I am 51 years old!! I have written three books now. One was a ghost writing project. The other two were novels. I’m happy. Also I’ve been featured on ebookdaily
Author: Anne Miles
Happy Birthday Rod!
Twenty-one years ago I met you on Love@AOL. Twenty years ago I met you in person, at a bookstore. I was over an hour late. You were kind. We got along. I was lucky. Really really lucky. We have watched each other grow up. We have been a witness to the other’s life. You helped […]
Book Two – News!
I sent my last round of edits to the editor yesterday. She is doing a light edit (because I’m pretty please begging) for her to do it so it is out in time for Christmas. So if it isn’t good, it is my fault. But hopefully y’all will like it. I really hope so. It’s […]
Air Quotes
All right. Yesterday was the 18th and there was the Wheel of Time all ready for us to watch last night. So we did. But I had had some warning about it and so I was prepared for what was coming. We knew. And to be fair, they did quite well with some aspects of […]
Asking for the Story
So for the next few days I will be focusing on finishing this book. I was supposed to go to a writer’s retreat but I was kept away from it. I’ll be working on it from home. It’s all right. If there is some reason I shouldn’t have gone on my retreat (I am assuming […]
Project Looking Glass
If you are not a person who investigates conspiracy theories much you may not have heard of Project Looking Glass or the Stargates. I don’t mean the stargates on the popular TV show. I love Daniel and Tealc as much as anyone. No. I’m talking about the actual stargate program, the one where the US […]
Foundation – Bad Fanfiction
SO BAD. I’m not even going to give this epic fail the solace of calling it an adaptation. I read the article this morning about “All the things that had changed” in it from the book – and be real, I knew there would be changes. But you can change things without BREAKING THEM. This […]
Never Forget
My book Sorrowfish takes place in 2001 for a reason. That was a very important time in my life. I had started school again here in Louisville to learn to be a graphic designer. My daughter was 9. I was a single mom. I remember on that day I was running around looking for a […]
Podcast with Madilynn Dale
Hey guys! I was on yet another podcast with Madilynn Dale last week and thought I’d share the link here. Madilynn is an indie author as well and I have already downloaded her book 1! We discuss my book, what authors should know, my lack of a writing schedule and other madness. Listen here! Take […]
A Book and a Pint
I was a guest on the Book and a Pint podcast last week. Very fun! There are no zombie sheep. (If you want to skip to me, start at 24:20.) Photo by Rachel Claire from Pexels
What If?
What if my new book bombs? What if I forgot something or should have added something? What if it isn’t as good as the first one? What if my inner critic is broken and what I think is good sucks? What if I can’t write anything any more? What if I am a one hit […]
Big Happy
So last week as a family we dealt with a big sad. Emily’s father died and it was very painful for everyone. I’ve been remarried for almost 20 years but even for me it was a horrible event. Heartbreaking. Painful. Sometimes, when you have a big sad, you need a big happy. I am not […]
Plot Mom Roundtable: World building
So I got to go onto Allegra Pescatore’s YouTube channel again, YAY… this time to discuss world building. I don’t know how much I contributed really but it was a good time. Allegra wrote Where Shadows Lie, her entry into SPFBO6 and you might remember I spotlighted her last year. Anyhow, the link to the […]
Interview with World Hoppers Guild
Ok, I do a lot of interviews but this one was special. Ryan Meier, who wrote The Kept King, and I sat down for a chat about Tolkien and eucatastrophe. Eucatastrophe is near and dear to my heart. I have talked about it before. It is more than a happy ending. It is an ending […]
Making it Special
I have been on a quest lately to make the ordinary special. Boxed brownies, when you make them with coffee instead of water? and butter. Not oil. You take them out 5 minutes before the box says to, and let them sit out for those 5 minutes. They keep cooking. I have added chocolate chips […]
Arthurian Fantasy
One of my all time favorite series is The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. These are children’s books and indeed I fell in love with them as a child. They bring back Christmas in my father’s house. Being the beloved daughter. They transport me to Wales or England and I am once again caught […]
Cognoscenti
So some of you might have noticed the Epilogue of Sorrowfish. Wherein an elderly gentleman instructs Bastien to “Bring [Sara] to Los Angeles soon.” Really guys? no curiosity about that? Really? and you know I love conspiracy theories. LOVE THEM. These are fantastic plot fodder. I used several when writing Sorrowfish. Can you imagine I […]
Design for Non-Designers
I had a lovely conversation with an author friend. She asked me about her cover. I am a graphic designer and have been a graphic designer for 20 years. I have my degree in visual communications. I work in the field daily. It’s my thing. I mostly do website design and logo design but I […]
Cover Reveal
Book 2 is finished! Now it is time for my LSE (Long Suffering Editrix) to work her magic… but it is finished! Here is the cover. It was done by the amazing Faera Lane.
SPFBO6 Winner – Justin Lee Anderson
Congratulations to Justin Lee Anderson on his win of SPFBO6! The win is well deserved. The Lost War is a really good book, well-written and engaging. The ending is superb and he rightly deserves all the accolades coming his way. I read the book during my spotlights and you can see what I said about […]
Map Updated
There are new things on the map. The Draig are now marked. Sahxe is easier to see and read! The map will change a lot over the next few books, but for now, this is it. It is updated on the website for the book as well. Have questions? Let me know!
Tim Ballard
In my book, there is a scene with my bad guy, Siles, where he sacrifices children. A beta reader did not believe that Siles was a bad guy. I ended that debate when I added the scene. But I also am passionately against the trafficking and slavery of children. Sexual abuse. Organ harvesting. Today, I […]
Hitting my Stride
So, I’m writing. This past year has been a challenge. It’s been full of pandemic. Trying to promote a book during pandemic is both easier and harder than it could be. It is easier in the sense that a lot of opportunities are virtual. I was ghost writing a book and that made writing my […]
Spotlight Author Lola Ford
Lola Ford is an SPFBO author from 2020. I read her book recently and was impressed enough by the book to want to do a spotlight interview. I know! We have both been cut. SPFBO is over except for those glorious winners. But Lola’s book is a perfect example of why you should read not […]
Writer Brain
One of the things I have been very aware of over the past few years is a phenomenon I call “writer brain.” It exists in most humans I think. Some of us more than others. I first understood it, dimly, when I watched Ally McBeal back in the day. The show explains it, demonstrates it, […]
I’m going to be on TV
Yes, I’m going to be on TV. The show is called Fairytale Access and it is on multiple stations throughout the country as well as being broadcast on YouTube. So that is fun! I have a lot of interviews and podcasts coming as well in the next few months. All good things. ETA: LINK IS […]
Well, Rats.
ISFAB is the Indie Sci-Fi Fantasy Author Battle. I entered. 100 books were entered and 40 were chosen to move forward. Mine was not one of those. AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGH. I’m sorry but, no. I do not understand. I just don’t. I’m really disappointed. I thought I would at least make it to round 2. No. Og-Grim-Dog: […]
Giveaway!
It’s almost time! I’m launching an AUDIOBOOK + ARTWORK giveaway soon! It starts on Feb 15 and runs through Feb 21st! No purchase necessary. You can enter three ways. Visit my Facebook Page (2 entries), Send a Tweet (3 entries) or listen to my audiobook sample and and answer a question. You can do any […]
Wrongthink
Ask anyone who knows me. They will tell you I am opinionated. Sometimes extremely so. But this year I had the opportunity to work with people who think the opposite of me. It was really hard at first. I was sort of angry with God that He would ask me to do it. So when […]
Sorrowfish Audiobook available
It’s been out since Jan 20 but I’m just now getting around to announcing it on my blog. Sorry! It’s been quite a week. So yes. You can now buy Sorrowfish on audio at Amazon and Audible. It is also supposed to be distributed by Apple but I haven’t been able to find the page […]
CORD Soup
I don’t know who needs to hear this today. But I was reflecting on my lunch and decided I’d put it out there. I had made CORD soup. CORD soup is Clean Out the Refrigerator Day soup. I start with tomato soup and add two cans full of water. Then I throw in whatever is […]
Jubilee
So on January 16, 2021, I will turn 50 years old. It’s a big deal for me. I know I am not the only person to ever turn 50. But in my head, that’s the year I become old. Sorry. It’s kind of a line I’ve drawn. I have lived half a century. I remember […]
Why is Fantasy so set on Medieval European settings?
I see this question being asked on Reddit/Fantasy quite a bit. Some form of it. It absolutely amazes me. Honestly, my reaction is… What are they teaching in the schools these days? The reason fantasy was set on medieval European settings, specifically in English? Should be obvious. But for those of you who skipped English […]
Jim Butcher’s LiveJournal
I sort of hate Jim Butcher right now. A lot. See, I read his livejournal, which is a blog about writing. He details there what he did to write Dresden. For those of you who don’t know, Jim was a student at the University of Oklahoma and enrolled in a creative writing class. He got […]
Proof of the Apocalypse
I submit to you that while the Harlan Sanders Lifetime movie is not specifically mentioned in Revelation as a sign of the End Times? It should be. Especially when the lead is played by Slater. That is all.
Progress Report
Ok, so I have some good news and some bad news. Bad news first. I’m not done yet. I wrote as much as I could but I had to go back and change a lot. I took out a character and merged her with another character. I also am rewriting a whole section. I really […]
Craft: The Elements of Design in Writing
I woke up with this. I think I dreamed about it. Sometime during the night I decided writing and design were the same thing. I remember my first Elements of Design class. We had to make these notebooks, a page at a time. We made the pages from construction paper and had to find examples […]
Nanowrimo Prep
Trying to finish my first draft of book 2 this November. I won a writing retreat for the week of Nov 4 and will be in Vermont working on it, but I’m also trying to finish my edits on the ghost book before Nov 4. Which is fun. But today I am doing Nano prep. […]
Weird Dreams
You may have noticed. I have weird dreams and sometimes write about them. I do not have dreams as weird as Sara’s. However last night was pretty close! FUN FACT: A third of the Bible has to do with dreams, dreaming and interpreting dreams. I thought that was mighty cool. Anyhow. So I have been […]
SPFBO Spotlight on J. Rushing
J. Rushing entered his book, Radio, into SPFBO6. This dark urban fantasy takes place in 1928 Paris, with the protagonist, Marduk. Yes, that Marduk, the Babylonian god. He has been reimagined, along with myriad other gods, not as a god, but as a creature able to Broadcast to the minds of “Monos.” They can also […]
