Welcome to Carolyn Handler Miller's Website!

Hi, there!
THIS WEBSITE focuses on the many hats I wear as a writer (and my specialty in new media), and also on my work as a speaker, teacher and consultant…

I invite you to...

• check out my bio;
• look over a list of my credits;
• read, watch and listen to interviews and articles about my work;
• learn about my work as a writer, speaker, teacher and consultant;
• and get some essential contact information.

Carolyn Miller

AND HERE'S SOME NEWS…

My Book

The second edition of my book, DIGITAL STORYTELLING: A CREATOR'S GUIDE TO INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT (Focal Press) is about to go into a second printing! It was also recently translated into Korean. The new edition covers hot new areas like Alternate Reality Games (ARGs), virtual worlds, serious games, and user generated content. It also contains some fascinating new chapters, such as the one on robots, androids and animatronic characters. In addition, there's a whole new multi-chapter section on using digital storytelling techniques for information, education, training, promotion and marketing. And of course it includes updates of all the topics covered in the first edition. It’s available in various retail bookstores, through my publisher, Focal Press, and through Amazon (which you can order from the box on the right)….

Upcoming Engagements

In conjunction with the publication of the new edition of my book, I've been doing a number of talks around the country, and have several more scheduled in coming weeks. I’ll be giving a talk on March 11 in the Tampa area to the Florida Writers Association-St. Petersburg; on March 16 to students at the New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan; and on March 17 to Professionals in Media in Maplewood, New Jersey. I’m also in the process of nailing down talks in May and June in California and Arizona. I'll post the details as soon as they are set.

New Writing/Consulting Projects

I'm currently working on two Web-based virtual worlds for children, each quite different from the other. The Jasmine Club is a multi-faceted site, partially geared for social networking, and it's designed for girls in the Middle East, an under-served group if there ever was one. It's going to be visually rich and full of interactive possibilities, but right now it's still in its earliest stages. The other children's site I'm involved with, however, is much further along. It's called the Bamboo Bunch, and it's a fantasy site populated with gnomes, fairies, imps and the like. It even has its own video on YouTube.

In addition, I've been doing some consulting for a company designing an innovative B2B (Business to Business) tool, helping them build digital storytelling elements into their project. For more information about my work as a writer and consultant, please visit the section of my website on writing, speaking, teaching and consulting.

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's Council on Film and Media Industries

I've been serving as a member of Governor Richardson's prestigious Governor’s Council on Film and Media Industries since the Governor appointed me to the Council early in 2007. Recently, the Governor gave us an exciting new mandate: to investigate ways to help shape the curriculum of New Mexico schools (K-12, colleges and universities) so that students here are well-prepared for jobs in film and new media. The council works closely with the film office and the New Mexico Department of Economic Development to promote the growth of New Mexico’s media industries.

University Teaching

I’ve been teaching courses in interactive narrative (“Activating Digital Space”) and in video game development for the University of New Mexico. I’ve also been teaching online for De Montfort University in the UK, for their cutting edge Master’s degree program in Creative Writing and New Media. I’ve also served as a Dissertation Mentor for two of the graduate students.

MIT Citation

I recently discovered that the first edition of my book was cited on an MIT website. It was mentioned in a four-part series about the marketing of breakfast cereals, of all things. The author talks about my chapter on developing interactive projects for children, and specifically refers to what I say about the importance of addressing parents' concerns about the material their children are exposed to. It's really cool to think my book is being used in some way at MIT!

Please, do come back again for updates and new features! Thanks.

Carolyn Handler Miller