D. Patrick Miller
Publisher info
Before founding Fearless Books in 1997 to continue the publication of his writing, D. PATRICK MILLER sold three solo projects to major publishers: Viking, Henry Holt, and Dell. He is now the author of nine titles, including his current books Understanding A Course in Miracles (Celestial Arts/Random House, 2008), and Living with Miracles (Tarcher/Penguin, 2011). As a collaborator, ghostwriter, or principal editor, Miller has helped other authors prepare manuscripts for such publishers as Viking, Doubleday, Warner, Crown, Simon & Schuster, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Hay House, Hampton Roads, and John Wiley & Sons. His poetry has been published in a number of magazines and several anthologies. Miller provides professional consultations to literary agents and publishers as well as published and unpublished authors working in fiction and nonfiction. He has worked for many years with the Linda Chester Literary Agency of New York, which recommends the Fearless Literary critique service. He is experienced in a variety of publishing formats, including conventional printing, print-on-demand, and e-books.
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From the Mercy Chair
by Mary Feagan
Price: $4.95 USD. 8570 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on February 8, 2013. .
This is spiritual poetry like you've never read or heard it before: funny, heartwarming, and honest.
Inspired by the teaching known as A Course in Miracles, Mary writes about blowing her mind, watching TV with Grandmama God, whining, opening a pub, cavorting with her inner moose, and much, much more.
Waking Up
by Charles T. Tart
Price: $9.95 USD. 116090 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on August 31, 2012. .
"What could we not do if we were truly awake?" asks leading consciousness researcher Charles Tart in this provocative and revolutionary book. Based on the ideas of rogue philosopher G.I. Gurdjieff, this book offers both a diagnosis and helpful prescriptions for addressing the fundamental yet unrecognized problem of humankind: we are not truly awake, aware, and making use of our full capacities
The End of Materialism
by Charles T. Tart
Price: $9.95 USD. 119780 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on August 29, 2012. .
This book presents a systematic argument about how the evidence from parapsychology shows that it's sensible to be both scientific and spiritual in your orientation to life. Given the enormous number of people who are suffering uselessly because they think Science has proven that all spiritual stuff is nonsense and craziness, this revolutionary book offers a healing tonic.
Mind Science: Meditation Training for Practical People
by Charles T. Tart
Price: $7.95 USD. 70060 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on August 29, 2012. .
Rich with lucid instructions and practical insights, Mind Science dispels the metaphysical haze that all too often surrounds the subject of meditation. Based on a lively workshop with fellow scientists, this book shows how the pragmatic and scientifically-inclined among us can bring mindfulness into everyday life without religious baggage.
Climbing the Air
by Sari Friedman
Price: $0.99 USD. 2900 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on July 20, 2012. .
Aya thought her biggest problem was her parents, who wouldn’t break a rule if their lives depended on it. Irresistibly drawn to the Wildlands, Aya leaves home to battle for her life, and love, in the savage world ruled by her people’s deadly enemy, the Vex. A compelling science fiction short story.
Love Unbroken: from addiction to redemption
by Susan Thesenga
Price: $9.95 USD. 81300 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on April 13, 2012. .
Love Unbroken is the true story of Pamela, who
spends ten years in hell struggling with drug
addiction. As told by Pam and her mother Susan,
the story reveals a shared path to recovery that is highly unusual, going far beyond conventional addiction treatment.This is a book of hard-won inspiration and wisdom that reveals a truth deeper than all the traumas of the human heart — love unbroken.
Of Course! How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change?
by Ian Patrick
Price: $9.95 USD. 72940 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on April 3, 2012. .
In his first book, Ian Patrick frankly discusses some of the toughest challenges known to students of A Course in Miracles. Now, in one volume, Fearless Books presents the best of Ian’s
insights and personal revelations selected from over 100 editions of the United Kingdom's highly respected Course newsletter, Miracle Worker.
The Relationship Game: Changing the Rules based on A Course in Miracles
by Gene Skaggs Jr.
Price: $3.99 USD. 25480 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on December 29, 2011. .
Gene Skaggs, Jr, noted teacher of A COURSE IN MIRACLES, offers a concise and easy-to-understand guide to resolving fears and creating harmony in your most important relationships. This book uses sports metaphors to compare the typically competitive "Game of Life" to the mutually rewarding "Game of Love" in which all the players come out winners.
101 Questions and Answers on A Course in Miracles
by Gene Skaggs Jr.
Price: $3.99 USD. 31680 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on September 23, 2011. .
"A Course in Miracles" (ACIM) is one of the most profound and provocative spiritual teachings of modern times. It can also be quite difficult to comprehend, especially for beginners. In this accessible and easily understood guide, veteran ACIM teacher Gene Skaggs, Jr. answers one hundred and one common questions that students have about the Course.
Biblical Quotes from A Course in Miracles Reinterpreted
by Gene Skaggs Jr.
Price: $3.99 USD. 26900 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on September 15, 2011. .
Gene Skaggs Jr., a veteran teacher of the popular spiritual text known as A Course in Miracles, presents a simple and clear reference to all the Bible quotes appearing in the Course. The Course's reinterpretation of each Bible quote is given, along with helpful remarks by Gene. An essential guidebook for anyone trying to understand the new vision of Christianity presented by A Course in Miracles.
Touching: Poems of Love, Longing, and Desire
by Sari Friedman
Price: $6.95 USD. 13760 words.
Published by D. Patrick Miller on January 16, 2011. .
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The second volume of the Fearless Poetry Series presents some of the best new poetry about love, longing, and desire. Features 50 veteran and emerging poets in a collection that is both accessible and accomplished. WINNER, Anthology Category and SECOND PLACE GRAND PRIZE WINNER, Nonfiction Books in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. WINNER, Poetry Category, Global e-Book Awards, 2011.
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My Journey Through the Jungle of Sex
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $9.95 USD. 104880 words.
Published on April 7, 2013. Fiction.
An erotic, touching, and ultimately transcendental novel. With sustained and unusually sensitive portrayals of sexual intimacy from a masculine point of view, My Journey Through the Jungle of Sex is a “California coming-of-age” story that breaks new ground in erotic fiction.
Necessary Wisdom
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $7.95 USD. 33190 words.
Published on January 30, 2013. Nonfiction.
In this outstanding collection of six feature interviews that began in the 1980s, journalist D. Patrick Miller and philosopher Jacob Needleman discuss Making Sense of Mysticism, The Secrets of Time and Love, The Meanings of Money, Searching for the Soul of America, Meeting God without Religion, and finally, The Need for Philosophy.
Spontaneous Human Combustion
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $1.99 USD. 10370 words.
Published on September 16, 2012. Fiction.
People actually explode, reports a recent issue of New Scientist magazine: "spontaneous human combustion is real." In this psychological horror story with a redemptive twist, veteran author D. Patrick Miller imagines what it might take to build up a fatal fire within.
Writing Your Story: The Very First Step
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.99 USD. 2900 words.
Published on February 20, 2012. Essay.
In the first volume of the ART OF THE MEMOIR series, accomplished author, editor, and writing coach D. Patrick Miller helps writers take the very first step in creating a personal history: getting clear on why one is writing a memoir. "If you can focus your purpose from the start, you will hit fewer snags as you go along, and end up much more satisfied with the result...
The Cost of Not Selling Out
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.99 USD. 6580 words.
Published on February 15, 2012. Fiction.
A true-life financial memoir by an established author and veteran self-publisher, detailing just how little money a dedicated writer can make and still succeed. Along the way, instructive catastrophes and valuable life lessons are shared, including the secret of finding the right scale of comparison by which to measure one's success.
The Perfect Mother: an in-depth study of forgiveness
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $3.99 USD. 8730 words.
Published on November 24, 2011. Nonfiction.
In this intimate essay, the author of THE WAY OF FORGIVENESS reveals how the struggles of his manic-depressive mother influenced his own life, including a seven-year bout of chronic fatigue syndrome. That illness led to the beginning of a spiritual discipline that would result not only in his healing, but a new perception of his troubled parent as well.
Six Miracle Essays
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $7.95 USD. 28830 words.
Published on September 24, 2011. Nonfiction.
A compilation of the "6 Miracle Essays" series, combining in one volume BACK TO THE REAL WORLD; CLIMBING THE STONE FACE OF FEAR; HOMELESS; A BRUTAL SADNESS: Capital Punishment and the Politics of Vengeance; HIGHER LEARNING: An Interview with Kenneth and Gloria Wapnick; and ENDING MY RELIGION. This collection offers in-depth insights about the spiritual path known as "A Course in Miracles."
How NOT to worry: 5 Simple Tools for Trying Times
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.99 USD. 6010 words.
Published on August 28, 2011. Nonfiction.
The author of THE WAY OF FORGIVENESS and THE BOOK OF PRACTICAL FAITH brings a spiritual perspective to the end of worry. In five concise steps, D. Patrick Miller helps readers reorganize their thought patterns so that they can deal with stress and pressure in the most creative and effective ways possible.
How to Write a Good Poem: Three Essential Elements
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $1.99 USD. 4870 words.
Published on August 26, 2011. Nonfiction.
The co-editor and publisher of the award-winning Fearless Poetry Series offers a concise and inspiring guide to writing a good poem. The three essential skills of Vocabulary, Compression, and Revision are explained, with helpful suggestions for practice. Includes a number of example poems by the author, a widely published poet. Also: live links to other helpful resources.
How to Forgive: The Seven Steps
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $0.99 USD. 2250 words.
Published on March 27, 2011. Nonfiction.
Change your life for good, forever, for less than a dollar. Veteran spiritual writer D. Patrick Miller describes the "Seven Steps of Forgiving" in this concise handbook that makes a mystical process perfectly clear.
Me and the Gargantuan Space Babes: Omnibus Edition
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.95 USD. 7340 words.
Published on August 6, 2010. Fiction.
Miles Driven, the Last of the Smooth Movers and a Celebrated Great Escapist, tells the six-part, all-too-true story of how his sojourn at a Krispy Kreme doughnut parlor morphs into a galactic battle with gargantuan space babes who wouldn't think twice about dissolving his consciousness in a karmic acid bath. You'll never guess how he pulls himself together and gets out of this one!
Doping with RC Cola and a Moon Pie
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: Free! 2800 words.
Published on August 5, 2010. Nonfiction.
The true story of how the author wandered off the track of competitive bicycling, never to return. This shocking confessional reveals the final, dirty little truth behind the Floyd Landis scandal and the rumors swirling around Lance Armstrong: the sport is just too damn hard!
Love After Life: a novel
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $7.95 USD. 61470 words.
Published on January 30, 2010. Fiction.
“Here is a lucid, deftly told story of the healing power of love and the tenacity of spirit. But this is also a suspense tale with a redemptive twist — a genuine metaphysical thriller that seizes the soul and keeps you up until midnight turning the pages.” —Tim Farrington, author of The Monk Downstairs and The Monk Upstairs
The Book of Practical Faith
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $6.95 USD. 17860 words.
Published on July 20, 2009. Nonfiction.
Is faith meant only for churchgoers? This concise and eloquent volume offers a vision of a "practical faith" that will benefit anyone regardless of their religious (or irreligious) beliefs. In four lucid steps -- Releasing Guilt, Gathering Trust, Practicing Patience, and Learning Transcendence -- author D. Patrick Miller reveals a path to greater peace, perseverance, and dedication.
The Qualities of Beauty: An Interview with J. Ruth Gendler
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $1.99 USD. 3010 words.
Published on June 26, 2009. Nonfiction.
Noted writer and artist J. Ruth Gendler originally self-published THE BOOK OF QUALITIES, now a best-seller with over a quarter-million copies in print. In her latest book NOTES ON THE NEED FOR BEAUTY, she discusses many of the ways in which beauty is far more than skin-deep. This interview conducted by D. Patrick Miller is an exclusive feature of Fearless Books.
Genesis Corrected (by The Serpent)
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: Free! 4550 words.
Published on June 26, 2009. Nonfiction.
Stop blaming Eve! It wasn't her fault. After eons of silence, The Serpent steps forward to set the story straight about dinosaurs, asteroids, and what really went down when Eve let the banana leaf fall from her bosom. As the Serpent suggests, you'll find yourself wondering how it could have been different if Adam had learned to "just say no"...
Tully: a short story
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: Free! 5050 words.
Published on June 22, 2009. Fiction.
An erotic portrayal of grief, sexual awakening, and forgiveness. Originally published by THE SUN and later collected in STUBBORN LIGHT: The Best of The Sun Volume III.
Instructions of the Spirit: poems & intimations
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $6.95 USD. 8580 words.
Published on June 21, 2009. Fiction.
A volume of of 36 poems and “intimations” celebrating the challenges and mysteries of spiritual experience. “It is not easy to translate the experiences of the spiritual path into everyday language. Miller's poems record the colors and textures of his journey with skill, subtlety, and compassion." -- J. Ruth Gendler, THE BOOK OF QUALITIES
Choose Your Publishing Option: The 2013 Guide to An Author's Alternatives
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: Free! 6270 words.
Published on June 18, 2009. Nonfiction.
For over 15 years, the online Fearless Publishing Guide has given countless people valuable tips and links on getting their writing published. Now this popular online resource has been expanded into an e-book that gives even more useful information on how to get an agent, get published in the mainstream or outside it, how to self-publish, and more.
Ending My Religion: Miracle Essays #6
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.95 USD. 4660 words.
Published on June 5, 2009. Nonfiction.
The last essay in the series "6 Miracle Essays" examines the questions of spiritual addiction, fascination, and the challenge of "keeping it real" over the long haul of spiritual growth.
A Brutal Sadness: Capital Punishment and the Politics of Vengeance
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.95 USD. 5230 words.
Published on June 4, 2009. Nonfiction.
A meditation on the root attitudes behind justice and vengeance, using contrasting examples of capital punishment and successful rehabilitation of convicted murders for perspective. This is the fourth in a series of "6 Miracle Essays" originally published by THE SUN magazine.
Higher Learning: an interview with Kenneth and Gloria Wapnick
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.95 USD. 5050 words.
Published on June 4, 2009. Nonfiction.
A feature interview with the founders of the Foundation for A Course in Miracles, about the challenges and benefits of studying one of the most popular and misunderstood spiritual paths of modern times. The fifth article in the "6 Miracle Essays" series was originally published in THE SUN.
Homeless: Miracle Essays #3
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.95 USD. 4900 words.
Published on June 3, 2009. Nonfiction.
This essay, the third in the "6 Miracle Essays" series, recounts the author's experiences with changing homes and considers both the spiritual and political dimensions of homelessness. Originally published by THE SUN and later excerpted in the anthology WHERE THE HEART IS: A Celebration of Home.
Climbing the Stone Face of Fear
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.95 USD. 4690 words.
Published on May 31, 2009. Nonfiction.
The second article in D. Patrick Miller's "6 Miracle Essays" examines the nature of fear. The author recounts how his meditation experience, inspired by A COURSE IN MIRACLES, provided him with a surprising key to overcoming worry and anxiety. This piece was originally published by THE SUN magazine.
Back to the Real World: Miracle Essays #1
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $2.95 USD. 5400 words.
Published on May 31, 2009. Nonfiction.
The first article in D. Patrick Miller's "6 Miracle Essays" details how the author's initial encounter with A COURSE IN MIRACLES renewed his natural instinct for learning and restored what Krishnamurti called "an innocent confidence." This article first appeared in THE SUN magazine.
My Healing Journey Through Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: Free! 5220 words.
Published on May 13, 2009. Nonfiction.
Author D. Patrick Miller tells the story of his seven-year struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and how it inaugurated his spiritual path with the help of dreamwork, instinctive movement, and study of "A Course in Miracles."
How To Do What You Love for a Living
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $3.95 USD. 10970 words.
Published on May 12, 2009. Nonfiction.
In this three-part article, D. Patrick Miller examines a variety of approaches to finding work you love to do, with expert help offered by Marsha Sinetar, Nancy Anderson, Sue Bender, Gregg Levoy, Carol Adrienne, and others. Part of the "Fearless Practicals" series of very useful e-books.
Letting Go of Bad Habits
by D. Patrick Miller
Price: $0.99 USD. 3550 words.
Published on May 12, 2009. Nonfiction.
The title from the Health & Wisdom Series of the "Fearless Practicals" e-book collection features helpful insights and creative advice from a variety of experts on how to let go of undesirable habits... without the forceful exertion of "willpower."
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