This post is to let all of our loved ones know that Matt is starting a side venture as a novelist. His first short novel is now available for purchase as an ebook through Amazon and Barnes and Noble for the Kindle or Nook platforms respectively. Even if you don't have a Kindle or a Nook, you can still read the book on the PC or a smartphone by downloading the Kindle or Nook applications which can be found at Amazon or Barnes and Noble and are free applications.

The novel is titled SHADOW OF THE MASTER and is a collaboration between Matt and his late mother, Nancy. She had written the basic manuscript back in 1981 and shopped it around briefly, getting no bites back then. So, it got packed away and, to some extent, forgotten for many years. When she passed away in 2009, Matt asked his dad if he could find the manuscript and if he would object if he did some editing and revision and went the self-publishing route with SHADOW. He had no objections so Matt recently set about finishing the new manuscript.

SHADOW OF THE MASTER is a short novel that provides a new and unique perspective on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ through the eyes of a stray dog that takes up with Jesus and the disciples after He shows the dog kindness. It is biblically based and written in such a way that readers of all ages can enjoy and appreciate it.

Matt is also working on his first full-length novel, an excerpt from which is included at the end of SHADOW. He hopes to have the novel completed and published by late spring of 2012.

Matt can be followed on Twitter at @mattmillerauthr. He can be reached by email at matthewmillerauthor@gmail.com. His website is http://www.matthewrmiller.net.

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