HEIDI RUBY MILLER

EVENTS Lawrence C. Connolly was the author guest at Morgantown Poets this month. He read from his Bram Stoker-nominated collection Voices , published by Fantasist Enterprises . Heidi Ruby Miller and Lawrence C. Connolly At Black Bear Burritos before the reading: Daniel McTaggart, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller At the Monongalia Arts Center (MAC): Stephanie Wytovich and Lawrence C. Connolly Lawrence C. Connolly, Heidi Ruby Miller, Stephanie Wytovich, Jason Jack Miller Lawrence C. Connolly signing a book for Stephanie Wytovich Daniel McTaggart and Jason Jack Miller Heidi Ruby Miller Scott Emerson

"The Islands of Hope" from SAILS AND SORCERY: TALES OF NAUTICAL FANTASY DESCRIPTION: Mermaids. Pirates. Flying ships. Creatures from the deep. Magic beyond your wildest dreams. The sea is a dangerous and wonderful realm. It calls to many, promising riches, adventure, or freedom. But just as there are beautiful and remarkable treasures to be found upon and below the waves, do not underestimate the dangers hidden within its depths. Featuring 28 stories and 42 illustrations, including tales by New York Times best-seller Elaine Cunningham, Paul S. Kemp, Patrick Thomas, Chun Lee, Chris Stout, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jon Sprunk, and James M. Ward with an all-new story featuring Halcyon Blithe. SNIPPET #1 -- The Ixchel has been adrift in the Horse Latitudes for three weeks and food has been rationed dramatically. SNIPPET #2: Hungry crew met him, their stomachs grumbling louder than their complaints. A squabble broke out among three nearest Julian. One crewman shoved anot...

"The Islands of Hope" from SAILS AND SORCERY: TALES OF NAUTICAL FANTASY DESCRIPTION: Mermaids. Pirates. Flying ships. Creatures from the deep. Magic beyond your wildest dreams. The sea is a dangerous and wonderful realm. It calls to many, promising riches, adventure, or freedom. But just as there are beautiful and remarkable treasures to be found upon and below the waves, do not underestimate the dangers hidden within its depths. Featuring 28 stories and 42 illustrations, including tales by New York Times best-seller Elaine Cunningham, Paul S. Kemp, Patrick Thomas, Chun Lee, Chris Stout, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jon Sprunk, and James M. Ward with an all-new story featuring Halcyon Blithe. -- SNIPPET: "Where did he come from?" Finn said, pulling at the knots in his peppered beard. "Men just don't appear on a ship in the middle of the ocean." Julian stared up at the crow's nest of the Ixchel . "His name's Kami. He came with the ship....

Books Fantasist Enterprises has posted samples of the inside artwork for the Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy anthology. Alas, the art for my story "The Islands of Hope" isn't up, but I was able to preview the illustration and Julie Dillon captured the essence of my story perfectly. I can't wait to see the words and art together. Sails and Sorcery will be released in August 2007, but is available for preorder now. Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy , Heidi Ruby Miller , The Islands of Hope , Fantasist Enterprises , fantasy , Julie Dillon