Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
December 2, 2011
Dec 02, 2011
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WORDS – A WHALE OF A PROBLEM Years ago, I read an article which left a lasting impression on me. It discussed how the ambiguity of words can create problems in interpretations. For example, the word for whale in the ancient Aramaic language was the same word used to mean that someo
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Dec 01, 2011
A MODEST REBELLION One of my publishers has gone out of business, so I’ve decided to seek another for the book that was to have been issued in September. To that end, I sent out a query letter to another small press. They replied promptly and I intended to do the same. Then I read t
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Nov 30, 2011
A HEARTFELT INTRODUCTION I want to tip my hat to the friend who introduced me to the science fiction writer, C. L. Moore. Settling down with any new artist always involves a series of questions. Is the author any good? Will the book provide a new experience or idea? Will it take
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Nov 29, 2011
THE ART OF STOPPING TIME Some time ago, I wrote a post about finding a ticket in a library book with a list of mystery stories checked out by another patron. Being unfamiliar with the authors, I started to explore their work.This week, I’ve begun with Anne Purser’s Ivy Beasley se
Continue Reading →Wouldn't it make more sense to stick to either first person or third person when talking about yourself in the personal blurb on the blog page? It's disconcerting to use both. –Ric
Nov 28, 2011
Thank you for the feedback. I’ll take care of it in furture.
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Nov 28, 2011
THE GAME OF LIFE A friend of mine wrote a general announcement on her Facebook page that she was dropping out of all the games she’d been playing at the site. She wants to spend more time meditating and getting in touch with her life. One can sympathize with her ambition. Or is it a
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Nov 25, 2011
SOME MILK FOR THOUGHT Learning about the history of words can be as fascinating as Robert Landon’s quest for truth in “The Da Vinci Code.” Just as rumors and mythshave a life of their own, words do as well, changing with the advent of technology, religious precepts and politic
Continue Reading →Hi Caroline, loving your blog here! Just a small correction, CrowdCompass is a mobile application developer. We develop apps for events. We're not a consulting and marketing firm. I received the contact info for your friend who specializes in color. Thanks very much. It was very nice to meet you the other day!
Nov 24, 2011
i DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR. hOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY. GLAD YOU MADE CONTACT WITH CHARLIE. HOPE THAT WORKS OUT. AND HOPE OUR PATHS CROSS AGAIN!
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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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