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GIVEAWAY: Starrie (From the World of Ambasadora) by Heidi Ruby Miller (Goodreads)

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GIVEAWAYS You can win a signed paperback of my novel Starrie (From the World of Ambasadora) at Goodreads. This is an international giveaway that ends on April 30, 2016. Goodreads Book Giveaway Starrie by Heidi Ruby Miller Giveaway ends April 30, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

INTERVIEW: Heidi Ruby Miller by Basil Sands at The Big Thrill

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INTERVIEWS EXCERPT: Due to some business travel to Fairbanks Alaska I had the chance to read STARRIE by Heidi Ruby Miller in two sittings on the same day. And let me just say, I’m glad I had that opportunity. STARRIE is one ripping fast book and a well told story. I loved it! It was a perfect diversion as I looked out the airplane window across the billowing clouds and Alaskan mountains. BASIL: As I read the story I was impressed by the tightness of the writing. How do you recommend new writers achieve good clean prose? HEIDI: Like I tell my writing students at Seton Hill, know your intent for each scene—ideally, you will be showing characterization while moving the plot forward. A few words can be more powerful than an entire page, so make them count by eliminating redundancies, unnecessary gestures and facial expressions, and constant internal questioning by the POV character. Chapter outlines or summaries are a surefire way to keep each scene on task for me. Read the

REVIEW: Starrie by Heidi Ruby Miller at Publisher's Weekly

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REVIEWS Nice review from Publisher's Weekly for Starrie (From the World of Ambasadora) ! Though it is a standalone novel, this book takes place chronologically right after Greenshift and runs concurrent with Marked by Light . "Miller’s short third novel in the space-faring, caste-bound, hierarchically polyamorous, and socially striated Ambasadora universe (after 2013’s Greenshift) manages to balance the exoticized presentation of the setting with relatable human interaction...the romance between Ben and Naela highlights the emotional side of reaching out to those who are different from you, even in a world where those differences are stylized and codified." Read the whole review here.