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SFR Brigade Presents: "Rainer" in Far Worlds

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RAINER Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the  AMBASADORA-VERSE . There's a story all about the man you love to hate, RAINER, in the third Bolthole anthology, FAR WORLDS . The story takes place right after Ambasadora Book 1: Marked by Light . Get a sneak peek of Manuel Mesones's awesome illustration of Rainer! CONTEST: This scene features an Easter egg for anyone who read Greenshift . You can turn that egg into a free paperback or ebook of Far Worlds if you're the first commenter to tell me who the unidentified assailants are that Rainer mentions. Remember to include an email address in your comment! Check out other wonderful Presents posts at the SFR Brigade . "Rainer" by Heidi Ruby Miller (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA and FAR WORLDS) "Rogues know how to drag out a celebration." Dahlia unholstered a cender. "How long has it been since the Corruption of Palomin? Three months?" "Corruption of Palomin?"

NEWS: Heidi Ruby Miller Steps Down from Dog Star Books

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NEWS It has been an incredible and fulfilling two years as the managing editor at RDSP's science fiction imprint, Dog Star Books , and now I'm ready to focus on new opportunities with my teaching at Seton Hill and my writing. I learned so much about the business while at DSB. Thank you to Jennifer Barnes and John Edward Lawson, owners of Raw Dog Screaming Press and all its imprints, for giving me this once in a lifetime opportunity to create and shape an entire line of books. I'm very proud of the imprint, the stories, my co-editor, Deanna Sjolander, my amazing cover artist, Bradley Sharp , and especially the wonderful authors, and I wish them all much success. I look forward to watching Dog Star shine bright into the future with all this hard-earned momentum behind them. Look out, 2015!

EVENT: PA LitFest Sponsorship

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Sponsorship Packages for the Pennsylvania Literary Festival When you support #PAlitFest, you are helping to bring visitors from across the region, state, and country to Fayette County. Your

SFR Brigade Presents: Starrie 3.3

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STARRIE 3.3 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting excerpts of my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is the fourteenth post and we're into chapter three. It has been edited for content and space per the SFR Brigade Presents guidelines. Read the rest of the story (uncensored) so far on the Starrie page. And, check out other wonderful Presents posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller "What the hell?" came a voice behind her. Naela spun around to a battle rifle in her face. The Armadan holding it was the one barking orders during her escape. His age said he was a seasoned leader, but right now he was distracted by the chaos. Growing up the way she did, she learned quickly that distractions were just another type of enemy. She thrust the weapon's short barrel up into his cheek. A cender blast sizzled past from behind them. The Armadan snagged her by

ANTHOLOGY: Far Worlds Featuring "Rainer" from the Ambasadora Series by Heidi Ruby Miller

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Attention AMBASADORA-VERSE fans, there's a story all about the man you love to hate, RAINER, in the third Bolthole anthology, FAR WORLDS. The story takes place right after Ambasadora Book 1: Marked by Light .  And, there's an awesome illustration of Rainer by artist Manuel Mesones in the interior.   Get a sneak peek on Manuel's blog!! Below is the cool premise for the book and the table of contents. Pick up a copy on March 25 and visit the Facebook page for more information! The Premise: Out in the universe, there is predicted to be millions of planets harbouring sentient life, thousands of civilisations of sapient races, going about their lives; struggling, fighting, maybe loving, having adventures, maybe suffering under dystopian tyrants, or in societies of harmony and peace and complacency. These worlds, due to the nature of the speed of light and relativity, will never meet each other in person across the vast stretches of space, and any messages or

EVENT: Pennsylvania Literary Festival

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The idea arose during a casual conversation between four Fayette County locals – two published authors and two television producers: Why not gather people and resources from across the state and country for a televised celebration of everything related to reading and writing?  From that chat, the Pennsylvania Literary Festival was born, and now, the building blocks are in place for a weekend-long festival, to be held at the Uniontown Mall May 30 through June 1. The Pennsylvania Literary Festival , or #PAlitFest, as it is abbreviated by its growing group of followers on the social media Website, Twitter, will be coordinated by a team that is led by Fayette Community Television representatives Matthew Dowling and Dave Slusarick and husband-and-wife authors Jason Jack and Heidi Ruby Miller, who had the initial burst of inspiration for the event. According to the Pennsylvania Literary Festival’s website, the gathering will seek

EVENT: AWP 2014 Recap in Photos

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EVENTS I was happy to represent Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction MFA Program at AWP 2014 in Seattle this year with Jason Jack Miller , Nicole Peeler , and Michael A. Arnzen . We took lots of photos for the Twitter wall . Some I've included here: