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Never Give Up.

By Erica Miles On May 14, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Inspiration, Uncategorized

 

This speaks for itself.

 

 

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7 Words That Changed My Life

By Erica Miles On May 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Inspiration

Here’s the deal — the first three-quarters of my life, I was stupid.

Well, book-smart and sidewalk-stupid.

I collected pearls of wisdom and inspirational quotes like a nine-year-old boy collects baseball cards. Here are some of my faves:

A man is generally as happy as he makes up his mind to be – Abraham Lincoln [...]

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RESEARCH – The Steamy Romance Novel

By Erica Miles On February 27, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Random Silliness, Research, Writing

Among other things, I write dark romance novels which range from steamy to graphic. Sometimes it’s a tough job.

No, really…

 

My husband is a HUGE Tennessee Vols fan (college football team) and frequents a Vols fan board. Our computers are on a U-shaped desk running around three walls of a room, so [...]

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Permission to Fly…Creatively (Part I)

By Erica Miles On February 22, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Creativity, Research

People tell me I’m creative. OK, so maybe they mean off-the-wall-crazy creative, or maybe it’s a nice way of saying weird. You know, not normal. Free-spirited. A tick off-center. Personally, I think it’s that at times my filters suck.

Filters, as in that common sense thing everyone seems to be so wild about. The talent/ability/skill [...]

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The First Novel I Wrote Was Genius. Not.

By Erica Miles On February 5, 2012 · 31 Comments · In Research, Writing

 

The first novel I wrote was brilliant.

Seriously.

I posted serialized chapters of it on a Fiction Board, where throngs of readers raved about my talent. And why wouldn’t they? Each week, I devoured up to six romance novels, so I figured I had a good handle on how to write one. My plot [...]

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