“I would love to have a Lone Star beer with Larry McMurtry on his front porch in Archer City someday.”
-Donna Marie Miller
A member of the Writers’ League since April 2016, Donna Marie Miller lives in Austin.
Scribe: In what genre(s) do you write?
Donna Marie Miller: I write nonfiction. I prefer to write historical and creative nonfiction. However, I also currently write interviews with musicians and filmmakers for two magazines, Elmore and Creative Screenwriting.
Scribe: What author(s) would you like to have a drink with, and what beverage?
DMM: I would love to have a Lone Star beer with Larry McMurtry on his front porch in Archer City someday.
Scribe: If you were stranded on a deserted island, what book would you want to have with you to keep you sane?
DMM: Definitely Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.
Scribe: What have you learned from your association with the Writers’ League?
DMM: I have often discovered useful information while attending any one of the WLT’s annual Agents & Editors Conferences.
Scribe: Where do you see your writing taking you (or you taking it) in the future?
DMM: This fall Texas A&M University Press will publish my first book, The Broken Spoke Legend: More than 50 Years as Austin’s Favorite Honky-Tonk.
Scribe: Here at the Writers’ League, we love sharing book recommendations. What’s one Texas-related book that has come out within the past year that you couldn’t put down?
DMM: It’s a Long Story: My Life by Willie Nelson with David Ritz.
Scribe: Is there anything else about you that you would like to share with the world? An opportunity for blatant self-promotion!
DMM: I would like to share the address for my blog that provides links to all of my most recently published work and will soon feature a book page: https://donnamariemillerblog.com
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Thanks, Donna!
