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Larada Horner-Miller

Larada Horner-Miller
BIOGRAPHY

Larada Horner-Miller is a poet, essayist and accomplished multi-genre author who holds a bachelor’s degree in English, with a minor in Spanish and a master of education degree in Integrating Technology into the Classroom. She is the accomplished author of six award-winning biographies, historical fiction, memoir, and poetry works plus three self-published cookbooks.

Her current book, Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better?, is available in paperback and four e-book formats. Larada offers the reader the opportunity to look back at 2020 and the global pandemic through her prose and poetry through reading, then reflecting and responding. She addresses all the emotions she felt during this overwhelming time and leads the reader through to a self-access: bitter or better?

Her fifth book is the authorized memoir and biography of world-renown square dance caller Marshall “Flip” Flippo. Just Another Square Dance Caller, Biography of Marshall Flippo is available now in hardback, paperback and four e-book formats. Recently Just Another Square Dance Caller won two awards: Book Excellence Awards Finalist and Silver award for eLit. Book Awards.

Another recent book of hers, A Time to Grow Up-A Daughter's Grief Memoir has won many awards including being a 2018 Book Excellence Awards Finalist in the Memoir category at the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards and a 2018 Independent Press Distinguished Favorites Award in the Memoir category. Horner-Miller has also been a past national presenter at the Women Writing the West Conference and is currently the creator of Memoir Workshops for others who want to share their family’s legacies through words.

Larada and her husband, Lin, enjoy being nestled in the mountains above Albuquerque, New Mexico, near the village of Tijeras. When not writing books, this passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic woman loves to spend time kicking up her heels at square dancing gatherings, traveling, knitting, and reading.

As co-manager of her family’s southeastern Colorado ranch, she enjoys spending time exploring her family’s historic ranch and reminiscing with her brother and his children about their mom, dad, and granddad.

To learn more, visit https://laradasbooks.com/

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Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better?
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Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir
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Just Another Square Dance Caller: Authorized Biography of Marshall Flippo
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Just Another Square Dance Caller: Authorized Biography of Marshall Flippoby Larada Horner-MillerPublish: May 08, 2020Biographies & Memoirs
A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter's Grief Memoir
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A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter's Grief Memoirby Larada Horner-MillerPublish: Nov 25, 2017Biographies & Memoirs
Let Me Tell You a Story
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Let Me Tell You a Storyby Larada Horner-MillerPublish: Mar 20, 1992History
When Will Papa Get Home?
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When Will Papa Get Home?by Larada Horner-MillerPublish: Nov 26, 2015Historical Fiction
This Tumbleweed Landed
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This Tumbleweed Landedby Larada Horner-MillerPublish: Nov 26, 2015Biographies & Memoirs

Larada Horner-Miller's Awards and Achievements

    Larada Horner-Miller has earned excellence awards over time. Here is the glimpse of the accolades clinched by the author.

  • March Book Cover Contest on AllAuthor.com
    2024

    Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir

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  • 2023 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award in the Self Help/Guides category
    2023

    Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better?

    award
  • 2022 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award in Body, Mind & Spirit Category
    2022

    Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better?

    award
  • Book Excellence Award Finalist
    2021

    Just Another Square Dance Caller: Authorized Biography of Marshall Flippo

    award
  • eLit Silver Award
    2021

    Just Another Square Dance Caller: Authorized Biography of Marshall Flippo

    award
  • New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist in Biography Category
    2021

    Just Another Square Dance Caller: Authorized Biography of Marshall Flippo

    award
  • New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist in Nonfiction E-book Category
    2021

    Just Another Square Dance Caller: Authorized Biography of Marshall Flippo

    award
  • Book Excellence Awards "Finalist" in the Memoir category
    2018

    A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter's Grief Memoir

    award
  • Independent Press Awards "Distinguished Favorites" in the Memoir category
    2018

    A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter's Grief Memoir

    award
  • New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Finalist" in 2 categories: Ebook Nonfiction and Ebook Cover
    2018

    A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter's Grief Memoir

    award
  • New Apple Book Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing Official Selection in the Memoir category
    2017

    A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter's Grief Memoir

    award
  • New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Finalist" in 2 categories: Biography (Other) and Nonfiction
    2017

    A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter's Grief Memoir

    award
  • New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Finalist" in category: Historical Fiction category
    2016

    When Will Papa Get Home?

    award
  • New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Finalist" in one category: Biography (Other)
    2016

    This Tumbleweed Landed

    award

Larada Horner-Miller Interview On 23, Jun 2021

"A retired teacher, traveler, dancer, Larada Horner-Miller is the author of award-winning historical fiction, memoir, poetry, and three cookbooks. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English, with a minor in Spanish and a master of education degree in Integrating Technology into the Classroom. She loves historical fiction and the drive to research history so the story matches it. One of her favorite characters is Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone with the Wind.”"
What is a childhood memory that makes you smile?

I was Dad’s little helper when we branded our calves each spring. With my cowboy hat pulled down on my head, I held the rope tightly attached to the calf’s hind leg as he did his job of branding and castrating. He made me feel so valuable as I worked along side him.

Do you remember the first story you ever read and the impact it had on you?

Nancy Drew stories were my favorites and I revisited them every summer. Early on, I loved reading and have kept it up as a life-long hobby.

As you grew older, what are the most important traits from your childhood that you held onto?

As a child, I enjoyed a freedom to explore my environment and thoroughly enjoyed my family. Both of those traits have made my life rich and rewarding.

What is a childhood ambition that you had?

I wanted to be dressed up and work at a job like the ladies I saw on TV, not a stay-at-home mom like Mom.

When you write a poem do you write the title first or the content first?

Often, I write the content then the title comes from my meandering around the words. I usually have the first line of the poem come to me and away I go.

What attributes make one a great essayist?

A great essayist ties the essay together with a strong introduction and a conclusion that circles back to the introduction. I love the opportunity to see where an essay is going, but the touchstone I use is tying it together.

Did you get in touch with world-renown square dance caller Marshall “Flip” Flippo before writing his authorized biography?

Marshall Flippo and I had been friends for over twenty years when I wrote his biography. I was fortunate to have forty hours of recorded interviews with him before he died. We did two face-to-face sessions: one to start off our working together for a couple hours and then one more session that spanned about four hours. Each time I laughed often and loved every moment he shared his precious life with me.

How much did you research while writing your novel, When Will Papa Get Home?

I love historical fiction and the drive to research the history so the story matches it. I did a lot of research, especially about the homestead time in Colorado during the early 1900s which was a boon time with the open prairie a light with campfires. I also enjoyed researching the building of an adobe and rock house.

What are the rules when writing historical fiction?

The rules for writing historical fiction are few. Enjoy enlarging the fiction side of the story with lively characters and an engrossing plot, while you must ground the fiction in factual history.

What kind of cultural value do you think reading and writing have/brings?

Reading and writing expose our culture for what it is. Without reading and writing, we would have no one recording, challenging and celebrating the direction our culture is going. Writers are priceless in keeping the culture honest.

If you had the power to bring any fictional character from any book or movie or TV series to life, who would it be and why?

One of my favorite characters is Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone with the Wind.” Margaret Mitchell captivated me as a young teen with her outlandish character. I loved her sassy, survival instinct, but deeply I identified with her connection to her plantation and the land. Our family ranch has the same place in my heart that Tara had for Scarlett.

When writing novels, is it better to have daily time-spent-writing goals or words-written goals?

Goals drive me. I work better with a words-written goal because I can see the number increase and that meets my goal-drive. It’s important to get words down then I can deal with editing and revising later.

What is the sweetest fan-mail that you have ever received?

My aunt read “When Will Papa Get Home?,” a historical fiction and called me, raving about the book. But she thought the main character, Maria, was real and wanted to know if she knew her. That told me I had succeed at making Maria a real person in the story.

What is the next book you are looking forward to writing? What is it about?

My next book will be released July 2021, and the title is Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better? It is a spiritual self-help/memoir collection of my reflections on the coronavirus and 2020. To incorporate a trauma into our lives, we need to retell our story, so that’s what I did. The reader will have the opportunity to read, reflect and respond.

How do you usually promote your books? What do you think of AllAuthor and would you recommend it to your other author friends?

I usually promote my books on Facebook and other social media. I have an email list I promote to. I also use a variety of promotional sites on the internet to highlight my books, and I have an Etsy Shop I promote where I sell my books. I really like AllAuthor and what they have done for me. I certainly would highly recommend it to other author friends.

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      • The cover is the doorway into your book—it has to grab the reader. The title has to be crisp and concise. Today they (whoever that is) says 4 words! That's amazingly short, but add a sub-title for sure. What do you think about the 4 word idea that rules the book industry today?
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      • Start on the publishing road earlier and self-publish if you must! I published my first book at 60, yet I wrote it 25 years before.

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