Making it Up with Daniel G. Miller, author of The Orphanage By The Lake

About this episode

Carter Wilson interviews Daniel G. Miller about his writing process and the rules of storytelling in literature.

“Almost anytime somebody gives you a generalization, there's about 17 other examples that break that rule. Some of the greatest books of all time break those rules.” — Dan Miller Daniel G. Miller is the USA Today bestselling author of the Orphanage By The Lake mystery-thriller series and the Tree of Knowledge adventure series. His books have been described as "irresistible" by thriller master James Patterson and as "a thrill ride with no seatbelt but what an incredible view," by Pulitze...

People in this episode

Host: Carter Wilson

Guest: Daniel G. Miller

Topics covered

• mystery-thriller
• writing rules
• book discussion
• author interview
• literary analysis

Keywords

• mystery
• thriller
• writing
• books
• interview
• Daniel G. Miller
• James Patterson

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Orphanage By The Lake

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