Miki Starr Martin - I am always write!

THE THINGS WE WRITE WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING

Born in Chicago, IL and a writer in the womb, Miki Starr Martin had written her first piece of poetry prudently titled Black and White, by the time she was five years old. Her grandmother, poet Mai Taj Penovich, published her work in one of her books produced through her company Hungry Writer's Publishing. Starr was a miniature success but not well known enough to quit pre-school and buy that Black Barbie dream house she’d always longed for.

In elementary school her focus was on essay writing, mainly class assignments. She would always find unique ways to express herself. Starr peaked in the eighth grade winning both the Young Authors Competition and the Martin Luther King Jr (How Can I Be a Drum Major for Justice?) Essay Competition in the same school year.

By high school her writing style switched somewhat…well a great deal. She began to test the waters of short stories. However they were no ordinary teen love tales. Issues from her past seemed to reflect in her work, though at the time she was unaware. Those stories would be considered a form of erotica but with a twist. She had yet to become sexually active and secondly the men always seemed to wind up with their “parts” lying at their side! Those tales spread around Hyde Park Career Academy quickly and Starr became one of the most popular females in school - except no one knew the stories were hers (psuedonym Amori Allen). During her sophomore year she moved from the South Side to the North Side of Chicago and transferred to Sullivan High. The first day in their new home, Starr wrote her first novella titled Chitterlings and French Fries in one full day.

In October 1999 while working at a Holiday Inn in Minnetonka Minnesota one sentence came to mind, “I can't believe I did it” and thus spawned JT Jackson, the star character of her 2002 debut novel Well Runs Dry. The book was actually only written for her to read. She’d recently read her first Eric Jerome Dickey novel and realized that he had a writing style that was reminiscent of her own. She didn't decide to publish it until 2001 when she went to work at American Express' internet division and two of her training facilitator's [Juansieto DesVignes & Aletha Rolle] read it. They loved it and the idea to become a published author took off. With the help of Damian Rogers and a small team of friends, she went on to sell out her first batch and make appearances at several book clubs around Miami.

Getting picked up by a publisher has been a feat she has yet to conquer. Despite the acclaim she has received for her five novels, shorts and various poetic pieces, it seems that her style isn't mainstream enough to attract the big publishing houses. After years of being rejected and feeling dejected, she decided to again take advantage of modern technology and the opportunities that come along with it. Using her design skills, patience, work ethic, and taking advantage of an unexpected stint of unemployment, Starr has released Broken Promises, Blueprints, Zella Dora, The Miki Starr Storybook, Olivia: Rebirth of the Anointed, Psycho, and re-released Well Runs Dry(available on CreateSpace and Amazon.com).

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THE STARR MUZIK COLLECTION

Starr is known for more than the stories she writes but also the poetry she tells. In 2005, after receiving the gift of a Mac iBook from her mother, Starr began dabbling in music production making use of the new GarageBand software that came with it. She recorded some of her favorite poems over some of the beats that she created. Though she's given up on the dream of being a famous music producing, spoken word artist, she still dabbles occassionally.

Track Listing:

Goodbye2Love (Remix) - Glopeci, produced by RDM ©2008 (feat. Miki Starr) - "Daddy (my husband) recorded over this Diggie track for fun. Old verses that prompted me to go old skool and battle him on the track. It's all in fun, don't take any of it serious."

Intro/Rainbow Niggaz - produced by Mik-Starr ©2005 (sample - Back Down Memory Lane by Minnie Ripperton) - "Driving to work one day and listening to a news report about more Black-on-Black violence, I became very angered and began writing this poem mentally during the balance of the drive. I finished it once I got to the office and recorded it a few months later."