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Mark Miller

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October 29, 1973 in The United States

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A Kansas Native, Mark currently resides in Florida with his wife and four children. Since moving to Florida, he has pursued a lifelong aspiration of becoming a published author. He believes he has always been a writer and strived to follow in the footsteps of his namesake, Mark Twain.

His education started early as his father was a newspaper writer, editor and photographer for both the Kansas City Star and Kansan. Formal development started in high school writing classes at Sumner Academy where he completed the International Baccalaureate program. Additional teaching came from both Kansas City Kansas Community College and the University of Kansas. It was at KU where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Film. Informally, he was educated by th...more A Kansas Native, Mark currently resides in Florida with his wife and four children. Since moving to Florida, he has pursued a lifelong aspiration of becoming a published author. He believes he has always been a writer and strived to follow in the footsteps of his namesake, Mark Twain.

His education started early as his father was a newspaper writer, editor and photographer for both the Kansas City Star and Kansan. Formal development started in high school writing classes at Sumner Academy where he completed the International Baccalaureate program. Additional teaching came from both Kansas City Kansas Community College and the University of Kansas. It was at KU where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Film. Informally, he was educated by the writings of C.S. Lewis, Lloyd Alexander and as he matured, Tolkien. His interest in fantasy did not end on the page as some of his favorite movies include The Dark Crystal, Excalibur, and Star Wars.

Professional experience dates back to the 1990’s. Mark has co-written four screenplays, two of which were produced as ultra-low budget direct-to-DVD features by East of Hollywood Productions. Through his relationship with East of Hollywood, Mark also became co-creator of an educational and entertaining children’s program. That show used the talents of a local radio personality and a group of child actors to update classic fairytales and fables. Each of the episodes brought a twist to the familiar stories and conveyed a positive message.

On his own, Mark has completed five other novels, a screenplay, three digital short story series and several other short stories. The first three books of his Empyrical Tales have been published by Comfort Publishing, LLC out of North Carolina. Book I: The Fourth Queen, Book II: The Lost Queen and Book III: The Secret Queen are available in print and eBook. Trestle Press published his adaptation of the Christian movie Daniel’s Lot, filmed in and around Mount Dora. With Trestle, Mark also heads a spiritual, introspective series called Mark Miller’s One and a children’s eBook series about to elementary school students that become international spies called Small World Global Protection Agency. This series teaches culture and geography in an exciting way. Mark has another all-ages, faith-based fantasy series that he is co-writing with his nine year old daughter. It is called Sons of the King and is available only on eBook. In addition to his own writing, Mark is currently lending his talents to a faith-based movie production company Lazarus Films.

He believes being a father of four makes him uniquely qualified to write The Empyrical Tales, an eight story series that comes from our collected myths and fairytales. He hopes his writing sends a positive message with strong role models and a beneficial moral element. And every day is an adventure with his children as they continue to teach him as well. His two young daughters unknowingly provided the models that helped create the main character sisters in The Fourth Queen. Many of their phrases and behaviors are shared with their fictional counterparts.
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The Ordeal

With the official release of The Empyrical Tales Book III: The Secret Queen about a week away, I wanted to revisit the original purpose for this blog. Originally, I had intended to give a "making of" commentary and work my way through the story. Like Book III, Book I: The Fourth Queen closely follows the plot of the Hero's Journey. Check out the archive to see older posts, but I left off with... read more »

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Average rating: 4.79 · 149 ratings · 31 reviews · 21 distinct works

	The Lost Queen (The Empyrical Tales, #2) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	A Prince in Trenton, Seriously? by Mark Miller (Goodreads Author), Giovanni Gelati (Goodreads Author), Molly Edwards (Foreword) 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Fourth Queen (The Empyrical Tales, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Meant To Be (Mark Miller's One, #1) 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	New Kids on The Rock (Small World Global Protection Agency, Issue #001-A) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Daniel's Lot 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Down Under Thunder (Small World Global Protection Agency, Issue #001-B) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Fallen Idols (Sons of The King, Episode 1) by Mark Miller (Goodreads Author), Olivia Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Stories of Queens Day 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Secret Queen (The Empyrical Tales, #3) by Mark Miller (Goodreads Author), George Blasing (Foreword) 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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The Empyrical Tales (3 books)
by Mark Miller (Goodreads Author), George Blasing (Foreword)

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Small World Global Protection Agency (4 books)
by Mark Miller (Goodreads Author)

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Sons of the King (3 books)
by Mark Miller (Goodreads Author), Olivia Miller (Goodreads Author)

4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings

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Mark Miller said "yes" to attending the event: The Authors of One, a G-Zone Panel date: May 12, 2012 01:00PM location: BlogTalkRadio, The United States description: The eclectic group of best-selling and award-winning writers and poets known as the Authors of One will be on the G-Zone blogtalkradio program for an hour of insightful conversation. This is an internet-based event and will be available by archive immediately following. The "One" series is a celebration of life and faith. Authors from around the world share true stories of what it means to have faith on this one world. What's more is that all participating authors have agreed to donate a portion of...more
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