Today we’d like to introduce you to Joyce Miller

Hi Joyce, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?

For 30 years, I worked as a mechanical designer at a nuclear physics laboratory. When I retired in 2019, I was able to return to a childhood passion of mine, writing. I wrote and indie published two books. The first was a historical fiction novel based on the true story of my granduncle Joe Harris who played baseball at the turn of the Twentieth Century. The second was a memoir focusing on my time as a volunteer for a greyhound adoption group and how I trained two of my greyhounds to do a sport called canine freestyle or dog dancing.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?

For my books, I try to stay on track with daily and weekly writing targets, but it is a day-to-day struggle to grind out those words sometimes. Even though I loved the subjects of my books, it was difficult and took some determination to finish. After the book is finished, indie authors face a lot of rejection and that can be disheartening and hard to deal with. Marketing and promoting the finished books while trying to write a new book is also demanding. I stay positive, seek support from other authors when I need it, and try to work smarter, rather than harder.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?

I’m most proud of the books that I indie published. Joe Harris, the Moon is historical fiction based on the true story of my granduncle who played baseball in the 1910s/1920s. Look! You’re Dancing is a memoir of my twenty years of volunteering for a greyhound adoption group and training two of the greyhounds to do a sport called canine freestyle or dog dancing. Currently I’m working on my third historical fiction novel. It is based on the true story of Corinne Melchers. Corinne was the wife of American artist Gari Melchers, and a talented artist in her own right. She painted at a time when women artists were frowned upon so she spent much of her time promoting her husband’s work. I can relate to her and want to tell her story.

Before we go, is there anything else you can share with us?

Everybody thinks they have a book in them and maybe they do! It takes determination, and a little luck, to get a book written, edited and published. I had an artist friend who used to tell me that the biggest challenge of her job was showing up. Just show up!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.joyceamiller.com/
• Instagram: @joyceamillerwriter
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.miller.1804