Dispatches from the Galaxy
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Writing reflections, science essays, character creation, and community updates from Grant Edward Miller.
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Where Are All The Aliens?
When I began writing Life-Line: Origins, I decided the novel would include no sentient beings visible to humanity. In the story, humanity focused solely on its own existence and expansion. As a result, they didn’t notice that human evolution had stopped. Over more than a million years, humanity expanded throughout the Milky Way, Andromeda, and…
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What’s in a Name? – Tam and Brogan
One aspect of the writing process is deciding on the names of all the characters. Some of them just appear almost magically, while others take considerable thought. Perhaps readers may ask, “Where did you get the name?” For this blog entry, I would like to focus on the names Tam and Brogan. I’d like to…
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The Trials and Tribulations of Promoting a Self-Published Novel
It’s been almost a year since I self-published my book, Life-Line: Origins through FriesenPress. The whole process was amazing. Since then, I’ve been focussing on marketing my book. I had a book launch here in Nova Scotia in May 2023 that went over really well. I’ve joined Reedsy Discovery, GoodReads AllAuthor and BookBub. I’ve posted…
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