Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
May 31, 2010
May 31, 2010
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SMALL PRESS/ BIG PRESS PUBLISHING: WHAT’S THE BEST WAY DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE? Let me be honest. Since I started my quest for an agent 4 months ago, I’ve endured lots of rejection. Mostly, my query letters are ignored. If I do get a response, it’s usually canned — though one
Continue Reading →May 30, 2010
May 30, 2010
Opportunists, Scammers and Sleazebags, Oh My! Yesterday, I received another agent’s e-mail rejection. This one started off encouragingly but ended with the usual “not for us” statement. I was steeled for that but not for his suggestion that I spend $12 to purchase his book on ho
Continue Reading →May 29, 2010
May 29, 2010
On the Hunt for an Agent People interested in writing often ask me if it’s necessary to have an agent to get published. The answer is: yes and no. In the past, writers could submit their work directly to a main stream publishing house and if the company liked it, they’d recommend
Continue Reading →May 27, 2010
May 27, 2010
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson A couple of days ago, my new novel was rejected by a top New York agent. Like every insecure writer, I prepared for the worst when he asked to see it. The head knows the probability of success; the heart doesn’t listen. When the r
Continue Reading →May 26, 2010
May 26, 2010
More Thoughts about writing on another rainy day: Yesterday, a friend e-mailed me regarding a response she’d gotten from a small press about her first novel. It wasn’t a rejection but a request from the publisher to make some changes and submit again. I expected her to
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May 23, 2010
Hi everyone and welcome, It’s a rainy Sunday and the only bright spot in the room is my white computer page. At this point in my blogging life, I realize I’m talking to myself, but should anyone wander into my electronic room, I thought I’d explain the purpose of this blog. It
Continue Reading →May 19, 2010
Caroline discusses the difficult challenges of writing, book publishing and creativity during this selection from Back Page with Jody Seay. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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Janis Collins and I discuss the path to writing my second novel, Gothic Spring during this selection taken from COMMUNITY CLOSEUP. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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Here’s a recent discussion from Back Page with Jody Seay. This topic: my first novel, Heart Land. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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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 four novels
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