HEIDI RUBY MILLER

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 GREAT MIDWEST SELECTS "HARD DAYS HARD NIGHTS" AS GRAND PRIZE WINNER CHICAGO_ An illuminating backstage pass to some of the greatest concerts ever held is the grand prize winner of the 2014 Great Midwest Book Festival. Southern California Book Festival Runner-Up Best Non-Fiction Hard Days Hard Nights is the fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of the birth and development of modern rock concerts, as told by one of its most illustrious proponents, Pat DiCesare. For 36 years, starting with his first show in Youngstown, Ohio with the Four Freshman to his big breakthrough promoting the Beatles concert in Pittsburgh, PA in 1964, through his last major show in 1999, Pat DiCesare ruled the Pittsburgh concert scene. Virtually every major rock and pop act of the area from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin to Bruce Springsteen passed through Pittsburgh during these years to perform in concerts produced and promoted by Pat DiCesare. These are the backstage tales of th...

I'm so happy to announce that Many Genres, One Craft:Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction ( Headline Books, Inc. ) was named #5 in "10 of This Year's Terrific Writing Books" by The Writer Magazine in their December 2011 issue! Congratulations to my co-editor Michael A. Arznen and all the contributors for making this truly the only writing guide you'll ever need.

Events Here are some wonderful photos from the 2011 Western Maryland Small and Regional Press Festival , sponsored by Frostburg State University . Photos were taken by Michael A. Arznen . Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller Heidi Ruby Miller , Jason Jack Miller , and Cynthia McCloud of Headline Books, Inc. Jason Jack Miller with The Devil and Preston Black Gerry LaFemina and John Edward Lawson Courtney Ruffner Cynthia McCloud of Headline Books, Inc. Heidi Ruby Miller John Lawson and Jennifer Barnes of Raw Dog Screaming Press Jason Jack Miller Heidi Ruby Miller , Michael A. Arnzen , and Courtney Ruffner John Lawson and Jennifer Barnes of Raw Dog Screaming Press Heidi Ruby Miller and Jason Jack Miller Eric Beebe and Andy Duncan

EVENTS Cathy and Ahsley Teets of Headline Books, Inc. Seton Hill University and the WPF Alumnae hosted the official book launch of Many Genres One Craft on Friday, June 24. The event, attended by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and Cathy Teets owner of Headline Books, Inc. , the publisher of the writing guide, featured contributors and other Seton Hill writers and their fiction. J. L. Benet, Gary A. Braunbeck, Lucy A. Snyder Lee Allen Howard, Michael A. Arnzen, Rebecca Baker Stephanie Dunn, Erin Bales, Jason Blatt Tim Waggoner, Diane Turnshek Jason Jack Miller, David Day Rachael Pruitt, Elaine Ervin, Penny Dawn, Mike Brendan Rick Robinson David J. Corwell, W. H. Horner, Maria V. Snyder Bruce Siskawicz Chris Stout, Lee Allen Howard The Boscos, Sally Bosco Symantha Reagor, Heidi Ruby Miller, Anne Harris Bruce Siskawicz, Jason Jack Miller Kaye Dacus, Meg Mims W. H. Horner, Maria V. Snyder, Lawrence C. Connolly Nicole Peeler, Lee McClai...

The energy at this year's Pennwriters Conference is still surging through me! I'm channeling it to work on two novellas in the Ambasadora-verse and finish up the second full-length novel in the series, so I barely have time for this post, but I had to give a little retrospective, mostly in photo form, like the one below of Jason and me with Saturday Keynote Speaker Jonathan Maberry. His speech should be required reading for the business--its theme was positivity and community, two sentiments I have always embraced when it comes to writing and the business of writing. Thanks to the participants in our all-day intensive workshop Many Genres, One Craft, based on our new writing guide of the same name. ( Buy it at Amazon right now! ) Seton Hill Writers ( Timons Esaias , Heidi Ruby Miller , Jason Jack Miller , Natalie Duvall, Matt Duvall, and Michael A. Arnzen ) taught one hour sessions on craft in the morning, then career in the afternoon. Each participant received a free har...