HEIDI RUBY MILLER

The Graduation Congratulations! Sabrina Naples, Melissa Doll, K. Ceres Wright, Rachael Pruitt, Johanna L. Gribble, and Jason Jack Miller There are lots and lots of photos to follow. Dr. Lee Tobin McClain Melissa Doll gives the prayer. Jason Jack Miller delivers the commencement speech. K. Ceres Wright receives her hood from Dr. Michael A. Arnzen and Dr. Albert Wendland Johanna L. Gribble Jason Jack Miller Rachael Pruitt Mike Mehalek and Michael Arnzen Sabrina Naples and Jason Jack Miller Rachael Pruitt and Timons Esaias Sabrina Naples and family Jason Jack Miller and Kristi Gutknecht Johanna L. Gribble and sister Heidi Ruby Miller and Jason Jack Miller Michael A. Arnzen, Jason Jack Miller, and Chun Lee Jason Jack Miller and Timons Esaias Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, and Johanna L. Gribble Jason Jack Miller and the Miller family Jason Jack Miller and the Ruby family BACK - Lee Tobin McClain; NEXT - Timons Esaias, Johanna L. Gribble, and Rachael Pruitt; FRONT - Michael A. Arnzen...

EVENTS This post is the shortest of the series and is called The Booksigning. Every June when the Seton Hill WPF summer residency coincides with the WPF Alumni Retreat, we have more than one hundred authors on that beautiful campus. So of course, there is always a massive booksigning on the weekend at the Barnes and Noble in Greensburg, PA. The signing this year included authors like Michael A. Arnzen , Shelley Bates , Sally Bosco , Mike Brendan , Tobias Buckell , Christe M. Callabro , Lawrence C. Connolly , A. G. Devitt , Alexa Grave , Anne Harris , , W. H. Horner , Scott A. Johnson , Lee Tobin McClain , Rhonda Mason , Heidi Ruby Miller , Jason Jack Miller , Donna Munroe , and Patrick Picciarelli. Many apologies if I forgot anyone. W. H. Horner brought some great promotional pins (like the one I'm wearing in the previous picture) for the Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy anthology coming out next month and the debut of FE Comics in December with The Fract...

CHALLENGES I just sent in my 100th submission for the year. This one was a SF poem titled "Misplaced my keys." It went out via email to Aberrant Dreams . I don't normally post my submissions, but I thought this was a great milestone. I have my former Seton Hill mentor, Tobias Buckell , to thank for my submission frenzy. He submits at least 150 works each year. I'm going for 151, Toby!

EVENTS This series is The Residency . It has more photos than thoughts, but it's no less entertaining. After five of my own residencies as a Seton Hill WPF student, I was able to observe the process as a grad this June. It was still just as incredible. Mike Mehalek Dr. Lee McClain at a thesis defense During the day the 80 plus graduate students attend two sets of three hour modules which not only discuss craft, but also offer insights into the business aspect of publishing to better prepare graduates for a writing life after Seton Hill. At any one time there are four simultaneous sessions happening at once. Choosing can sometimes be heart-breaking. Matt Donahue and Heidi Ruby Miller The mentors come from diverse writing backgrounds and genres. I believe this diversity is one of the strengths of the WPF Program because though I chose the SF track, I learned so much from and welcomed the perspective of those teaching about and writing Romance, Mystery, YA, Children's...

Before I left for Europe, I promised to share my thoughts on last month's Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction residency and Alumni Retreat.Here is the first post in a small series with photos and thoughts. This one is called The Readings. Jason Jack Miller - for those of you who don't know, Jason is my husband and started at Seton Hill after he came to all of the events with me during my first residency - Jason read from his magical realism thesis novel Hellbender I love author readings, both participating in them and listening to them. There is something exciting about hearing a writer's words in their own voice, with their own tone and inflection, giving you hints as to what they were thinking when they chose those specific words to string together to tell their story. K. Ceres Wright read from her cyberpunk thesis novel Cog Readings are one of my favorite events at conventions and at Seton Hill residencies. This past June was remarkable because it was t...

We're home, but I've caught a nice cold from so many hours on the plane, so I'm getting back into the internet slowly. I should have emails sorted and responded to by Monday and hopefully a report or two about the travels, my writing projects, and my reflections on the Seton Hill Retreat from last month. It was rejuvenating to be away for awhile, and extremely inspiring. And, I read so much. What a pleasure. More to come. Now, I need to blow my nose again and wait for the medicine to kick in. Ciao, Heidi