Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
A Reason To Hope
Jun 07, 2012
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Louis H. Lapham published an article in “Harper’s” recently that cut through the current campaign rhetoric and brought a little common sense to all us hand-wringers. If we listen to political candidates or to the media, America is on its last legs. Our democracy is mortally wo
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Any Stranger Will Help
Jun 05, 2012
Not long ago, I read one of those lost dog stories that ends happily. As a plot, the narrative wasn’t remarkable except that it was true. What gave the account its cachet was that it happened in New York, a city famous as the home of the lonely crowd. I don’t agree with that lab
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Cabbages That Wanna Be Roses
Jun 04, 2012
Technology seems to be advancing ahead of the words necessary to describe the resulting changes. One area has kept pace, however: the publishing industry. Laser printing has made publishing highly affordable. Self-publishing houses are thriving and thousands of books are being writte
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Jun 03, 2012
Tomorrow’s blog separates the cons from the art. Writer’s check in.
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The Art Of Imperfection
Jun 01, 2012
I sat down with my grilled cheese sandwich yesterday to read the winning essay from a women’s magazine contest. The woman wrote about her husband’s troubled return from Iraq. Certainly, her subject touched countless numbers of families and the opening paragraph was gripping. I e
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Technology To Dread
May 31, 2012
May 31, 2012 TECHNOLOGY TO DREAD “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Recovering from Identity Theft” by attorney Mari Frank is a far, far greater horror story than Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein.” Given today’s technology crooks can invade your private records as easily as s
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Build A Better Mouse Trap
May 30, 2012
If I had another life, it might be fun to run a virtual book tour company, putting writers and readers together. The one I used to advertise my novel, “Gothic Spring,” could certainly use come a little competition. Here’s how I would start: To begin with, an organizer needs t
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Virtual Tours Cost Real Money
May 29, 2012
To help fellow writers decide on the efficacy of virtual books tours, I’ll share my recent experience. First, I considered three packagers and chose the one with the most polished presentation. Second, I contacted two of their previous clients. Both admitted the tours did little
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May 27, 2012
A few who are following the blog overseas have asked how to purchase my novel Gothic Spring. Here is the link to buy directly from the publisher. https://kohopono.com/ And thank you so much for asking! Caroline
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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.
Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015
Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens. She also published the story Gustav Pavel, a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.
Caroline has published five novels
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