HEIDI RUBY MILLER

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

GIVEAWAYS You can win a signed paperback of my novel Greenshift (From the World of Ambasadora) at Goodreads. This is an international giveaway that ends on February 29, 2016. Goodreads Book Giveaway Greenshift by Heidi Ruby Miller Giveaway ends February 29, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

GIVEAWAYS You can win a signed paperback of my first novel Marked by Light at Goodreads. This is an international giveaway that ends on February 11, 2016. Goodreads Book Giveaway Marked by Light by Heidi Ruby Miller Giveaway ends February 11, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

BOOKS How many books did you read this year, and what were your favorites? Did we read any of the same ones? What do you suggest I put on my TBR list for 2015? Include your own books if you're an author! In 2011 I read 34 books-- you can see them all here . In 2012 I read 40 books-- you can see them all here. In 2013 I read 20 books-- you can see them all here. In 2014 I read 33 books-- you can see them all here. But 2015 was an incredible reading year with an end tally of 53 books! That's a tad more than a book per week. Now, let's be honest--some of these were quite short, others were buddy reads with Jason Jack Miller at breakfast each day, and The Tao of Pooh was counted twice as both a single book and as part of the Pooh/Piglet duology, but all in all, not too bad for a slow reader like myself. I attribute it mainly to having a mild class schedule at Seton Hill this past term. And, since next term is already looking to be much busier with even m...

BOOKS In 2011 I read 34 books-- you can see them all here . In 2012 I read 40 books-- you can see them all here. In 2013 I read 20 books-- you can see them all here. In 2014 I managed to surpass my goal, just barely, and read 33 books. They are below. 2014 Reading Challenge Heidi has completed her goal of reading 30 books in 2014! hide 34 of 30 (100%) view books (NOTE: The Goodreads widget shows 34 books because for some irritating reason it counts Corpus Chrome twice. I didn't, as I just thought that was cheating.) INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOUT MY 2014 BOOKS: 23 - print books (5 signed) 16 - books from Big 5 publishers 12 - books by authors I have read previously 10 - female authors 10 - science fiction books 9 - books from 8 different series 7 - books by Seton Hill Writers 7 - holiday books 6 - books by IT...

Goodreads Book Giveaway The Revelations of Preston Black by Jason Jack Miller Giveaway ends February 26, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

BOOKS In 2011 I read 34 books-- you can see them all here . In 2012 I read 40 books-- you can see them all here. In 2013...only 20. Here they are: OTHER INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOUT MY READS IN 2013: 13 - books by Seton Hill Writers 4 - books by SFR Brigaders 4 - books by Pennwriters members 2 - books by ITW members 13 - print books (8 signed copies) 5 - books from Raw Dog Screaming Press (3 from Dog Star Books) 6 - books from Big 5 publishers 6 - books from 5 different series 3 - Children's books 10 - female authors 1 - anthology 3 - non-fiction (all reference) 1 - poetry book LIST OF AUTHORS: Adrea L. Peters and Teffanie T. White (2) Cary Caffrey (2) Christopher Paul Carey Dana Marton Guy Kawasaki Heidi Ruby Miller J. L.Benet J. R. R. Tolkien Jason E. Hodges Jason Jack Miller John Hampel K. Ceres Wright Kaye Dacus Lee Allen Howard Lori A. May Matt Betts Michael A. Arnzen Mike Mehalek Mike Resnick (2) Nina Croft Paul R. Hewlett Sabri...

BOOKS 2012 Reading Challenge Heidi has read 40 books toward her goal of 50 books. hide 40 of 50 (80%) view books In 2011 I read 34 books-- you can see them all here . When you consider how many books some of the most avid readers on Goodreads are devouring--a book a day, some even more--I wanted to challenge myself in 2012. I figured I could easily do 1 book per week, but to be on the safe side, I'd build in 2 bye weeks for myself. So I set my Goodreads Reading Challenge goal to 50. I found that...I am a slow reader. I did make it to 40 before year's end, besting 2011 by 6 books, so I consider this a win. Some may call it cheating that I included books I either wrote or for which I contributed a story, but I don't, and since this is my list, that's the only opinion that matters. Science Fiction Romance topped my list this year as I also took on the 2012 SFR Reading Challenge --didn't quite meet that one either, but ended up somewhere between th...

Challenges 2011 Reading Challenge Heidi has completed her goal of reading 25 books in 2011! hide 30 of 25 (120%) view books This was a good reading year!! I set the goal of 25 books back in January not knowing if I could make it, and I surprised myself with 30. Why is less than one book a week such a big deal? Because after grad school, I had a difficult time balancing reading and writing...and being overly critical. Every book I picked up would be like an assignment to me, rather than a pleasure. I used to go into critiquer and editor mode immediately upon starting a book, and quite honestly, it never allowed me to see the story for all of the criticisms I had. But this year was a break-through for me. I let head-hopping slide--for the most part. I skipped over grammatical errors and forgave copy editors. I smiled at what I considered silly language and kept my focus on the plot and characters. I reminded myself that, even if I would have ...