Milam McGraw Propst

Hello, I'm Milam McGraw Propst, an author and mighty proud of it!

NEWSFLASH! Check this out on Youtube: The Further Adventures of Ociee Nash

At the insistence of fellow authors, I have this pretty cool Authors Guild website to go along with my publisher's site: Belle Books.com. ALSO, I can now BLOG. To read my blog, kindly click on the link on the right side of this page for frequent updates and nutsy stuff that pops into my mind from time to time.

Here's the truth, admittedly low-tech, I'm also neither a tennis player nor an ice dancer. I WRITE. For most of my life, I’ve enjoyed being a wife and a mother who does volunteer work. Sprinkled in were a couple of professional careers with newspapers and in PR. Like many women, however, I discovered my other/​my real self later on. My moment of clarity took place in a writing class taught by gifted author Carol Lee Lorenzo.

I now have five books. Number five, "The Further Adventures of Ociee Nash" was released on September 1. It's the third in a series based on my grandmother's childhood. My first three books, "A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street", "It May Not Leave a Scar" and "Ociee on Her Own" are published by Mercer University Press and are available at www.mupress.org

The next one, "Creola’s Moonbeam" was published by Belle Books in 2006 and focuses on valuable relationships between women. Deborah Smith, well known author and a partner in Belle Books, has recently recorded "Creola’s Moonbeam" as an audio book. I love this story because it's based on my own real life experiences.
Deb also created a delightful book preview complete with music. A surprise to me, the first time I came upon it, I jumped up from my seat and danced around the room! PLEASE go to Youtube Creola's Moonbeam. It's a hoot!

My new writing niche is "Childrens Fiction". . . that said, I'm told readers of all ages enjoy reading about Ociee, perhaps, because she IS a real person????
Our title "The Further Adventures of Ociee Nash" is a spin off from the delightful film “The Adventures of Ociee Nash” which premiered at Atlanta’s Fox Theater in 2003. Written, produced and directed by Amy McGary and Kristen McGary, the movie is available on DVD. It stars Skyler Day as Ociee with Keith Carradine and Mare Winningham and noted stage actors Tom Key and Anthony Rodriquez. Ty Pennington makes a cameo appearance as one of the Wright brothers!
Kindly go to Ociee Nash.com

Today I'm hard at work on the fourth and fifth in my grandmother's series; #4 is due out next spring. I can only imagine what our Ociee might be thinking as she reviews my stories from her cloud in Heaven. "Much ado about nothing," might say this rather reserved lady!

Born in Memphis, I’ve also lived in Birmingham, New Orleans, Springfield, MA, and now in Atlanta in the house we redid in "Creola's Moonbeam."
Jamey and I have three grown children, Amanda, William and Jay. William and his wife Abigail have most generously provided us with our charming playmates, two precious grandsons, Loftin and Emmett.

Thank you so much for your interest in my work. Please feel free to write to me at milamwritesbooks@​gmail.com.

Milam