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    Italians in Australia. That’s Amore!
    Valerie G Miller
    • Mar 31
    • 3 min

    Italians in Australia. That’s Amore!

    Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life Anna Akhmatova Buongiorno, mi chiamo Valeria Gisella. G’day, my name is...
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    7 celebration cocktails with a romantic twist
    Valerie G Miller
    • Feb 13
    • 3 min

    7 celebration cocktails with a romantic twist

    "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." ...
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    What are my writing tools?
    Valerie G Miller
    • Oct 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    What are my writing tools?

    "You can make anything by writing." C.S. Lewis Ever wonder how your favourite author creates their book? I would love to share the tools...
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    A new direction in writing Romance stories 🌸
    Valerie G Miller
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    A new direction in writing Romance stories 🌸

    She couldn’t keep her colours inside the lines, so she drew new lines. Anonymous The meaning of ‘journey’ as a noun is: Any course or...
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    August, September and October 2021 Short Story Competitions
    Valerie G Miller
    • Aug 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    August, September and October 2021 Short Story Competitions

    You can make anything by writing. C.S. Lewis A happy-winter-is-nearly-over greeting to you if you are in the southern hemisphere or...
    51 views2 comments
    How to maintain your social media profile and still have time to write?
    Valerie G Miller
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    How to maintain your social media profile and still have time to write?

    Social media is not a media. The key is to listen, engage, and build relationships. David Alston When I started on my journey to become a...
    47 views2 comments
    Which publishing option is best for your book?
    Valerie G Miller
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Which publishing option is best for your book?

    The future of publishing is to have connection to readers and the knowledge of what those readers want. Seth Godin I have...
    56 views0 comments
    June and July 2021 Short Story Competitions
    Valerie G Miller
    • May 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    June and July 2021 Short Story Competitions

    “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” Douglas Adams I don’t know about you, but I always seem to find a...
    62 views2 comments
    Passionate about Podcasts
    Valerie G Miller
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Passionate about Podcasts

    Listening to podcast, reading a book, listening to an audiobook and watching films isn't waste of time. It's how somebody becomes wise!...
    33 views2 comments
    What’s in a name?
    Valerie G Miller
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    What’s in a name?

    What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare (Romeo and...
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    New beginnings
    Valerie G Miller
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    New beginnings

    Every moment is a fresh beginning. T.S. Eliot The new year has started, which means new goals, new habits to build, old habits to break...
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    Australian Women Writers Challenge 2021
    Valerie G Miller
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Australian Women Writers Challenge 2021

    The Australian Women Writers Challenge begins again this year on 1 January 2021 and will conclude on 31 December 2021. You can sign up...
    47 views2 comments
    Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas
    Valerie G Miller
    • Dec 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

    I will be taking a holiday break. My first post for 2021 will be available on Saturday 7 February. In 2021, a new blog article will...
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    Why a pseudonym?
    Valerie G Miller
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 5 min

    Why a pseudonym?

    I suggest to my students that they write under a pseudonym for a week. That allows young men to write as women, and women as men. It...
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    The Autumn of my Dreams
    Valerie G Miller
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Autumn of my Dreams

    People say, 'What advice do you have for people who want to be writers?' I say, they don't really need advice, they know they want to be...
    35 views2 comments
    Twelve Rejections ... coming of age as a writer
    Valerie G Miller
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Twelve Rejections ... coming of age as a writer

    I love my rejection slips. They show me I try. Sylvia Plath I read an article about a writer whose goal was to receive 100 rejections in...
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    Miss Muse ... why are you so fickle?
    Valerie G Miller
    • Nov 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Miss Muse ... why are you so fickle?

    Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll. Helen Hanson Muse. A noun. There...
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    Great first lines that get you hooked
    Valerie G Miller
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Great first lines that get you hooked

    Reading a novel is a journey. A great novel can entice you into a wonderful new world filled with great characters, events and emotions....
    26 views2 comments
    National Novel Writing Month ... a.k.a NaMoWriMo
    Valerie G Miller
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    National Novel Writing Month ... a.k.a NaMoWriMo

    There's an old folk saying that goes: whenever you delete a sentence from your NaNoWriMo novel, a NaNoWriMo angel loses its wings and...
    16 views0 comments
    If you want to do... you have to say yes to no!
    Valerie G Miller
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    If you want to do... you have to say yes to no!

    You don't find time to write. You make time. Nora Roberts 2020. 20 days. 20 thousand words. I do have an affiliation for numbers that...
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