of poetry…
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Author interview with Kim Barnes
February 19, 2014
Kim Barnes is a much-loved and critically acclaimed author. She has published major work in both fiction and non-fiction. Her memoir, In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country, received a…
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Win a $20 gift card to Powell’s
January 30, 2014
Have you ever been to Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon? It’s incredible! The book store covers two whole city blocks. You can wander for hours from room to room where new and…
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Drawer No More!
January 27, 2014
What does the image of a drawer bring to mind? A disarray of socks and underwear with no connection to literature or new technologies? True, but before computers became the storage unit of choice for…
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Listen to a reading of “Relic of a Bygone Day”
January 17, 2014
Let me read to you! Here’s my voice recording of “Relic of a Bygone Day,” an essay in my collection To Boldly Go: Essays for the Turning Years…
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Is Self-Promotion at Odds with Depression?
January 13, 2014
How did an old-school scribbler—a garret-sitting recluse and hater of newfangled technology—make the leap to electronic publishing, social networking, and that bête-noire of all things authentic…
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Free today on Amazon!
December 26, 2013
Here’s a free book promotion just in time for all of you that got a new Kindle or iPad for Christmas! Today and tomorrow, you can download my collection of essays To Boldy Go for free on Amazon…
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Listen to “Now I Lay You Down You Down to Sleep”
December 14, 2013
For your audio pleasure, here is my recording of “Now I Lay You Down to Sleep,” an essay from my collection To Boldly Go…
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New book of essays published today!
November 25, 2013
Published today! To Boldly Go Essays for the Turning Years BUY NOW ON AMAZON A summer of lush flowers and perfect weather. Girls dancing on a moonlit field. A cold house overgrown with abandoned…
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Update
November 24, 2013
Watch this area for new blog posts coming soon!…
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