{"id":761,"date":"2022-06-03T06:29:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T13:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markjroseauthor.com\/?p=761"},"modified":"2022-08-30T05:47:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T12:47:15","slug":"a-blog-about-writing-matt-miller-in-the-colonies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markjroseauthor.com\/a-blog-about-writing-matt-miller-in-the-colonies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Matt Miller in the Colonies &#8211; Blog Entry 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"761\" class=\"elementor elementor-761\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-767b1a68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"767b1a68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cb6715b\" data-id=\"5cb6715b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a66aeae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a66aeae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); color: #000000;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-family),Sans-serif; font-size: 3rem; font-weight: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-weight);\">JUNE 2, 2022 &#8211; BLOG ENTRY 2<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c195b0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c195b0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2c51b6\" data-id=\"c2c51b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8239d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef8239d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have been asked on numerous occasions where I got the concept for the Matt Miller in the Colonies series. The answer I\u2019ve usually given has been something quick, but in reality, the series originates from my personality and passion, which, like all of you, have required a lifetime to build. The books are a product of all the experiences and people I met up until the time when the words went down on paper. And interestingly enough, those words have become a focused capsule of my most recent decade on earth. Even Architect, which could be the last book in the Matt Miller in the Colonies series, reflects who I\u2019ve become since I wrote Virginian. Yet, so much has happened since even then! My last child went off to college, and the other two graduated. My wife (now ex) surprised me with divorce papers. I changed day jobs. My stepmother died. My father died. Both of my dogs of twelve years died. The pandemic turned us into bizarre creatures we hardly recognized. 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