Maureen Miller is an award-winning author with stories in more than twenty collaboratives. She contributes to Guideposts’ All God’s Creatures, her local newspaper, and several online devotion sites, including the award-winning Arise Daily and Inspire A Fire. Married for thirty-six years to her childhood sweetheart Bill, she enjoys life with their three born-in-their-hearts children and three grand-girls, not to mention a variety of furry beasts. They live on Selah Farm, a hobby homestead nestled in the mountains of western North Carolina. She blogs at “Windows and Wallflowers” (Maureenmillerauthor.com), telling of God’s extraordinary character discovered in the ordinary things of life, and her debut novel, Gideon’s Book, is now available.
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Gideon’s Book
One Bible. Three lives. A journey of redemption spanning decades. In this captivating time-split novel, Maureen Miller weaves together the stories of three souls searching for purpose and healing. From the sun-soaked beaches of Myrtle Beach to the quiet streets of Eden, North Carolina, Gideon’s Book traverses both time and place, exploring the transformative power of faith and self-discovery. 2016: As Cassie bravely battles an unfavorable health diagnosis, she faces deep-seated insecurities and doubts about her self-worth. Just when she thinks her life couldn’t get more complicated, an unexpected opportunity arises—a chance to write a memoir for her friend’s parents. But when she uncovers unexpected truths about her own past, she must learn her value isn’t determined by her circumstances or origins.
- ISBN: 1646459040
- Publisher: Redemption Press
Interview with Maureen Miller 2026
When did you feel called to become an author?
I always loved writing, even as a little girl. My senior year, I was quoted in our school’s newspaper saying, “I want to write children’s books one day.” I think I truly felt the call to write this novel in 2007, when I heard God whisper, “The Bible by the bed.” I knew then—He would, in time, birth a story in my heart.
What did you learn while writing Gideon's Book?
Oh, above all, I learned to trust God’s timing. It took (from its initial thought) nearly two decades (two years shy)—from 2007-2025. Phew! And I learned that, in the waiting, I could “hone my craft”—encouraging words spoken by Cecil Murphey at 2007’s Write To Publish conference. I learned to love what I call “teamwork writing”—that is, writing for collaboratives. I’ve been part of more than two dozen to date, many contributions coming during the “waiting” seasons as I wrote my novel.
What is the toughest part of writing women's fiction?
Showing rather than telling—helping the reader see rather than just hear! Knowing how much to “show” and then allowing the reader to envision the scene, not only with the detail offered by the author but with his or her shared experience. So key, but it was a learning curve for me… though I came to love it!
If someone were to look at your Google search history (all for research of course!), what types of things would we find?
Synonyms for words, research on people (actors, musicians, politicians, etc.), searches for favorite quotes, info on particular “time period” things—like “how much did a hotdog cost in 1969?
If you could have coffee with an author, dead or alive, whose work you admire, who would that be? What would you ask him or her?
I would want to talk to Moses—ask him how he knew so much about, for example, the Creation story, since he wasn’t alive during it… so many things he wrote about (all of Genesis, for example) without having been alive. I also love Elisabeth Eliott, and I’d love to talk to her. I would want to know more about persevering in pain—not despite suffering but IN suffering, as she knew so much about it and wrote so much about it.
What’s your go-to drink while writing?
Water with lemon
If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?
If writing advice--Trust God’s timing. He knows just when He plans for our words to reach the world and for whom.
If non-writing—care less about what others think of you. Trust in God alone, and make His expectation for you your expectation for you (Ps. 62:5); also, be Peculiar like Jesus… we weren’t meant to be normal!
What do you enjoy doing when you are not writing?
Spending time with my grand-girls, walking, hanging by a fire with husband and kids, as well as our dogs; watching movies.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Richard Paul Evan’s The Christmas Stranger
Kathi Macias’s Unexpected Christmas Hero
Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird
What can we look forward to next?
A stand-alone book that will take some of Gideon’s Book’s (minor) characters and continue their stories; more collaborative work with other authors (I love it!).
I always loved writing, even as a little girl. My senior year, I was quoted in our school’s newspaper saying, “I want to write children’s books one day.” I think I truly felt the call to write this novel in 2007, when I heard God whisper, “The Bible by the bed.” I knew then—He would, in time, birth a story in my heart.
What did you learn while writing Gideon's Book?
Oh, above all, I learned to trust God’s timing. It took (from its initial thought) nearly two decades (two years shy)—from 2007-2025. Phew! And I learned that, in the waiting, I could “hone my craft”—encouraging words spoken by Cecil Murphey at 2007’s Write To Publish conference. I learned to love what I call “teamwork writing”—that is, writing for collaboratives. I’ve been part of more than two dozen to date, many contributions coming during the “waiting” seasons as I wrote my novel.
What is the toughest part of writing women's fiction?
Showing rather than telling—helping the reader see rather than just hear! Knowing how much to “show” and then allowing the reader to envision the scene, not only with the detail offered by the author but with his or her shared experience. So key, but it was a learning curve for me… though I came to love it!
If someone were to look at your Google search history (all for research of course!), what types of things would we find?
Synonyms for words, research on people (actors, musicians, politicians, etc.), searches for favorite quotes, info on particular “time period” things—like “how much did a hotdog cost in 1969?
If you could have coffee with an author, dead or alive, whose work you admire, who would that be? What would you ask him or her?
I would want to talk to Moses—ask him how he knew so much about, for example, the Creation story, since he wasn’t alive during it… so many things he wrote about (all of Genesis, for example) without having been alive. I also love Elisabeth Eliott, and I’d love to talk to her. I would want to know more about persevering in pain—not despite suffering but IN suffering, as she knew so much about it and wrote so much about it.
What’s your go-to drink while writing?
Water with lemon
If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?
If writing advice--Trust God’s timing. He knows just when He plans for our words to reach the world and for whom.
If non-writing—care less about what others think of you. Trust in God alone, and make His expectation for you your expectation for you (Ps. 62:5); also, be Peculiar like Jesus… we weren’t meant to be normal!
What do you enjoy doing when you are not writing?
Spending time with my grand-girls, walking, hanging by a fire with husband and kids, as well as our dogs; watching movies.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Richard Paul Evan’s The Christmas Stranger
Kathi Macias’s Unexpected Christmas Hero
Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird
What can we look forward to next?
A stand-alone book that will take some of Gideon’s Book’s (minor) characters and continue their stories; more collaborative work with other authors (I love it!).
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