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Making a Splash at ICRS!

The last couple of weeks were a bit of a whirlwind. July 14th kicked off the annual ICRS (International Christian Retail Show) event in Orlando, FL. Each day was jammed packed full of meetings, interviews and book signings. Our enthusiastic publishers (Warner Press) pulled out all of the stops on our behalf and really made us feel like the stars of the show. For those of you who aren't aware of what ICRS is all about, it is the primary trade show where publishers present their latest offerings to Christian and family-friendly bookstores and licensee's around the globe.

Allan and I felt very blessed to be able to attend for the fourth year in a row. This time, we were given the royal treatment and were able to take part in a lot of fun stuff. Here's a short list of some of the highlights of our trip:

• Book signing for Ten-Gallon Sam


• Trying to keep up with a line over 100 people long for our 2-hour Hunter Brown book signing (sorry if we had to turn you away at the end)


• Seeing a giant 20 foot banner promoting our novel


• Seeing our book promoted on the back of each show bulletin


• Several interviews by radio stations and TV


• Seeing one of the characters we created in our latest novel as a real-life costumed character along side Bob & Larry, 3-2-1 Penguins, the Bernstein Bears
  
• Chris nearly tackling Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungee
  
• Meeting some really cool movie execs who are interested in our book
  
• Signing books FOR renowned fantasy fiction author Bryan Davis (Dragons in our Midst)
  
• Dinner with Chris Waters of Angel Wars fame
  
• Personally giving away 200 Hunter Brown backpacks to booksellers
  
• Meeting Ben Stein (producer and star of the recent "Expelled" movie)
  
• Meeting "President Bush"

Here's a short photo snippet of our journey for you to enjoy!

Signing the Hunter Brown book for one of our young fans.

I asked Ben Stein for his money - but apparently somebody else already won it.

Not too many authors get endorsed by a "president".
He said he liked the book because it was easy to read.

One of the many interviews.

Signing a book for Bryan Davis, author the extraordinarily
successful Dragon's in Our Midst series

But after all the meetings had been made and the conference wound to a close, I must say my favorite part of all was receiving a special letter from one of the parents of the children who had acquired a copy of our Hunter Brown book at the show. She left the hand written letter at the Warner Press booth and it read as follows:

Dear Miller Brothers,

My Son Marek is thrilled with your book. The first thing out of his mouth this morning: "I couldn't put that book down last night. I love it! I stayed up past my bedtime."

He went on to tell me all he's read so far. I've never seen him so animated over a novel.

Thank you for your awesome novel. I'm sure its going to change Marek's view about reading. A mother's dream!

Thanks again,

Melissa

P.S. Can't wait to read it myself!

It's a message like this that makes all the long hours of writing completely worth it. Thanks for the message, Melissa. You really encouraged us as well.

NEWS FLASH: Hunter Brown Novel Reportedly Stolen from Publisher!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Book piracy is on the rise - publishers are getting worried their books will be next!

At approximately 11 AM (PST) author Christopher Miller (the balder half of the infamous Miller Brothers team) received an unexpected and disturbing phone call from his publisher Warner Press. The news was not good. Apparently, the first shipment of the long awaited novel, Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow (written by Chris and his brother) arrived as scheduled to an undisclosed top secret Warner warehouse earlier this morning. However, within moments of the delivery, a disembodied hand emerged on the scene and swiped the very first copy of the highly anticipated book.

"When I first heard the news, I was stunned," Miller exclaimed. "I mean, I had heard there were a lot of people eager to get their hands on this book, but this is ridiculous!"

Photo evidence emerged shortly thereafter from the facility's security cameras confirming the incident and catching the criminal red handed (so to speak). Authorities on the scene were unable to apprehend the suspect before he/she/or...it slipped through their fingers taking the coveted first copy away.



Eyewitnesses on the scene were both shocked and outraged. "Whoever did this should be ashamed of themselves!" said one man who wished to remain unidentified. "Hands should have bodies...that's just the way it should be!"

Another woman, who was visibly shaken by the episode had this to say. "It's just wrong...and gross...and I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I mean, the thought of a hand just appearing out of nowhere, when you least expect it is...well...freaky."

One has to wonder what devious purpose does a disembodied hand have in stealing a book? After all, it has no head or eyes and will probably not be able to read it. The irony of the situation is astounding especially considering that the book is expected to be released for FREE online in its entirety as early as 8/8/08 (the official launch date of the book). You can also pre-order the book legally and have it shipped to your home when it is officially released.


So, while the motive remains unclear and the criminal remains at large (or small) we are asking for your help. If you recognize this hand or have any tips as to the whereabouts of the perpetrator we would appreciate hearing from you.

Help stop book piracy!

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Please forward this message to as many people as possible. The more people who see it, the better chance we have of catching the hand responsible.

You can PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

The Warner Press Staff

You know, we don't talk enough about how great it has been to work with the staff at Warner Press. These guys are awesome and we wanted to honor them by sharing a photo of the team. Here they are today after having happily recieved our first shipment of the Hunter Brown novel (due in stores 8/8/08).

Final Poster Design

Okay - here's the final version.
Some people didn't like the symbols because it made them think of witchcraft or the occult. So, keeping in mind that we wanted a family friendly design that Mom's will buy for their kids...we opted to make a few changes to "brighten" the tone of the image without removing the drama of the image.

Let us know what you think!

If you really like it - you can now Officially PRE-ORDER Hunter Brown from our website! We'll include a poster for FREE and it will ship in time for you to get your copy on 8/8/08!

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

Enjoy!

HELP! We need your feedback...

Allan and I have been working hard on the Codebearers website and marketing material. Very soon we will have some exciting things to show you - but first we have a work in progress to review with you. We need your feedback on this poster design we've been working on. Tell us what you think and we'll take it into consideration as we finish up the design. Make sure you post your response in our poll as well!

Enjoy!

Just a bit of fun...

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