http://juliemiliner.com The Official Website for the author who wrote The Magic and the Mayhem Thu, 07 May 2009 22:24:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In The Magic and the Mayhem every one of John's children is different. For those of us who have raised a child we know that just one child is capable of demonstrating each of his kids' behaviors, sometimes all in one day. Cecelia is the "spoiled" one. She ... http://juliemiliner.com/spoiled-or-rotten/ My next book is called Frank Lee. It is loosely based on the lives of my parents. My mother was born in South Carolina but raised in Harlem, New York and my father was born in North Carolina and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. My mother is interracial, her African-American mother ... http://juliemiliner.com/frank-lee/ At a recent book signing someone asked me what my motivations were to write. When I responded in general about where my writing impulses come from she shook her head and rephrased the question. She wanted to know why I wrote this book. A lot of things inspire ... http://juliemiliner.com/mind-matter/ John Drake, the main character in my book, The Magic and the Mayhem, is what I'd call a loose man. For years he's been a proud baller and shot caller who handles women like a juggler trains balls to stay in the air. He's one of those men who knows ... http://juliemiliner.com/loose-men/ For an author reviewing a post published work it can be nerve racking rethinking certain parts of the story for which I could have elaborated more. For instance, the Elizabeth Oliver (Betts) character in The Magic and the Mayhem is a single parent by choice. I wonder what her motivations ... http://juliemiliner.com/betts/