HEIDI RUBY MILLER

We really needed the inspiration, energy, and camaraderie from the 2022 Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, PA. It was our second in-person event since the pandemic, but this one felt like old times. Keynote speakers were Jonathan Maberry ... ...and Jon Sprunk . We each taught two classes. Jason revived his Folk Yeah! and Rural Noir workshops. And I brought back Space Opera Is Still Queen and Pick Your Punk . There was a Saturday evening luau to celebrate Jonathan's love of Hawaiian shirts. First photo is Jason Jack Miller , Larry Ivkovich , and Jon Sprunk. Here I am with Maria V. Snyder . And with Heather Desuta and Abigail Drake . We caught up with old friends like Carol Silvis and Annette Dashofy ... One of my former mentees from Seton Hill WPF Sheri Queen ... And the publishers of Many Genres, One Craft from Headline Books the mother daughter team of Cathy Teets and Ashley Belote .

PHOTOS I finally had time to post a photo recap from the Pennwriters 2013 Conference . It was such a wonderful time with wonderful people. Very inspiring! Heidi Ruby Miller and Jason Jack Miller Photo by Matt Betts Timons Esaias, John Edward Lawson, Matt Betts, Jason Jack Miller, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jonathan Maberry, Jennifer Barnes Shawn Nicholls and Hank Phillippi Ryan Jason Jack Miller Jack Hillman Matt Betts Jason Jack Miller and Nancy Martin Jason Jack Miller, Nancy Martin, K. M. Walton, Jenna Bennett, Jack Hillman John Edward Lawson, Jason Jack Miller, Matt Betts, Heidi Ruby Miller, Joe Crawford John Edward Lawson, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Jennifer Barnes, Jess Williams

Columns Heidi Ruby Miller's Geek Girl Underground I just joined the team at Inveterate Media Junkies (IMJ) as a columnist! Many thanks to Jose Melendez and Ian MacMillan for this wonderful opportunity. They discovered me on Twitter , you know. ;) My column Heidi Ruby Miller's Geek Girl Underground debuts next week with some special guests from the SFR community. Until then, check out IMJ's other awesome columns and contributors , including NYT Bestselling author and fellow Pennwriter Jonathan Maberry and International Bestselling author Jon F. Merz .

Conferences The 2010 Pennwriters Conference was the first conference or convention that Jason and I have attended since 2008, and I didn't realize how much we needed to immerse ourselves in the writing world again. The hiatus was by choice because we both needed to finish our third novels. It was a good choice, a therapeutic choice, and allowed us to appreciate the creative energy that comes from a group of writers converging at a single location. Jason Jack Miller and Heidi Ruby Miller Photo by Mike Mehalek We caught up with old friends, some from Seton Hill ... Timons Esaias , Heidi Ruby Miller , and Maria V. Snyder Photo by Jason Jack Miller and some (well, one - Jon ) that I shared an anthology ( Sails and Sorcery ) with... Heidi Ruby Miller and Jon Sprunk Photo by Jason Jack Miller and made some new ones... Ruth G. Zavitsanos , Elizabeth Kelley , Timons Esaias , Maria V. Snyder , and Meghan Schuessler photo by Heidi Ruby Miller had some wonderful bo...

Events The 2010 Pennwriters Conference is scheduled for May 14-16 at the Best Western Eden Resort in Lancaster PA . Prior to the conference, on May 13 , they'll be hosting four preconference classes specifically designed to give attendees an in-depth, interactive experience. Details on these classes are now posted on the Pennwriters Web site . Follow these tiny URLs to go directly to each class, or go to www.pennwriters.com and click on Conference then Intensives to browse the categories. Plotting and Subplotting with Loree Lough For all writers who need hands-on experience with plotting; no class limit. May 13, 2010, 1 pm to 4 pm http://tiny.cc/PHoF1 Crafting a Fiction Query Package with CJ Lyons For writers who have a finished draft; class limit 16. May 13, 2010, 9 am to noon http://tiny.cc/M5WEY Fiction Writing with Tim Esaias For writers who have a finished draft; class limit 15 May 13, 2010, 9 am to 4 pm http://tiny.cc/w4CK4 Nonfiction Writing with Jonathan Maberry For wr...