Archives for 21st Century Publishing
Fangirling: My Binges on Books
Fangirling: My Binges on Books
I'm a binge reader and always have been. It's feast or famine with me and lately, . I've been feasting and decided to share on platforms, where readers roam, the range of stories hooking me. In ...
My Novel Snags a Finalist Award & I’ll take it! SweetSpot: Now and Then
My sincere thanks to the 2026 American Legacy Book Awards for this recognition of my novel, SweetSpot: Now and Then, which delves into the struggles and emotions of a middle-aged woman. In 1999, conversations about the inevitable loss of youth ...
R.N.s in Deadly Little Secrets Drive This Tale Rooted in Truths
RNs in Deadly Little Secrets Drive This Tale Rooted in Truths
Before I became a working freelance writer, I was an RN, MSN, with graduate and undergraduate degrees from University of Illinois, College of Nursing where I taught psych nursing to ...
21st Century Authors: Talking to Marla Miller
21st Century Authors: Talking to Marla Miller
Is writing your second career? If so, what has your first career contributed to your storytelling? How did you learn the craft of writing? How did you learn the business of publishing? Tell us ...
Deadly Little Secrets: A Novel Rooted in History
Deadly Little Secrets: A Novel Rooted in History
Spring 1985, Corona Cove, Ca: When a medical crisis descends on the community hospital, high school nurse Loretta Castrini enlists her band of nurses hot-wired to the hospital’s information highway to deliver the ...
Midlife Switch to the Writing Life? This Show’s For You
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Midlife Switch to the Writing Life? This Show's For You
Exploring Midlife Career Transitions Through Storytelling
Are you someone who started out in one profession but found yourself drawn to writing later in life? If so, this show is dedicated to sharing ...
SweetSpot: Now and Then: Fiction About the Facts of Midlife
SweetSpot: Now and Then: Fiction About the Facts of Midlife
In my efforts to get my novel about one midlife women's life switch into raders hands, I've been on the prowl for marketing/promotion opportunities.
Midlife Women Entrepreneurs Podcast with host Lynette Turner, ...
Creatives, Let Fear Motivate You To ACT UP
AIDS: Witnessing an Epidemic and Cultural Stigma
I wrote a novel years ago, the paperback has just debuted, about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, the villain so many Americans feared. I've borne witness to cultural hate and stigma for ...
SweetSpot: Now and Then, Pre-Order Available
SweetSpot: Now and Then, Pre-Order Available
Darlene Robinson grew up working poor, her people uneducated. Married right out of high school, she and her newly wedded husband had dreams, big enough to take them away from Little Rock, Arkansas to California. ...
Authors, ‘Ain’t Gonna Lie’ Book Promotion is a Grind
Writers,
I've been promoting this story in several ways for what seems like FOREVER!
I won't lie, promotion is a grind. I've needed to find ways to make it less so and since I love video, film, documentaries, et al, I've incorporated ...