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Local author writes for his supper.

Provo resident Steve Miller is a most unusual author. Most authors wait years to wait for their books to be reviewed and published but Steve is very very different, he self published his book series and sells them in local book stores himself. It is 'My sole source of income'. When the economy crashed Steve had very few options for employment. He was an out of work Veteran with a commission sales job in a down economy with a family to feed. So he did the only thing he could think of, innovate.

Steve started to self publish, and found that his first book: 'Captain Justo From The Planet Is'sells quite quickly. He was able to sell it on local books stores and soon was able to rely on books sales as his only source of income. He set up shop so to say by working with local Eborn Books, and set up in front of stores in the Wasatch Front. Steve often sells 15-20 books a day. But he works at it every day, except Sunday, which he reserves for his family.

With over four thousand books in print, Steve often can be seen standing in front of local stores talking to people and signing books.

Captain Justo, The Valley of Bones was written on two continents, North America and Eastern Africa. Between 2010 and 2011 Stephen was privileged to work in Mogadishu, Somalia, overseeing the construction of three military grade fuel depots. While there, he lived at the Peace Hotel, an armed compound on the outskirts of the warlord controlled old city and just outside the African Union controlled airport base.

While in Mogadishu he lived less than a mile away from intense firefights and rocket attacks. The threat of kidnappings and constant danger gave him firsthand knowledge for what it is like to live among warlords and pirates. Captain Justo, The Valley of Bones is influenced by the real life adventure he experienced in Mogadishu, Somalia, the most dangerous city in the world.

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Stephen Miller was born in Provo, Utah in 1962. While attending Provo High School he competed with the debate team and won several statewide debate competitions. After a rather traumatic move to Payson, Utah, he received high marks at statewide drama competitions. His team won the state championship for two years running.

While a junior at Payson High he met his future wife, Edna Snelson, who was later crowned Miss Payson. They would meet again while attending Brigham Young University, fall in love, get married and raise seven fantastic children together.

Graduating from high school with honors, Stephen started his adventurous life by joining the Utah Air National Guard. After a year he took an ecclesiastical leave and served an LDS mission in Rio DE Janeiro, Brazil.

Steve Miller attended Brigham Young University where he studied Portuguese, physics and aerospace studies. He continued working with the Air National Guard while in school but was accepted into the ROTC Program where he received a commission in the United States Air Force.

Graduating from BYU, Steve Miller attended Navigator School at Mather Air Force Base, when Captain Justo from the Planet Is was first told as a bedtime story to his children. His children loved the story so much they begged to have it written down.

As Steves' children grew so did the manuscript,and was added upon and modified as well until in 2008, after over fifteen years of development, Captain Justo from the Planet Is was published by TriQuest Publishing. Captain Justo, The Valley of Bones is the next installment in the most original space adventure in the universe.