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VIDEO: THREE GREAT THINGS ABOUT GODZILLA with Matt Betts

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VIDEO Matt Betts shared three great things about Godzilla for my YouTube interview series . He was the final guest for the Uniontown Public Library 2017 Author Series .

EVENT: Uniontown Public Library 2017 Author Series: Jason Jack Miller

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EVENTS UNIONTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY 2017 AUTHOR SERIES JASON JACK MILLER JASON JACK MILLER "Fiction and the Power of Belief" Saturday November 4, 2017 4:00 - 6:00 PM Jason Jack Miller knows it’s silly to hold onto the Bohemian ideals of literature, music, and love above all else. But he doesn’t care. His own adventures paddling wild mountain rivers and playing Nirvana covers for less-than-enthusiastic crowds inspired his Murder Ballads and Whiskey series. The first three books are currently available: The Devil and Preston Black , Hellbender , and The Revelations of Preston Black . The next installment, All Saints , is due out in February 2018. Hellbender was Jason's thesis novel for Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction Graduate Program , where he is now a mentor and guest lecturer. The novel won the Arthur J. Rooney Award for Fiction and was a finalist for the Appalachian Writers Association Book of the Year Award . His career got ...

EVENT: Carrie Gessner at Uniontown Public Library (Photos)

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EVENTS Here are some photos from Carrie Gessner's talk and signing for the Uniontown Public Library Author Series 2017 :

VIDEO: THREE GREAT THINGS ABOUT PITTSBURGH with Nicole Peeler

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VIDEOS I video interviewed urban fantasy author Nicole Peeler for my Three Great Things series . Her latest novel is Jinn and Juice . Nicole was the March guest for the 2017 Author Series at Uniontown Public Library .

EVENT: Uniontown Public Library Author Series: Nicole Peeler

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EVENTS UNIONTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY 2017 AUTHOR SERIES NICOLE PEELER NICOLE PEELER "Setting My Series in Pittsburgh" Saturday March 4, 2017 4:00 - 6:00 PM Join us for an afternoon with Dr. Nicole D. Peeler , who writes urban fantasy for Orbit Books and, in her spare time, is a professor at Seton Hill University , where she co-directs their MFA in Writing Popular Fiction . Having recently finished the final book of her award-winning Jane True series , she is working on the second book of her jinni series. The first is Jinn and Juice , about a cursed jinni living in Pittsburgh. Nicole also lives in Pittsburgh, although she’s neither cursed nor a jinni. UNIONTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY 2017 AUTHOR SERIES Throughout 2017, the  Uniontown Public Library  will showcase the talent of novelists, short story writers, and poets. Each month, a writer will visit the Library to share their experiences as published authors. They will offer a short talk on a subject r...

WORKSHOP: UPL Writers Workshop with Heidi Ruby Miller and Jason Jack Miller

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WORKSHOPS This week ( Wednesday, February 8 ) at the UPL Writers Workshop, we'll be learning how to format a manuscript and do a critique of another writer's work. Hope you can join us! ~~~ The  Uniontown Public Library  offers a Writers Workshop led by authors  Heidi Ruby Miller  and  Jason Jack Miller  each Wednesday afternoon . The weekly meetings will include a short writing lesson, writing tips and advice, and a discussion about members’ work.  We'll be using lessons from  Many Genres One Craft .  Each lecture and activity will be self-contained in case you can't attend every week.   This is a great opportunity to meet fellow writers, talk about your ideas, and explore your creativity. The UPL Writers Workshop is a free program and writers of all genres and experience levels are welcome! The Writers Workshop will meet every Wednesday from 4:30 – 6:00 PM in Meeting Room A. If you have any questions, please contact UPL at (724) ...

VIDEO: THREE GREAT THINGS ABOUT ROMANCE with Lee McClain

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VIDEOS I video interviewed romance author Lee Tobin McClain for my Three Great Things series. Her latest novel is The Soldier and the Single Mom . Lee was the February guest for the 2017 Author Series at Uniontown Public Library .

EVENT: Lee Tobin McClain at Uniontown Public Library (Photos)

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EVENTS Here are some photos from Lee Tobin McClain's talk and signing at the Uniontown Public Library 2017 Author Series :

WORKSHOP: UPL Writers Workshop with Heidi Ruby Miller and Jason Jack Miller

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WORKSHOPS Jason and I are excited to be involved with this free writers workshop! We'll be using lessons from Many Genres One Craft , beginning with Gary A. Braunbeck's "You Have to Start with SOMETHING, So It Might As Well Be Something Like This." Each lesson will be self-contained in case you can't attend every week. ~~~ Beginning on Wednesday, January 25th , the Uniontown Public Library will offer a Writers Workshop led by authors Heidi Ruby Miller and Jason Jack Miller . The weekly meetings will include a short writing lesson, writing tips and advice, and a discussion about members’ work. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow writers, talk about your ideas, and explore your creativity. The Workshop is a free program and writers of all genres and experience levels are welcome! The Writers Workshop will meet every Wednesday from 4:30 – 6:00 PM in Meeting Room A. If you have any questions, please contact UPL at (724) 437-1165. Heidi Ruby Mi...