Nassau Bay resident Carlos Ledson Miller is living out his fantasy of being a writer and residing somewhere overlooking water. He has written seven books. Courtesy photo
Living the dream
‘I love helping people’
Dancer and choreographer Tatiana Verega, a dance instructor in Galveston, has just released her book “The Hustler Mind.” Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Islander hopes to inspire others with motivational books
Time traveler
During a forced break from surfing, Brian Jarvis, who runs C-Sick Surfin’ in Galveston, penned a novel about a time-traveling surfer. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Surfer dude-turned-author uses books to explore weighty topics of the sea
‘A believable world’
Novelist weaves Galveston’s gangster past into murder mysteries
‘A more thoughtful time’
Islander channels fascination with Victorian era into her art and books
‘Passion project’
First-time authors Heidi Lutz and Christine Ruiz Hopkins wrote “100 Things to do in Galveston Before You Die,” which was released in April. Courtesy photo
Two devoted islanders write definitive Galveston guidebook
Love and murder
Island author never knows where her characters will take her
Getting into character
Janet Shawgo holds her latest novel, “Legacy of Lies,” at her home in Jamaica Beach. Shawgo uses her many experiences as a police officer, homicide investigator and traveling nurse to produce award-winning novels. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Jamaica Beach author draws on history and geography to weave stories of good and evil
Murder, she wrote
Retired judge has found success in writing suspenseful crime novels
Playing hardball
Galveston author Cornelius Geary Geary recently published a collected transcript of an interview with Frank Torre, a former first baseman for the Milwaukee Braves and the brother of Joe Torre, in a new book “All Heart: The Baseball Life of Frank Torre.” Photo by Stuart Villanueva