D. Patrick Miller is a widely published author, magazine writer, and independent publisher specializing in spiritual subject matter. He served as a contributing editor of Yoga Journal for ten years and has written for many other magazines including The Sun, Utne Reader, and Columbia Journalism Review. After selling several nonfiction titles to major publishers, Miller founded Fearless Books to continue the publication of his work. He is the author of Understanding A Course in Miracles and The Way of Forgiveness, as well as My Journey Through the Plant World: a novel of sexual initiation. He has provided editing, critiques, and publishing consultations to many other writers through Fearless Literary Services. A native of Charlotte, NC, he has lived in the San Francisco Bay area since 1976.