HEIDI RUBY MILLER

Excited to have a new story from the Ambasadora-verse in this debut anthology from Cabbit Crossing Publishing . Here's an excerpt from my foreword for "Mastering Aesthetics." "I wanted to continue the feminist theme [from Marked by Light] and expand upon it in “Mastering Aesthetics,” which takes place just after the events of Marked by Light and leads into an upcoming tie-in novel Frostfall (From the World of Ambasadora). It will be my first time writing a dragon space opera. I like to shake things up a bit. Rest assured that Xin, Olivia, and the mysterious dragon-person will be making appearances in Frostfall. This is the second published short story from the Ambasadora-verse. The first was “Rainer” in Far Worlds (The Bolthole, 2014). The two stories take place concurrently." The beautiful cover is by Shayne Leighton . As you can see, I'm in good company: "A Friend Called Home" by Francis Fernandez "A Wild Beast of The West...

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.

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).

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 ...

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...

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.

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 ...

PUBLICATIONS I am so excited to share this special lettered hardcover edition of AMBASADORA: Marked By Light from Dog Star Books . There are only 26 copies available at $40 each, and they are signed by myself and interior artist Amy Gartley . The cover design is still the lovely one from Brad Sharp . There are also 8 of those books available in a package with a beautiful and original block print signed by Amy for $50. You can purchase the books or packages at PulpFest in Pittsburgh August 15-18, 2019, where they will also be signed by Jennifer Barnes who wrote the foreword, or by ordering through me directly at heidirubymiller AT gmail. Below is the unboxing and signing video featuring me, Amy, and two curious cats. ABOUT AMBASADORA: MARKED BY LIGHT If everyone told you love wasn’t real, would you still be willing to die for it? Sara Mendoza and Sean Cryer are. In their multi-partner, caste-ruled society, love and jealousy are considered emotional fallacies, nothing...

BOOK SPOT I am happy to report that my AMBASADORA books have been spotted among the cats ( Stan Lee and Spencer ) at Carpe Librum Bookstore & Art Gallery ! This online store, run by Melissa Eisenmeier, has fun pop-up shops around the country throughout the year. Follow them on Instagram for updates.

BOOK SPOT Fellow author Mike Mehalek of Boston holding his copy of Starrie (From the World of Ambasadora) . Thanks much for the support, Mike! Check out his urban dragon fantasy, Only Human .

CELEBRATIONS Welcome to the third day of the 500,000 views celebration here at www.heidirubymiller.com . I'm now at 507,000 and STARRIE is #162 free in all of Kindle on Amazon, #2 in science fiction , and #1 in space opera . STARRIE is still free  until Saturday, December 24, 2016. Many thanks to my readers and fans as well as the multitudes of  authors who have been gracious interviewees  since I began this site back in  2005 .  As of today, the number 6 all-time viewed post is EVENT: Heidi Ruby Miller Guest Editor at Pennwriters 2013 . That PW Conference was held in Pittsburgh (it alternates between the Burgh and Lancaster each year) and I was the managing editor at Dog Star Books , the science fiction imprint I created for Raw Dog Screaming Press . I took dozens of pitches, a few of which ended up as acquisitions. John Edward Lawson and Jennifer Barnes were also editor guests, and Jason Jack Miller and Matt Betts were author guests so we ha...

CELEBRATIONS To celebrate  500,000 views  and counting at  www.heidirubymiller.com , I'm highlighting my most visited posts this week and... ...making my latest book,  STARRIE, free on Amazon  for the first time ever. The celebration (and free books) run from Tuesday, December 20 - Saturday, December 24, 2016. Many thanks to my readers and fans as well as the multitudes of  authors who have been gracious interviewees  since I began this site back in  2005 .  Counting down my most visited posts (as of today), we start with Number 10 - BOOK: The Curiosity Killers by K.W. Taylor . Published in 2015 by Dog Star Books , The Curiosity Killers was K.W. Taylor 's thesis novel in Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction MFA program , and I was one of her mentors, along with Tim Waggoner . We both gave her back cover blurbs because it was such a great book. Here's what I had to say: "From the moment you read that first paragraph, K.W....

TWEET LOVE #fanmail Q-What are you reading? A- I have a paper & ebook. Paper- King's "Salem's Lot" & a fantastic ebook- @heidirubymiller 's "Starrie." — Mord McGhee (@Mordhyrgm) December 9, 2016

BOOK SPOT After I signed a copy of Ambasadora Book 1: Marked by Light for Shelby Svokos of Uniontown. Thank you for the support, Shelby!

BOOK SPOT Hilary Neal of Pittsburgh holding her copy of Starrie (From the World of Ambasadora) . Thanks much for the support, Hilary!

INTERVIEWS EXCERPT: Last year I gave a talk on “The Popular Uncanny” at Parsec, and Heidi Ruby Miller (my colleague in the MFA program at Seton Hill U, and my co-editor for the book, Many Genres One Craft), kindly interviewed me about the subject for SIGMA. I decided to return the favor, as she’s coming to speak to the group again on October 8th. If you haven’t met her before, you’ll see that Heidi is always effervescent and excited to talk about genre fiction. Here’s a taste of her wide range of interests and passions. MIKE: Tell us briefly about your latest book, STARRIE. HEIDI: Starrie was a nice side project within the Ambasadora-verse that adds to the main series’ mythos and sets up some events in Book 2: Scarred by Light . Surprisingly, it’s been my most critically acclaimed book so far, even though it’s not part of the original series. Read the entire interview in SIGMA.

BOOK SPOT James Blair holding his copy of Starrie at Seton Hill's WPF June residency. Thanks to James and the many others who grace my acknowledgments page.

TWEET LOVE @heidirubymiller just consumed the whole book on the flight home! — James Blair (@theejamesblair) June 27, 2016

TWEET LOVE @SEEichorn @JosephHucks @ZenDiPietro I read a scifi book that influenced my decision to go purple. It was Ambasadora by @heidirubymiller — Jen Foehner Wells (@Jenthulhu) June 26, 2016 @SEEichorn @JosephHucks @ZenDiPietro @heidirubymiller I really loved that book. : ) — Jen Foehner Wells (@Jenthulhu) June 26, 2016

TWEET LOVE Like space opera? Read my review of @heidirubymiller novel STARRIE https://t.co/6DDQPi98he #bookreviews #IARTG #IAN1 pic.twitter.com/YX0cMMOGd8 — D A Bale (@DABale1) March 23, 2016