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NEWSLETTER: Small Space Big Life Fall 2020 Vol. 6 - New Cover Sneak Peek

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NEWSLETTERS There's a sneak peek of the LIKE SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN anthology cover in the sixth volume of our combined newsletter Small Space Big Life . In case you missed the other editions, you can find them here: JUNE 2020 - STAYING CREATIVE, STAYING PRODUCTIVE JANUARY 2020 - 1 MILLION VIEWS CELEBRATION OCTOBER 2019 - NEW BOOK DEAL JUNE 2019 - PBS DOCUMENTARY JANUARY 2019 - PENNWRITERS KEYNOTE SPEAKER Plus, we've been hiking and reading...a lot! READ THE REST HERE. AND SUBSCRIBE HERE.

VIDEO: Heidi Ruby Miller Reads from Man of War

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VIDEOS I read from Man of War , my sequel to Philip José Farmer's novel Two Hawks from Earth , for Farmercon XV . It was a virtual celebration, so I missed seeing all my Meteor House family in person this year. Here's to next year, everyone! You can see the other events on the Meteor House YouTube channel .

EVENT: Book Launch of Writing in the Dark by Tim Waggoner (Sprints with Heidi Ruby Miller)

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EVENTS I'm hosting writing sprints during the third day of Tim Waggoner's Writing in the Dark Book Launch and Workshop  on Sunday, September 13 from 10 - 11 AM ET. The entire event begins on Friday, September 11 at 5 PM ET at AllAccessCon , the virtual convention arm of Raw Dog Screaming Press .

VIDEO: Heidi Ruby Miller "Write the Book They Can't Put Down"

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VIDEOS "Write the Book They Can't Put Down" is based on my article "The Shifting Grail" from the international award-winning writing guide Many Genres, One Craft , which I co-edited with Michael A. Arnzen . This video captured the version I presented for MGOC's publisher Headline Books and their Zoom Into Books series on April 8, 2020. Using examples of well-known movies and literature, I show how character motivation can dictate pacing and suspense, making your book one readers can't put down. I've also taught an extended version as a class for Seton Hill University's MFA in Writing Popular Fiction program.

VIDEO: Heidi Ruby Miller Interviews Albert Wendland

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I interviewed Science Fiction author Albert Wendland about his new poetry collection Temporary Planets for Transitory Days . The book contains the poems of Mykol Ranglen , the main character in Al's novels The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes and In a Suspect Universe . The launch was hosted by AllAccessCon , the media arm of Raw Dog Screaming Press , the parent company of publisher Dog Star Books .

NEWSLETTER: SMALL SPACE BIG LIFE Spring 2020 Vol. 5 - Staying Creative Staying Productive

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NEWSLETTERS The fifth edition of our combined newsletter Small Space Big Life , the same name as our YouTube channel , is in in-boxes now. In case you missed the other editions, you can find them here: JANUARY 2020 OCTOBER 2019 JUNE 2019 JANUARY 2019 We're celebrating our online community and giving you lots of reading recommendations. Enjoy! READ THE REST HERE. AND SUBSCRIBE HERE.

PODCAST: Heidi Ruby Miller Talks Cyberpunk at Positively Pop Culture

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PODCASTS I discussed cyberpunk and Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan with Carrie Gessner and K.W. Taylor on their Positively Pop Culture podcast. You can listen here:

EVENT: Staying Home, Staying Creative at AllAccessCon

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EVENTS Jason and I are going to help you get into flow during the breakout sessions for the Staying Home, Staying Creative Workshop at All AccessCon on Thursday, April 23, 2020 (4:00 - 7:00 PM ET) . Are you feeling "stuck" at home in more ways than one? Many of us always said that if only we could stay home we'd finally write that novel, learn a new writing skill, or revise that story or article and get it into the submission process. Now that we aren't being given a choice about staying home the situation isn't optimal and might even cause us to lose whatever creative momentum we had to begin with. Join our panel of experts for a frank discussion about staying focused, creative, and successful in our new home environment, followed by a series of breakout sessions. This virtual workshop is presented by AllAccessCon at a reduced price to accommodate those economically impacted by COVID-19. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS Matt Betts Ohio native Matt Betts is a

VIDEO: Heidi Ruby Miller Reads from Ambasadora: Marked by Light

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VIDEOS I read from Ambasadora Book 1: Marked by Light during an AllAccessCon event, hosted by Raw Dog Screaming Press and Dog Star Books . I always ask the audience to choose a page number for me to start then read two or three pages from there. It's fun for me, hopefully fun for them too, as we never know what will pop up.

VIDEO: Artist Interview with Amy Gartley about Ambasadora Illustration

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VIDEOS John Edward Lawson of Raw Dog Screaming Press interviews artist Amy Gartley on AllAccessCon about her inspiration and process for the interior illustration in the signed and lettered hardcover edition of Ambasadora: Marked by Light (Dog Star Books).

EVENT: Zoom Into Books Presents Write the Book They Can't Put Down by Heidi Ruby Miller

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EVENTS I'll be presenting the workshop "Write the Book They Can't Put Down" on Zoom Into Books for Headline Books, Inc. on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET. Here's the press release from Headlines : Wednesday, April 8 2:00 PM ET Write the Book They Can't Put Down with Heidi Ruby Miller (45 minutes) Heidi will guide you through tips based on her article "The Shifting Grail: A Quest for a Good Read" from the international award-winning writing guide Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction, which she co-edited for Seton Hill University's MFA program. Using examples from well-known movies and literature, she'll show how character motivation can dictate pacing and suspense, making your book one readers can't put down. Heidi will also host a Q&A and booksigning for Many Genres at the end of her presentation. Register at https://us04web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsf-2qqDouzppSHg9Bt

BOOK: Man of War E-Book Sale

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BOOKS The wonderful crew at Meteor House sent out this press release for their giant e-book sale , which includes Man of War . As our loyal readers around the world continued to stay at home, protecting themselves and their neighbors, we here at Meteor House want to continue to do our small part in helping everyone flatten the curve, and so for the past week all of our ebooks have been on sale . One of the things we love here at Meteor House has been the opportunity to allow other writers to create new stories based in Philip José Farmer's worlds. Today we spotlight Man of War: A Two Hawks Adventure by the very talented Heidi Ruby Miller . In Philip José Farmer’s novel Two Hawks from Earth, Native American pilot Roger Two Hawks flew through his first “gate” while on a bombing run over Romania during World War II. The gate brought him to Earth 2, a world where the Americas never existed. Since then he has continued to fight battles on Earth after Earth, each stranger tha

EVENT: AllAccessCon Presents Space Opera is Still Queen by Heidi Ruby Miller

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EVENTS I'll be presenting "Space Opera is Still Queen" at AllAccessCon for Raw Dog Screaming Press and Dog Star Books on Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM ET. There will be free books, a workshop, readings, a booksigning, and an author Q&A. The press release information is below: Feeling stuck at home when you'd rather be in outer space? Join our Space Opera is Still Queen online workshop! Learn what this genre is, how it's written, and how it impacts popular culture. Based on her class for Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction MFA program, Heidi Ruby Miller will show why publishers, including Dog Star Books, are still putting out the call for space opera amid Disney opening up two theme park lands devoted to Star Wars, the blockbusterdom of Guardians of the Galaxy, successful streaming series like The Expanse, and Amazon proving that readers will still devour alien empires and interplanetary sagas. Attendees will receive a

CELEBRATION: 1 Million Views on Heidi Ruby Miller - Revisiting New Pulp

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CELEBRATIONS To celebrate 1,000,000 views and counting at www.heidirubymiller.com , I'm revisiting my most visited posts last year and... ...making my novel GREENSHIFT (From the World of Ambasadora) free on Amazon from Tuesday, January 28, 2020 until Saturday, February 1, 2020. Many thanks to my readers and fans who keep coming back after all these years and to those new to my little part of the universe (known around here as the Ambasadora-verse). There is lots to come in 2020, including new publications, appearances, and blog posts! Now to revisit: ARTICLE: New Pulp by Heidi Ruby Miller in The Writer My article "New Pulp" is in the July 2019 issue of The Writer magazine. It is based on a class I taught in Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction MFA program and features quotes from Matt Betts , Maurice Broaddus , Christopher Paul Carey , Mike Chomko , John Edward Lawson , and Lee Murray about the resurgence of this popular fiction genre

CELEBRATION: 1 Million Views on Heidi Ruby Miller - Revisiting Ambasadora Lettered Edition

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CELEBRATIONS To celebrate 1,000,000 views and counting at www.heidirubymiller.com , I'm revisiting my most visited posts last year and... ...making my novel GREENSHIFT (From the World of Ambasadora) free on Amazon from Tuesday, January 28, 2020 until Saturday, February 1, 2020. Many thanks to my readers and fans who keep coming back after all these years and to those new to my little part of the universe (known around here as the Ambasadora-verse). There is lots to come in 2020, including new publications, appearances, and blog posts! Now to revisit: PUBLICATION: AMBASADORA: Marked by Light Lettered Edition I am so excited to share this special lettered hardcover edition of AMBASADORA: Marked By Light from Dog Star Books . They are signed by myself and interior artist Amy Gartley . The cover design is still the lovely one from Brad Sharp . [UPDATE: THERE ARE STILL A FEW COPIES LEFT AT $45 each from Dog Star Books.] READ MORE AT THE ORIGINAL POST.

CELEBRATION: 1 Million Views on Heidi Ruby Miller - Revisiting Visible Documentary

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CELEBRATIONS To celebrate 1,000,000 views and counting at www.heidirubymiller.com , I'm revisiting my most visited posts last year and... ...making my novel GREENSHIFT (From the World of Ambasadora) free on Amazon from Tuesday, January 28, 2020 until Saturday, February 1, 2020. Many thanks to my readers and fans who keep coming back after all these years and to those new to my little part of the universe (known around here as the Ambasadora-verse). There is lots to come in 2020, including new publications, appearances, and blog posts! Now to revisit: DOCUMENTARY: Visible on WQED Pittsburgh I was honored to discuss pulp artist Gloria Stoll Karn on the documentary VISIBLE produced by Pittsburgh's PBS station WQED . Below are a few photos from the filming and video of the clip about Gloria and the entire documentary , which highlights the stories of five women artists in Pittsburgh. Thanks to Mike Chomko , Director of PulpFest and producers Anne Casper and

NEWSLETTER: Small Space Big Life Winter 2020 Vol. 4 - 1 Million Views Celebration

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NEWSLETTERS The fourth edition of our combined newsletter Small Space Big Life , the same name as our YouTube channel , is in in-boxes now. In case you missed the other editions, you can find them here: OCTOBER 2019 JUNE 2019 JANUARY 2019 We're celebrating 1M hits on my website with a big giveaway, recapping our end of the year, and talking about some of the big stuff that's to come in 2020. There will be lots of events. We would love to see you there! READ THE REST HERE. AND SUBSCRIBE HERE.