Writer of the Fantastic
G.L. Miller
Writing Samples:
Here are some samplings and highlights from my body of work. I have written for many genres and formats, including books, televsision, film, video games, comics, and flash fiction.
Books:
Nova Diem: The New Dawn - (Superheroes) In the year 1897, the superhuman champions of Nova Diem endeavor to protect the British Empire by recruiting a powerful new member to their ranks.
Sorceress Ascendant - (Fantasy) After acquiring great magical power from a terrible dragon, a would-be evil sorceress embarks on a path of conquest, only to find she’s not so good at being bad. (In Development)
Film Scripts:
Nothing Greater - (Fantasy) In order to find a powerful artifact, an old wizard and his estranged daughter brave an ancient temple that brings their inner demons to life.
Evilmyre’s School of Villainy - (Superheroes) On the verge of leaving his double life behind, an aspiring super villain is forcibly enrolled in an academy for megalomaniacs.
TV Spec-Script:
Castle: Persona Obscura - (Drama/Comedy) Castle and Beckett match wits with a diabolical serial killer who wants to become their personal nemesis.
Video Games:
War Starz - (Sci-Fi/Twine Game) A hapless wannabe rocker is chosen to became the Star Caller, the champion of space, in order to save the universe from annihilation.
Halloween Hall - (Horror/Twine Game) Jeremy awakes in a dark, twisted version of his school and must brave the haunted corridors in order to save his girlfriend.
Aexion - (Fantasy/Design Document) The last surviving god of a dead pantheon descends to a post-apocalyptic world in order to select a new generation of deities from the surviving mortals.
Comics:
Steam Bar: Good for What Ails Ya - (Western) When an old acquaintance of Sally the bartender rides into town and starts selling a miracle tonic, she risks exposing her own past along with the truth of his scheme.
Me - (Horror/Superheroes) A desperate pair of heroes flees from former allies who have all become part of a malignant hivemind.
Short Stories:
My Atomic Angel - (Sci-Fi/Romance) Mechanic Ricky Barnes struggles to confess his true feelings to Jenny, a 300 foot tall teenage girl with an atomic bomb for a heart.
Smile, Sunshine - (Drama) A young man must deal with the sudden loss of his little sister.
Harmonium - (Sci-Fi) Alien beings have made Earth a paradise, but now that paradise is threatened from within.
The Wrath of Zarox - (Comedy/Superheroes) The unorthodox heroes of the Baker's Street Half-Dozen contend with an extremely obnoxious alien invader.
Guardian Angel - (Superheroes) A mother prepares her young son to take up the family’s superhero legacy.
Flash Fiction:
Faithful Servant - (Horror, 500 words) A detective drops in on a priest he suspects of murder.
Glory of Hyutar - (Sci-Fi, 700 words) The last moments of an alien battleship.
The Fix - (Sci-Fi, 900 words) A motel room is host to an unusual rendezvous.
Last Ride - (Mafia, 500 words) A little jazz to take your mind of a job isn’t too much to ask, right?
Cold Snap - (Horror, 900 words) The weather up North can be a real killer.