Jamon Miller

Jamon Miller was raised by his mother in a single-parent home. It was hard for a single mother raising three kids on her own, and the family moved around a lot, not spending much time in one place or even one school system. In one year, Jamon attended over four schools. This made it hard to keep friends, make connections, and it completely obliterated hopes of settling down and calling one place home. It also created difficulties developmentally, as he did not have a complete knowledge of many...See more

Jamon Miller was raised by his mother in a single-parent home. It was hard for a single mother raising three kids on her own, and the family moved around a lot, not spending much time in one place or even one school system. In one year, Jamon attended over four schools. This made it hard to keep friends, make connections, and it completely obliterated hopes of settling down and calling one place home. It also created difficulties developmentally, as he did not have a complete knowledge of many basics taught in grade school. Because of this, Jamon retreated into himself. Many of his story ideas began to develop while he played alone in the schoolyard. Jamon finally received a Bachelors Degree at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN. He received a dual major in English and creative writing. Jamon Miller, author of She is...Africa, has been writing since a very young age. At the age of ten he started writing scripts for movies, later moving onto short stories, and finally novels. He started on blank sheets of paper and went through a whole forest of notebooks before moving onto typewriters and finally into the new age of computers. His mother purchased him his first computer for Christmas one year. Students and teachers in his elementary, junior high, and high schools could probably still recall him today, writing away during class, honing his craft. After college, Jamon spent time working in the field of finance. He worked at several financial institutions, including Wells Fargo, Allianz Life, and Us Bank. During the critical financial crisis that affected so many and decimated the mortgage industry, Jamon heard many stories of people losing everything after working their whole lives, and nearing retirement age with almost nothing. Jamon rededicated himself to his craft, doing a complete turnaround and devoting his life to the one thing he loved to do, writing. He spent this time reworking She is... Africa, as well as writing his second novel, Garden's and the Warrior of Heaven, which is slated for release soon. Jamon, who was once determined to attend professional school, declined acceptance into law school to pursue his writing career. Jamon is currently single, and when not writing he helps raise his nephew and nieces, and spends time with his family and some pretty special friends. When not doing that, he is wracking his brain for a new story idea and trying hard to write the "great American novel." See less