Here is where you can read through older updates that I posted on the Home page, in case you're interested!

2025 March

Updated: 03/09/2025

Maybe disregard half of what I updated yesterday! ha!

I really might not switch sites. I might work on this one. But there might be moments here and there where pages are having issues or something. Or there might not.

MAYBE I WILL WRITE INSTEAD.

It would be nice.

We shall see.

I did post the blog post about the new covers! You can find it below. ^.^
I should say... The post is extremely personal, and it goes over not just how the last bit has been for me but gets into a lot of the aspects of publishing in general as well. Hopefully, if you read it, it really will 'make up' for the lack of updates last year. (It will certainly make sense of them, I would think!)

How GetCovers Changed My Life

Updated: 03/08/2025

I'm so sorry about the absence! I've been working here where able, in part on new cover things and in part on getting the books published wide. I've got most of the remainders coming out of KU in a couple of weeks. (If you're a KU reader, there's only a short bit of time to add them before they're gone!)

I've been doing a lot of assessing over the months, on 'which thing is the right thing', in part pertaining to the KU/wide debate. Both have their good sides. I just know, from how last year went... I was happiest when I had series starters permafree and had the books wide. Yes, I enjoy some things about KU and have had moments of being very happy while books were enrolled. But... also the opposite. 'Happy' is a word I've been thinking about. 'Rightness' is another word.

I feel things are moving toward both those words/states of being.

Another aspect of that pertains to my site. In some ways, it's hard to have an author site. It might sound stupid, but having limitations about how many images you can put in a line, and the pain in the BUTT with managing links for different retailers, and different countries for each retailer. It ends up with you using Universal Book Links instead of your own site to direct people to the right place for your books. And there's nothing wrong with that, but I just at times wish it were a bit... easier. I get overwhelmed thinking about adding 12x4 links for each book on each page, then linking to other pages, then this or that. It's kind of like... When you have a full cup already, and that x1 turning into a x2 turning into a x3 can make you look at a thing and feel like... Yeah, I ain't touching that. (In part because you end up having to redo it seventy times for each of the five billion books for one reason or another. Or you just don't have the time. Or even if you had the time, you have five kajillion other things that would be a better use of/for it.)

I want to write again. It just feels like no matter what I do or how hard I work, there's one time-suck after another. I haven't written in SO LONG. (Although I did start a book a few weeks ago that I'm very excited about. I just need to clear the table a little--literally, figuratively, spiritually, mentally. Any other ly's applicable.)

BUT. I just found a site builder specifically for authors, and it was one of the biggest reliefs ever. (The links get attached to the book itself instead of the page or the text, which is SO NICE.)

I'm going to mess around with it a bit, but I wanted to warn everyone that there might be a bit of time at some point within the next few weeks where my site is down. It might be for a minute. It might be for an hour. A day. Hopefully not longer than. But. I am borderline technologically inept. If I DO switch, everything should be FAR more streamlined, books and their info far easier to get to. Hopefully it will be a smooth process. And hopefully I don't waste my time. I've been hoping SO MUCH for something that would work and be more suited to/for what I need a site for.

I have most of a post written up, that I plan on posting after the switch (presuming it happens), about all the new covers and such. ^.^ (It's super long and rambling, and it might go past making up for the lack of updates, in being too much information! ha!)

I hope everyone is doing well. I'm doing my best here!

Hoping to have more/new books for you soon. ^.^

2024 December

Updated: 12/22/2024

I have a few things currently in the works! More than that, I've kind of been seeing a path to being able to get back to actual WRITING again. I realized 2024 is going to be the first year that I haven't written/finished writing a book since I started writing them nearly a decade and a half ago. That's crazy. But... it definitely either makes sense of my internal state or is a reflection of it this year.

I did have a moment of assessing the year as a whole, I think last night. It's been ROUGH. BUT. I realized it's in ways been like having poison drained from your spirit and healing from an extensive injury that put you down for a long stretch. There are things I was afraid of at the start of the year, and they just AREN'T THERE anymore. So, while it hasn't been as 'productive' a year in the sense of books as what I'm accustomed to, on a personal level... it definitely has.

I used to feel that I had to write--that it was the only way to be okay. And it was. I didn't know WHY at the time; I just knew it in my soul.
I know why now and have for a while.

This year, I had little WANT to write. I wanted to live my own life instead of writing about lives of invisible people. And it was HARD for me, in a lot of ways. To stop my hands and look up from work.

Even if I had little WANT to write...
Inspiration struck probably well over a hundred times. I saw flashes of beautiful stories that I could sit down and write.

But it wasn't time.

I really had to get myself right this year, in a great many ways. There were clear moments of improvement, where I felt I'd finally gotten to the other side of something, but it's only really right now in this time (the last week or so) where I truly do see a path to good movement. ('Movement' is something that's been a problem this year in a lot of different aspects.) One part of that is maybe letting go of this feeling that I must do all the things alone. That has been so hard for me. The feeling of having to AND the letting go of it. In order to feel that it's okay to let loose your grip of something, you have to feel safe enough that you're not going to be hurt when you do.
I've had some tight grips on a lot of things I've been working on letting loose of (and things that have been worked on without me necessarily knowing until they were already done), and I know that can free my 'hands' for other things. Better things. Much better, I hope, than all the things one can cling to out of pain.

Much better, I know. That's what I should've said. So... *correction....

2025 is going to be better. I feel that, and I'm looking forward to it. Maybe another new story or two will open up to me, and maybe my hands will be in better state to take care of them. Maybe the last big fear or two that I have will be completely gone from me by this time next year and all that will be left is joy. Hands in better state. Mind, body, spirit, heart in better state. Hands. I know I said, but it's a big thing....

I know I haven't been my usual SUPER CHIPPER self this year, and I'm sorry. I'm also sorry about the lack of updates. I tend to withdraw at times (and often). I was working on recovering from some odd sorts of spiritual damage, some newer and some that I'd been kind of holding onto for a good 25-30 years or so.
Then again... I kind of just don't talk much and at times wish I could just go through life where it could be like dogs. (Life.) They communicate without words, and yet you see so much in their eyes. If I could talk that way... it would be a lot easier for me.

Alas! That's one thing I can't change. Only human and all.........

Dang, I'm rambling.

I got on here just to wish everyone happy holidays! (Then ended up saying all that! ha!)

I hope so much that everyone has the merriest Christmas and the happiest New Year leading into the new year. I hope it's a time filled with family, joy, light, life, love, celebration. I hope you all start your new year off in a beautiful way, setting the tone for the year as a whole.

I hope, so much, that everyone is happy, healthy, and well.

<3 C

I'm still waiting on a good snow here. Someday. Hopefully soon. ❄️

🎄❄️MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR (FROM ME, C)! ❄️🎄

2024 November

Updated: 11/25/2024

I know it's been a while since I've updated on here, and I'm so sorry about that!

Things going on:

Reave now has a hardcover available! (It has a dust jacket!)
One of my books will have a new cover soon! (I actually didn't do that one!)

For a limited time, I'm making Reave's hardcover available for 25% off when purchasing through the manufacturer/distributer. (And that would be much appreciated by me!) If you'd prefer to get it on Amazon, I'll include the link. (No discount there, though! Sorry! I'm not able.)

Reave 25% off!
Reave on Amazon US
Reave on Amazon UK
Reave on Amazon CA

I've spent a while working on 'fixing' some of my covers, and that's been an interesting experience. If you've been here lately, you've surely seen that Reave has a new one. I feel, in a sense, I've done all I can with what I've done in general. I hired someone to do one of my other ones (reveal soon!), and I'm brainstorming about a few of the others being done.
I might write a blog post sometime about again going through the process of NOT doing the covers myself. (It's been a while.) That's actually been one of my joys in this (doing them, and feeling I did okay), but it's been nice for a bit not feeling like I have to do ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ALONE. Kind of like taking a weight off. Though I do feel horrible for anyone having to deal with me doing what could be considered 'nitpicking'.... I consider it more 'never being able to get out of editor mode', which I've realized is just me as a person. I've been having an interesting time working through that, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and I've accepted it. It's just figuring out how to actually 'roll around in joys' instead of finding the next thing that needs to be/get worked on or fixed.

I didn't mean to ramble so much!

We've had a bit of sick going around here, and I'm still a little tired from that and I think in general, but I'm doing what I can.

Things on my mind and in my hopes to be/get done soon:

Hardcovers for the rest of the Reave Series
Potentially changing the paperbacks for the Reave Series and any others with new covers
Maybe new covers for one of the other series (and hopefully another one following)

These are kind of just hopes and 'general aims' that I have at the moment, work-wise. I've thought about writing (or trying to) several times, but that hasn't happened. I did spend a while a couple of weeks ago reading through a few unreleased books, not to get them ready to release but just to read them. It's been such a long time since doing that, it felt kind of like getting some joy back. I really sometimes miss the way work used to be, although there ain't NOTHIN' (getting Southern) that would make me want to go back to that time in my life instead of being at this one. I didn't worry and stress so much. At least about work. I do miss the joys of just enjoying it, without the worry and stress.

Holiday plans are a little weird this year, but that's okay! I'll be happy to spend some time, even if there's no dressing! And the tree is already up, so I've been enjoying that IMMENSELY. Now, I'm waiting for a good snow that I can look out at and maybe get weird and cry about because it's so freaking beautiful. >.>

In all seriousness, I as always am hoping everyone is well (in all ways), especially with all the sick going around! (It seems like almost everyone I know has had someone in their family sick or been sick themselves in the last couple of weeks!) I hope everyone is looking forward to and enjoying their holidays. I hope you all find reasons to smile, things to be joyful about, and something so beautiful it'll bring a tear to your eye.

2024 August

Updated 8/18/2024

It's been a rough bit here, honestly! I've been dealing with some health issues, but I'm working on and through everything and am doing my best. I've done a bit of work here and there, where able. But I've been doing my best to rest, which has always been a REALLY hard thing for me. It, also, is something I've been working on....

As you can see up above, there's great news! Reave now has an audiobook! It's something that's been a life goal of mine for about a decade, and I'm so happy now to say that it's finally happened.

Dana did an absolutely AMAZING job narrating it. I hope you'll give it a listen, and I hope you all enjoy it. (She does VOICES, by the way! ^.^) Don't miss this post, where you can get to know her a bit! I'll spare everyone me rambling about everything, but I'm hoping to make a (presumably LONG) blog post talking about it all. I'll just have to wait for a day where I have the energy and can get across how absolutely ecstatic I am about this.

I'm hoping so much that everyone is happy, healthy, and well. ^.^

2024 May

Updated: 5/17/2024

I made a Pinterest! I'm still trying to get it figured out, but if you want to connect with me there, you can find me here: www.pinterest.com/CMillerAuthor

Updated: 5/3/2024

I'm so sorry it's been so long since an update. April was an extremely weird/crazy/exciting month for me. I did a lot of assessing. (In some ways, I'm still doing as much.) I don't like to post things until they're kind of 'set in stone', so that caused me to feel I kind of COULDN'T say much last month. It's so funny how things work out, though. And sometimes, things can seem or be set in stone, then something happens, and you have to break the 'stone' that hardened around the thing. If that makes sense....

There was a bit of that last month!

There were also a lot of really stupendously great things.

I'll be honest and admit that I've been assessing a lot pertaining to whether I'll release more books beyond the ones I'm for sure going to and am planning on doing in the immediate future. (Which would be Regulators B3, at the absolute very least, and probably Carved Legacy B9, possibly 10.)

The companion to the Reave Series has been on my mind for a while, which I'm sure you know if you've stopped by in the last probably 6 months and read any of these. I've mentioned it a lot. With things 'coming to a close' in other ways, that being the natural and (in ways) only way to go, it's been at the absolute forefront of my mind. I would prefer to write a blog post about it or something, but I'm still not at a place where I feel comfortable putting anything in stone yet. Although, I'll say I'm still feeling very much like I said before: There's a VERY large part of me that wants to keep that one to myself. (I in ways feel I NEED to.)

And the timing of things is strange, things work out strangely, in such beautiful ways. I'll finally admit here in front of more than just family and close friends that I've been having eye (sensitivity) issues for probably about 8 months now. I was thinking at first that it/they would go away, but that hasn't happened. It had already caused me to alter the way I was doing things, because I'm--still as of now--just no longer able to edit (or write) on a screen. The remainder of my books that aren't out? Either need rather substantial editing, at least to some extent (even if only better checking than a last proofread) or need finishing.

I've been having to assess what the future looks like. (About half a pun intended.) Realistically, I don't quite know the answer to that. But I trust in the plan, I trust that everything is going to be okay, and I know I did everything I could. Have done. Will continue to do, whatever that means.

In ways, this has felt like a strange blessing. When I say I would work all day from the time I got up until I went to sleep, that's not an exaggeration. I only just in the last year or so started really working on a better work/life balance. When I focus on things... I can't do anything else. Not just for the time I'm doing it actively, but period. When I'm working? There's NOTHING else.
The thought that I might be able to move on from being locked in a room with my face glued to a screen, to words, and maybe go enjoy life a little (more than the enjoyment of work)?

It's a nice thought.

I'm not sure what the future holds. I do know that if I release more books, I'm not going to be able to do the four in a month or so, or anything even close to that. And I honestly wouldn't want to. That just about broke me. Kind of actually in ways DID break me. The last two years have been rough, in the sense of trying my absolute hardest to get all the books out that I got out. And I'm glad I was able to do as much before things sort of changed. I knew I needed to hurry. Felt it in my spirit.

Maybe things will change all around.

I've been doing some EXTENSIVE thinking about my photography and potentially trying to sell prints or canvas wall art of it. The thought of getting out of a room, getting outside and taking more pictures? I've at times wept just thinking about it.

I'm having to accept that things aren't like they used to be, so I can't keep carrying on like they are. I hadn't been having issues with doing certain things on a screen (formatting books, updating the site, writing emails) until recently. Doing this right now, it feels like I'm staring at the sun. (Changing colors and brightness doesn't help.)
Maybe that doesn't have to be a bad thing.

It might sound extremely weird, but I'm hopeful, and I'm extremely excited about the future.

I will do my best to keep everyone updated, whether it's on book stuff, or photography stuff, or any other stuff. And I hope so much that you're all doing well, are happy, healthy, and looking forward to whatever the future holds. ^.^

I do also have review copies of several of my books available through StoryOrigin right now. If anyone wants to check that out and get some of my books for free... here they are!

2024 March

Updated: 3/27/2024

I'll be honest--it's been a rough month here. Between fighting an infection since the end of last month, mostly recovering from it, and then getting hit with what has to be the worst allergies I've ever had (I'm thinking due to a weakened immune system)... it's been rough. I didn't even know allergies could do to a person what I've been dealing with the last week or so. (I love trees, but dang... some of them don't like me back!)
I've been working hard regardless! Have also been doing a lot of thinking about priorities, hopes, so on. I really dislike saying anything but, 'Wow! Things are super great in every way, all the time!' That might sound silly, but that's just me; I try to focus on positives. There have definitely been some lately.

The hardcover for The Touch of Fear is available now! There's a button above to buy it direct, but it can also be ordered on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The links for those places can be found here!
JCE-286 (Regulators 2) is only a few days away from release day.
The hardcover proof for Reave is FINALLY on its way and I hope will be here soon. I'm also hoping to get the blog post up about the hardcovers, after it arrives and I can get some pictures. ^.^

I'm working on a few things--one being focusing more on my newsletter. I worry so much about 'bothering' people, I've honestly been scared to say anything unless there's something of 'immense importance' to say. I'm telling myself right now and right here... people subscribed because they want to know what's going on, and maybe sometimes it's okay to just talk about life or something. Or say I have a post where I do. (Talk about life.) I dunno! We'll see!

I hope everyone is well. Physically, I'm not doing the best I've ever been, but my spirits are high. Apart from wishing so badly that I could go outside! D:
I hope that everyone else is missing all the difficulties of spring and that you're all just able to enjoy it. If I don't update again before then, just know I'm wishing everyone the happiest Easter! I hope you all have a beautiful day. And if you have little ones, I hope you all enjoy the special little moments with them.

Wishing everyone so well. <3

Updated: 3/18/2024

I got my newsletter issue fixed last night! Things are back up and running! (Legitimately cried, I was so relieved and happy.) If you haven't signed up yet, just know I'll be sending exclusive discounts for my books to subscribers! :D

Updated: 3/17/2024

This is a more normal and ideal timeframe between updates!

The hardcover for The Touch of Fear is available for pre-order on Amazon! If you come back here at the end of the month, I should have a link available for you to order it directly from the manufacturer.

Yesterday, I finished the hardcover for Reave and got the files submitted. I'm hoping that within the next day or two, I'll be able to order a proof. Super excited about that!

I hope everyone has had a good weekend. It's been a bit of a crazy one here!

(I need to get book pages and wide book links changed/available. Please be patient with me!)

Updated: 3/13/2024

I'm so sorry about the gap in updating. I'll be honest and admit that I've (in ways and at times) been having a rough time here. I've been bad at/with responding to texts and emails for the last couple of months with friends and family too. I'm genuinely sorry.

I've been working hard when I've been able. Mostly, what I've been working on?

Hardcovers and publishing wide.
I've been intending to write a blog post about all of it and include some pictures. Just know it's on my to-do list, along with seven million things!

The company I'm using for the hardcovers... Well, there's a lot I could say about it and the hardcovers in general, and I really would prefer to talk about most of it in a blog post where I can really delve into it all. But some of it I feel is important right now!

Important things about the hardcovers:
1) They can be ordered directly from the manufacturer. (If you do as much, more of your money will go directly to me (and will help fund all of the book stuff in general), as it 'cuts out middlemen'. Less people 'get their cut'.) I would appreciate that IMMENSELY. (Order Regulators direct by clicking here!)
2) If you DO purchase it or them on Amazon, PLEASE be aware of 'third-party sellers'. As of right now and the only one that's available (Regulators), a third-party seller actually currently has custody of the 'buy box', and the price is jacked up. You can buy it directly from Amazon. It's just listed as one of the alternative options. (For $25)
3) It might show on Amazon as 'out of stock' when purchasing from them. I self-publish. The books in general are printed on demand. There is NEVER a stock problem. The only thing is that I didn't go directly through Amazon for the new hardcovers.
4) The Light Between Stars and Where Water Meets the Sky DO have hardcovers, from before. Amazon (at this juncture, at least) ONLY has case laminate hardcovers, so that's what those two are. I wanted the dust jackets. That meant going through another company. But I'm glad to give them a try, and I was so happy to see that dust jacket for the first time! (Was one of the happiest things of my life.)
5) These hardcovers are a different size from my paperbacks (and the old hardcovers). They're 6x9. My paperbacks are 5.5x8.5. This means reformatting all the books. Along with new proofs, of course. And these proofs take longer in general (and are more expensive by about double), so it's going to be a long process, I think.
6) The only ways I would charge $35 for a hardcover (as is currently listed on Amazon) would be if the page count meant I had to or if it were a special/collector's edition. There are only a few of my books long enough that they would have to be priced over $24.99 for a hardcover. If it were the latter thing and were a special edition? I'll just say... I've been thinking about it, and I have plans. But those would ONLY be available directly from me.
It might seem weird to be focusing on the price, but that price being jacked up without my own doing (and me getting zero more funds from it on top of that) really gets to me. When I made the decision to up the price of all my ebooks by a dollar and paperbacks by a dollar or two last year... That was hard for me. I've always been set that I wanted the books to be reasonably priced and accessible. Having to look myself in the eye and say, 'They're worth $5.00,' was a big thing, extremely hard, and took a lot of work. It just bothers me--for a random person to come in, set the price of my book, and them actually probably end up getting more money for/from it than I do. Probably by about 3x.

I'm not trying to sound whiny or complainy. I understand 'this is just the way of the world'. A lot of the time? That's my problem. I just don't like the way things are in the world. And this is probably one of the most unguarded things I've said on here or publicly at all. I like to keep my opinions to myself, and my struggles unless I feel they could benefit someone else to be spoken about. (Upping the price by a dollar or two nearly felt like it tore me apart. Someone else came in and upped it by ten (so that they can probably make more from my work than I do). So. That's life!) (I don't know if I should be posting anything when not in the best spirits. I don't usually like talking to anyone when I'm not, apart from one person, but maybe just being open and honest about this and me not liking certain things will somehow, in some unknown way, do some good. Maybe even if it's just letting people see that finding positivity is hard work, even for me, no matter how positive I always sound. I've had someone tell me that it was nice to see that I'm just a person. So. I'm just a person here, and I in NO WAY like 'the way of the world'. In almost any sense.)

Anyway.

Another important thing?

I am having trouble with my newsletter. As I am borderline technologically inept, getting the email domain authenticated (after changes made) is a real struggle for me. And with some of the other things going on with me right now, adding another stressor of it on top of that? (Especially one that makes me feel like an idiot...) It's just something that I'm working through with customer support a little at a time. But these troubles are why anyone who signed up for notifications hasn't gotten one about Regulators. I'm so sorry.

More important things?

Reave is 'permafree' now, at least for now. It is available wide, and is free on all outlets apart from Google Play, where it is $2.99. (To see where Reave is available, click here!)

As I said above, I'm working on getting the books published wide. As of this moment, not all of them are. And, as of this moment, not all of them are GOING to be. From the Ashes is staying in Kindle Unlimited, at least for the time being. I'm thinking about putting the rest of the Reave Series back in, also at least for the time being. But I don't know. If you've seen me talk about any of this stuff before, you'll know... I always do what I feel is right. Sometimes, it just takes a minute to figure out what that is and which way is the right way.

I do hope, if you're a reader outside of Amazon, you'll be happy to finally have access to my books. ^.^

I know this was a big update, but there's been a lot going on!

I want you all to know that I'm doing my best here. I'm hoping to have more hardcovers available soon. The Touch of Fear, I've already gotten the proof of. I just need to get a few things fixed then enable it for distribution. So, as it stands, I'm feasibly only a few days away from that being available for pre-order on Amazon. I have a date set for it for about a week and a half from now, for the publish date. If you check back here then, I SHOULD (also feasibly) have a link available for you to purchase that one direct (which I would appreciate a LOT).

I'm currently working on the hardcover for Reave.

I'm also really in some ways feeling more at peace about releasing more of the books. (The ones I've kind of been wanting to keep to myself, including the companion to the Reave Series.)

Regulators 2 is also available for pre-order!

That should be about it!

I hope things are going well for everyone, that you're all (hopefully) enjoying spring showing its face. I've been enjoying seeing life sprouting again, and things growing. It's like taking a nice, big breath of clean air. (No matter how much I love snow....)

Wishing you all well....

(I'm hoping to have a fun post about the hardcovers soon, with happy things and lots of pictures. ^.^ I might wait until I'm done with Reave's, though!)

Links listed in this update:

Purchase Regulators direct
Reave wide availability
Pre-order JCE-286 (Regulators 2)

2024 February

Updated: 2/5/2024

Regulators is out now! I've gotten the page updated with links. (Though no 'fancy link buttons' yet beyond one. XD)
I'm hoping so much that everyone enjoys it. ^.^

I'm working hard on something here. I'm a couple weeks out, at least, before I can say anything. (And I have to wait a couple days before it can move from this point.) In the meantime, I'll probably be getting to work on formatting Regulators book 2 when I wake up!

Hoping everyone has had a happy start to the week. :D

Updated: 2/1/2024

Happy news! Regulators is up for pre-order, to be released in just a few days!

I also wrote a blog post, talking about things that have been going on along with my plans for the year! I do some talking about Regulators in it. If you're interested, you can head here: The Start of 2024
Just so everyone knows, if you check in often and have seen me talking about the sci-fi trilogy... Regulators is it! That series has brought me more laughs than any of my other books, probably. But it also has some very large underlying things. It's always just been a joy for me to work on. I hope that will come across to everyone who reads it and that the joy/goodness will reach anyone who spends time with these characters too.

Wishing everyone the happiest and best start to a new month! ^.^

2024 January

Updated: 1/15/2024

Update coming soon. I would do it today, but it's a snow day and I want to be sitting by the window. ^.^

2023 December

Updated: 12/28/2023

This might be the longest I've gone without giving an update on here! I'm so sorry. This entire month has been crazy, in its ways. Even with trying to take at least a BIT of time off and all the holiday stuff as well, the proof for Carved Legacy 9 is supposed to arrive tomorrow.

I might (at least in some ways) take the rest of the month 'off'. I've been sorting through photos from over the years. But, knowing myself... taking even a day totally off from work is a rarity, so...
Partially off.

I feel like I need to spend at least a little time assessing directions to take in the new year. I had a plan! After a conversation with a friend last night... I might in some ways readjust the plan.
She asked for more Ten Kingdoms! So... I'm thinking about that, while also still thinking about the spin-off/companion to the Reave Series along with the sci-fi trilogy. (Which I finished the covers for the other day!) But I'm also thinking long-term with Carved Legacy, which comes in four parts. Parts 3 and 4 are important to me, especially one book in particular of those. It's interesting, realizing you have to get through a bunch of things to get to one thing that has a significant importance to your spirit. But ain't that just life?

Anyway. Some time to really think about things, prioritizing and whatnot... it seems important. And I have what I thought was about 20k photos but is more like probably at least 30k between my mom and myself, and I'm a bit overwhelmed by that...

Anyway (again). I hope so much that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that everyone's New Year is the best they've ever had, and that the new year is the best too. ^.^

Updated: 12/12/23

I almost said, 'Time has been getting away from me,' but it's kind of been the opposite of that! I've been trying so hard to get everything done, pertaining to the holidays and such, that I've been distinctly aware of what day it is. I have started working on going through the proof of Carved Legacy 8 (and am going to get back to work on it the instant I update this), but it's a little bit slower goings than usual, with all the extra stuff going on. (I would like to say that I'm almost done with everything else and can get 100% back to work soon, but I'm at least a few days off from it....)
I'm doing my best here! I've also been trying to figure out which specific series to release next. There's the spin-off/companion to the Reave Series, and I keep thinking about the sci-fi trilogy. I'm still leaning hard toward the latter, but we'll see! I'll do what feels right. Even if that means taking a few days and playing Skyrim or something, which I sure would like to do! haha

Anyway...
I hope that if anyone else is in a similar situation with holiday stuff (I'd imagine we all are), you're at least enjoying it! (I am! Although I do miss regular working....)
We're almost to the end of another year. I'm really looking forward to seeing what 2024 has in store. I hope everyone else is too!

I'm hoping to have all of Carved Legacy out for everyone very soon!

Updated: 12/5/2023

Today is the last day to get some free books! Virin, What Once Was, and Reave are all still available for free!

I've been taking some 'mostly no work' days, working on Christmas prezzies and things, personal stuff and reorganizing, and trying not to stress about things. I got the proof for Carved Legacy 8 today, and I'm looking forward to going through that soon (along with getting the last two books in the main series formatted and ready to go)!
I might take a couple of 'personal days' before all that, to get a few things sorted and finished. (It's extremely hard for me to stop working, even when other things need to get done! I'm working on that as well.... ha!)

If you're reading on any of my books right now, just know I'm here hoping you're enjoying them and, as always, hoping that you'll get something good from my words.

The link for my Amazon page to get any of the books is: www.amazon.com/author/millerc

Updated: 12/1/2023

As you can see up there, three of my books are available for free right now! I wanted to give everyone the chance to check out each of the series, to see if you might love/enjoy them! (Be sure to catch them before the promotion is over!)

Other news is that there's a series collection of From the Ashes available now, and the seventh book in Carved Legacy is live! The proof for the eighth book is ordered and will be here in a few days. ^.^

I hope everyone is doing well and is excited about the start of another new month!

Now, if only we could get some snow.... *fingers crossed*

2023 November

Updated: 11/21/2023

It's been a while since I've posted on here, and I wanted to make sure I let everyone know a few things....

First, Carved Legacy Book 6, Eyes of Fire, is available now....
Second, I'm going to be taking a few personal days. By that, I mean... Taking days intended to be used for personal reasons and probably end up working to keep my mind off things. I'll still be available if anyone needs me, though perhaps not in the best headspace. An unexpected thing happened, and I'm still trying to wrap my head/spirit around it.
Third...

I want to wish everyone the absolute best holiday. I hope you all have lots of delicious food, that your days are filled with smiles, and that you hold your loved ones close.

Updated: 11/13/2023

Carved Legacy Book 5, Hale and the Thief, is out now!

I had another weird thing happen with this one beyond what I'd written about last (realized after having posted that). It was a large, weird issue with formatting, but I got that fixed!

The proof for the 6th book in the series is ordered and will (hopefully) be here later in the week.

I've had more than one moment of being torn about finishing this one now or doing the (short) pause halfway and releasing the trilogy between, but I'm not really a 'start and stop' kind of person. Unless I feel on me insides (said intentionally) that doing so would be the right thing, I'm going to keep going with this one! (Sometimes, an internal debate between logic and spirit occurs. I'll just about always go with the latter.)

I did take a minute and start reading on that trilogy the other day. Got a few chapters in, where it starts to get a little funny, and it brightened my day quite a bit. It's a lot different from my other books, in a lot of ways. I really am looking forward to going through it again and also the thought of putting it out into the world and maybe giving some people some stuff to laugh about here and there. (If people might enjoy a bit of 'unintentionally crass' humor....) Not in any way saying it doesn't have its serious bits. It's just nice to have some joys, laughter, and smiles.

I've been thoroughly enjoying going through Carved Legacy again, finding it interesting even still how different people alter the taste of life to what extents they do, and how certain people can brighten everything. Sometimes expectedly, sometimes unexpectedly. (It does have its moments of a similar wording of the above-mentioned humor, though 'unintentionally' would be removed....)

I don't know. I like the thought that life, in its ways, is a combination of the people that are in your life for whatever times they are--sometimes forever, sometimes not--and what alterations each person brings or has the potential to. And you offering parts of yourself to those people as well--sometimes knowingly, sometimes not--and having the capability of bringing about some sort of goodness, maybe when those people might need it most.

I'm rambling a bit, I know. I just love these books!
I hope that if anyone reads them, they love them too. ^.^

Updated: 11/07/2023

I keep having the weirdest things happen with proofs. Before these last two, I'd only ever had one get 'lost'. The proof for Carved Legacy Book 4, Shadows Fell and Fall (which is out now!) got lost and had to be reshipped. (Only this time unlike the one other time that happened, they actually notified me and just resent another one! 'Lost' is what I'm assuming happened?) Anyway, it got here, got it gone through, worked on.

Literally when I was on the last page for that, the proof for book 5 showed up (and a day early at that!). I opened it, and...

COMPLETELY wrong book. Something about 'monologues' (which is actually funny in about seven different ways due to situational things going on here, one being an author friend having sent me an email the same day about voice acting and such).
I actually had about twelve good laughs about the wrong book, it being what it was, and some other things related.

Anyway. I now have another proof for book 5 ordered, and it will hopefully (HOPEFULLY) be here later this week, in a couple of days.

Just a very strange thing in general, but 'life' is funny like that sometimes....

I've been working super hard in general. Not just with Carved Legacy, but I also got the rest of the covers (mostly) done for the trilogy I'm wanting to potentially put out soon. I'm either going to release those after Carved Legacy 5 (which is a good 'resting point' before the second half) or after all of them (probably at the half). Unless something unforeseen happens. If you read these, the trilogy I'm talking about is the one I mention often about being the funniest series I've ever written. It's a sci-fi thing, and I feel that if people like What Once Was, they very well might like this one too!

I've also been eating far too many cookies, which no one really needs to know about but is still something that's been going on with me nonetheless....

In some ways, that's really all that's going on here!

Updated: 11/03/2023

I hope that everyone is having a really great start to November!

I've been working hard on Carved Legacy here, trying to get all these books out! I'm glad with where they were at before I started with releasing them, and that it/they didn't need to be gone through seven thousand more times. (It sometimes feels like seven thousand....) Especially with it being 10 books! I've kind of been on a roll here, in a weird way!

Book 3, Whispers in the Dark, is available now!

The proof for book 4 was supposed to be here yesterday, but there must've been some sort of issue in transit. Another one got sent and will be here Sunday, I hope! Until then, I guess I'll be working on getting more of them formatted!

That's what I'll be doing, along with my crocheting at night before bed. ^.^

Hoping you're all well!!

2023 November

Updated: 11/21/2023

It's been a while since I've posted on here, and I wanted to make sure I let everyone know a few things....

I want to wish everyone the absolute best holiday. I hope you all have lots of delicious food, that your days are filled with smiles, and that you hold your loved ones close.

Updated: 11/13/2023

Carved Legacy Book 5, Hale and the Thief, is out now!

I had another weird thing happen with this one beyond what I'd written about last (realized after having posted that). It was a large, weird issue with formatting, but I got that fixed!

The proof for the 6th book in the series is ordered and will (hopefully) be here later in the week.

I'm rambling a bit, I know. I just love these books!
I hope that if anyone reads them, they love them too. ^.^

Updated: 11/07/2023

Literally when I was on the last page for that, the proof for book 5 showed up (and a day early at that!). I opened it, and...

Anyway. I now have another proof for book 5 ordered, and it will hopefully (HOPEFULLY) be here later this week, in a couple of days.

Just a very strange thing in general, but 'life' is funny like that sometimes....

I've also been eating far too many cookies, which no one really needs to know about but is still something that's been going on with me nonetheless....

In some ways, that's really all that's going on here!

Updated: 11/03/2023

I hope that everyone is having a really great start to November!

Book 3, Whispers in the Dark, is available now!

That's what I'll be doing, along with my crocheting at night before bed. ^.^

Hoping you're all well!!

2023 October

Updated: 10/31/2023

I'm working hard on getting Carved Legacy ready and out! Book 2, Exile, is out. The proof for the third book in the series should be getting here today, and the fourth later in the week! It'll take me a bit of time to read/go through each of them, then I'll be putting them out as well! (Excited about those, because I absolutely LOVE the covers. Can't wait for everyone to see them!) Really, in general, can't wait for people to meet these characters. Super excited about it!

I'll be spending my Halloween here with a certain vampyre hunter and friends!

I hope everyone has a super great holiday and that we all have lots of candy.......

Updated: 10/25/2023

I’m so happy to announce the release of Virin!

‘Vampires (Vampyres!) in October’ struck me hard, so being able to manage getting it out and ready is something I’m extremely excited about!
This is the start of my longest-running series, and an introduction into the world I’ve written the most books ‘in’ (even more than the world Reave is set in)!
The main series is 10 books long (unless I split the longest one, which I’m still as of this moment undecided on but leaning towards not), and it’s not the sort of series like The Ten Kingdoms, where Book 1 all on its own is or can be just fine. It’s . . . You release that one, they all gots to go.

So. This is what I’ll be working on for... QUITE A WHILE, probably. Getting this series out.

BUT.

For those of you who really want to delve into something that can keep you company for a good, long while, this will be available!
And beyond the main series, there’s almost the same amount again of other books set in the same world!

Some of these characters are some of my favorite that I’ve ever written, and they’re some I’ve ‘spent the most time with’, so I’m EXTREMELY excited about other people finally being able to get to meet/know them too! I hope everyone enjoys it/them!! <3

Updated: 10/24/2023

Check back for big release news within the next day or so! (Hopefully later today....) ;D

Updated: 10/19/2023

Next proof is ordered and will be here soon. ;)

Updated: 10/11/2023

I just joined BookBub!

I wanted to attach a referral link, in case anyone wants to sign up. It seems like a pretty cool site thus far. We'll see! Or if you're already on there and want to follow me, I'll share the link to my profile!

Referral Link
Profile

I hope to see you on there!!

Updated: 10/08/2023

I have a few things I really would like to get done on here, mostly getting the links situation sorted. By that, I mean getting links for each book's alternative marketplaces up and available, for any readers in other countries. (The realization that I should do that hit me like a ton of bricks today!) I would go ahead and do it tonight, but I sleepies (said precisely as intended) and want to sit down with some popcorn, watch an episode of All Creatures Great and Small (one of my favorite shows!), then do some crocheting, wake up tomorrow hopefully bright and hopefully early so I can get to work on what I would REALLY like to get done, which is...

Vampires for October!

If you've visited my site many times (or talked to me), you might've heard something or other about my long-running fantasy series. That one's got vampires! (Yet is still distinctly fantasy rather than paranormal.)

I'm not 100% sure I'm going to be able to manage it, since we're already a little over a week into the month and I still have a (good) bit of work to do, but I'm going to try my absolute hardest. Hopefully I'll have more energy tomorrow. I've been so exhausted lately.... (Last month was definitely busy in every sense.)

Anyway. The plan is to (hopefully) get the link situation sorted while waiting for the proof for that, which is... a GOOD way off. Just know those things are on the agenda. And if you're a reader in another country, please know I'm thinking about you too! (I'm just a lot of times completely oblivious to the idea that people could be reading my books at all! Here, there, or anywhere. Might sound strange.)

Vampires for October has really hit me hard, and I'm going to try my best. And I'll try my best to utilize time as well as possible, to get all the things done that I need to get done. There's a lot!

Anyway (again), I hope everybody is doing super great!!

Also hope if anyone is reading on From the Ashes series that they're enjoying it a whole lot!

(I'm super excited about releasing more of my fantasy books. But I do also have the funniest series I've ever written, and that's been playing on my mind lately. Still. October. Vampires.)

Happy fall, y'all!

Updated 10/06/2023

All of FtA is available now! Woo! I'm super excited to be able to share another (complete) series with everyone! Links are up on the From the Ashes series page, along with information, content advisories, so on.

I also wrote up something like a 'review' for the entire series, but it's got a lot of personal things in it too. If anyone is interested, you can check that out!

FtA and Personal Things

I'm really hoping that everything is going great for everyone! And, as always, I hope that if you read these books that you enjoy them and come out the other side with something good!

Updated: 10/05/2023

Happy October, everybody!

I've gone through the proof of book 4 in FtA. I just have a few little last-minute things to get fixed, then I'll be hitting 'Publish'! (Hopefully a little later today, as long as nothing unforeseen happens!)

Check back within the next day or two for the entire series to be out! (Unless there's another weird issue with a 4-day turnaround! I'm hoping not.... hehe)

Book 4 is one of my favorites I've written, actually! I'm looking forward to other people being able to enjoy it, and to having another complete series out. :D

I'm hoping everyone is having a great start to a new month!

2023 September

Updated: 09/30/2023 (2)

If I would've just waited a good minute (a few hours), I could've said from the get-go: But New Life Rises is available now!

Would've been funny if it had gone live five minutes after I posted on here!

That's just life sometimes, though, isn't it? ;)

Updated: 09/30/2023

I've been hoping to get on here and make an update for days, thinking ANYTIME NOW. (Then repeating that maybe seven thousand times internally.)

When I hit 'Publish' on a book, it usually only takes 24 hours for a book to go live. I've had it take maybe JUST over that.

It's been four days since I hit 'Publish' on But New Life Rises (Book 3 in From the Ashes). The paperback edition has been live since the next morning, I believe.

The ebook still isn't live!

It's crazy. I did contact support, and there are no issues with it. (I guess the gears are just turning.... hehe)

Anyway, the paperback IS available, if that's your preferred format. The links for it and the book page on GoodReads are up on the From the Ashes series page. If you're waiting for the ebook...

I'm waiting with you! ha!

In good news...

The proof for the fourth book is on its way and will be here soon! Hopefully Book 3 will go fully live before I'm ready to hit 'Publish' on 4!

I'll be hoping for smooth sailing the rest of the way. (Getting into nothing about muscles gained from 'choppy seas' and such. I don't even have the mental energy to think about it!)

Anyway. With September coming to a close, I'll be hoping here that everyone is having that--smooth sailing, kind seas, and some lovely weather with beautiful views!

Updated: 09/22/2023

Can Never Be Again (Book 2 in From the Ashes) is available now! All the links are up and available on the From the Ashes series page. If you've been able to read What Once Was already, I hope you've been looking forward to this one!

3 is coming VERY soon, unless something unforeseen happens. Check back in a few days, if you're interested!

4 will take a little longer than a few days! ha I didn't manage to get it formatted in the space before 2 (and now 3) arrived (or will arrive). It still will also be coming soon, though!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Updated: 09/17/2023

In some ways, I don't have much to update. I'm still working hard on getting the From the Ashes series ready. I've done the last (pre-formatting) readthrough of the entire series and have most of the print edition of Book 2 ready. I still need to put finishing touches on the (front) cover/get it right and also get the back and spine done before sending off for the proof. I'm not sure if anyone cares about all this! ha! I guess I could've just said the second book will be coming soon (but not within the next day or so)! I'll be working on the ebook and then the print edition of Book 3 while waiting for 2 to get here. Then I'll read through the print, make sure everything is good to go, and it'll be put out there!

I'm really hoping that the plan for this going smoothly works out. If there's one thing I've learned about planning, it's that my plan gets overridden for a better one sometimes. haha
We'll call this the working plan. And the working plan (which is pretty set in my mind and seems like it could, in theory, go smoothly) would have the next three books getting out pretty fast from this point. We'll see!

I'll be working hard here!

I hope September is going great for everyone! I'm enjoying the cooler weather here on my breaks. I hope everyone else is too. ^.^

(I do also have several blog/post ideas in mind and some 'partially written' inside my head, but that's all on the backburner while I'm working. At least for now. Getting the books out is the priority for me. I hope everyone would rather read that/those! But the ideas for the posts are pretty cool ones. At least I think so!)

Updated: 09/08/2023

Reave is free today! If you've thought about reading one of my books and haven't yet, now is a good time to check that out!

I'm still hard at work here on getting the rest of the From the Ashes series ready to go!

Updated: 09/02/2023

As promised, the surprise mentioned is up there! (The release of What Once Was.) As I said above, I'm going to be working hard on getting the rest of the series out as quickly as possible. It's already written (and has been for years), and all I need to do is get them ready to go, which doesn't necessarily take LONG but takes time. I'll be working hard on that, as long as nothing weird happens!

I really hope everybody who reads What Once Was enjoys it!

Here is the surprise I've been mentioning in updates!

Another book is out!

This is one where I feel the need to say...

The content advisory is on the book page. hehe

Also...

You’ll know EXACTLY what you can expect from this book, I feel, in the first line. There’s not many (if any other) of my books I can say that about!

All that being said...

I’m extremely excited to share this one with everybody. Scared in some ways, of course, because it’s not just rough around edges but the entirety of itself. But excited.

As much as I love writing (and reading) fantasy, I’m really excited about releasing another non-fantasy book. I feel it just gives better way for certain things (though of course the same goes in reverse).

If you’re looking for a gritty, post-apocalyptic story with a main character who’s Southern as all get-out...

What Once Was might be the book you didn’t know you needed!

(Also, the cover is one of my favorites that I’ve ever made!)

I’d had plans to be releasing from two different series soon, but that intention changed. I’m going to be working on getting the remainder of this series out as soon as possible. (As long as nothing weird comes up.) It shouldn’t take long. I don’t want to give the timeframe I’m shooting for, but it’s soon! Be on the lookout for the next 3 books! And know I’m working hard here.

If you want more information, you can go to the book page or check out my ‘review’ for it.

Book Page

My ‘Review’ for What Once Was

2023 August

Updated 8/29/2023

Check back in a couple of days for an important update! There's a surprise coming. ;)

Updated 08/25/2023

Update and maybe a blog post coming soon! (Sorry it's been a while!)

Also, I did add some more pictures to Pig's Page, if anyone wants to go look!

Updated: 08/11/2023

It's been a weird week or so. I've kind of been bouncing around from one thing to another, getting things done, and yet not much is done, somehow? Weird how that works. Done a bit of mowing. My sister cut my hair. (And I love it!) I've been working on a blankie and started over on it PROBABLY six times. (Not exaggerating.) I'm telling myself that often the amount of effort one puts into something is a good sign of how much they care. Telling meself (said purposely)...

I just care a WHOLE lot.

I've been doing some personal things, working on some stuff in that sense, doing some work-work here and there, trying to get things figured out/sorted (in general and with work). It's funny how many times I've said the word 'work', but dangit if I don't love working hard. I TRIED to take a vacation (as you might read below). Me and 'relaxing' just doesn't work. I find it stressful to 'do nothing'.

I know I don't usually talk about personal stuff like this in these updates, but I figure that's okay. At least sometimes. ;)

That's kind of in a sense all there is for me to really talk about!

I hope August is going well for everyone!

Updated: 08/03/2023

Yesterday, I started working on a screenplay! It's something I've always wanted to do. I'm hoping it will at the very least stretch my writing. (It's EXTREMELY hard, especially when you're accustomed to writing books.)

This is what happens when I try to 'take a vacation'! I will be working hard on this (and likely feeling like I AM actually taking a vacation, at least I hope). If anyone wants or needs to get in contact with me, I'll be here. ^.^