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About DrEMiller

Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT). Home: Sint Maarten. K-12 teacher for 13 years (Special Education for 10 years); Post-secondary educator since 2002; Education consulting since 1995. When teaching, held teaching certificates in K-12 special education, reading specialist; and secondary social studies. Doctorate: Educational Psychology Programmer/analyst for 10 years, including project management and training of corporate execs.

Buying ISBNs?

Saw this on Don’s site. It caught my eye because I never thought about how ISBNs get assigned to books. Check out this post to learn more.   Originally posted on Lit World Interviews: Your book’s ISBN (International Standard Book … Continue reading

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Advertise Your Book

A place to advertise your book(s)… Maybe this is right for you!

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https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/first-friday-15/

Are you new to blogging? Here is a place, provided through WordPress, to share one of your first blogs. Using WordPress’s various facilities can help you build your audience, improve your skills, and get to know others who participate in … Continue reading

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And So, I Sketched

Friday was slipping by so quickly that I felt as though I were in a whirlwind vortex of time, fast-forwarding to a nebulous future. And so, to slow the progression to a pace I could comprehend, I picked up a … Continue reading

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My Weekly Writing Challenge

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Looking for a new writing challenge? Here are my latest challenges for you: OPTION ONE: Write a fifteen-word story with the words WINNER, FROZEN and ELIXIR in it somewhere. OPTION TWO: Write a poem or…

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Improving…

So I drew what I call a “coloring book” drawing of a pansy on a artist tile. Next, I stared at it for several minutes, waiting for inspiration to come–which patterns to select for which part of the flower. Nothing. … Continue reading

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Monday Motivations

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Last week, I set you a challenge. You certainly took it up, with several of you sending me your wonderful takes on the writing prompt. Here’s this week’s challenge for you: You have up to…

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Another Day…

It’s just another day…when the weather smothers the immediate world like a heavy, damp, itchy wool blanket. Breathing is hard; limbs refuse to move; mind floats just out of reach on wavy heated layers of air. The enveloping wetness smells … Continue reading

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Writing Romance: Why Perfect Men Make Boring Heroes

Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Katie McCoach Recently I was reading a promising romance novel, and then, in the midst of chapter six, I found myself placing the book face down on my kitchen table in frustration. The hero…

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Falling Behind

It has been several days since I posted anything more than a Zentangle. It is not that I have been too busy to write. Rather, I feel as though I am reacting to the languidity of the local weather–torpid, oppressive, … Continue reading

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