Jamila Mikhail

Biography

Jamila Mikhail, or simply Mila for short, is an award-winning author based out of Ottawa, the capital of Canada. In 2018 she was one of the people who received the title of Top Writer on Quora and over the years she has also received several awards for her poetry and short stories ever since she started writing on a serious basis in 2011. Mila is currently working towards a degree in Indigenous Studies and Environmental Studies. In her spare time Mila also enjoys various hobbies including photography, gastronomy, building toy models of various sizes and studying a variety of things including history, criminology and foreign languages. Most of all though, she enjoys being the company of her cats Squeaker and Carling. She thinks that writing about herself in the third person is strange.

Smashwords Interview

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
I don’t think there was a single moment where I actually realized I wanted to be a writer, it was more of a lengthy process over the last seven years. In 2011 it was actually the therapist I was seeing for PTSD that suggested that I begin writing on a serious basis since I’d always enjoyed it as a little hobby on the side. Since then I wrote several full length manuscripts that remained dormant on my computer for years until I decided I wanted to publish my works in 2017. After studying the publishing industry for several months, my first book finally came out in January 2018!
What, in your opinion, is the hardest thing about writing?
For me, the hardest thing is keeping things consistent. If I don’t write for a long time I’ll probably become disinterested in the story, but my creative juices flow whenever they want and I don’t try to alter that, so that inconsistency can definitely cause big bumps in the road despite that it doesn’t usually take me very long to complete a story. In the entire publishing process though, writing is the easy part!
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Books

Moments In Time
Price: Free! Words: 61,240. Language: Canadian English. Published: January 10, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
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Make time stand still with this collection of ten short stories. These short stories range from fantasy to urban fiction and each have a strong message for modern society. You will be left feeling uplifted and deep in thought by the time this book ends.
After Anderson
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 102,840. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
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The day that Anderson brought a gun to school was the day Aly's life changed forever. Her fellow classmates were murdered right before her eyes as her former best friend embarked on the deadliest high school massacre since Columbine. Now, Aly must face her demons and find out how she's not only going to forgive him, but also herself, for the role she might've played in the tragedy.
Don't Let Me Go
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 77,790. Language: Canadian English. Published: August 1, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(5.00 from 1 review)
On top of battling the normal teenage angst that everyone goes through, Joanie is also reeling from her parents’ bitter divorce and having to cope with her mom’s new boyfriend and dad’s new family. Alone in a new town and without friends, she turns to passing the time by making toy models of soldiers and is shocked when one of them comes to life. What she doesn't know is that Adler has a secret.
Verses Undone
Price: Free! Words: 3,560. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2018 . Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry, Poetry » Female authors
(5.00 from 1 review)
Take a roller coaster ride inside of the human heart with this short collection of 15 poems dealing with everything from love and romance to death to anger to friendship and beyond. Written in both free verse and fixed verse format, these poems will not only touch your emotions but they will also motivate you think deeper.
Innermost
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,450. Language: English. Published: January 5, 2018 . Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry, Poetry » Canadian Poetry
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Innermost is a collection of both free verse and fixed verse poetry written over a period of half a decade about every emotion felt inside the human heart. These poems will transport you to a whole other world within the innermost depths of the human soul.