HEIDI RUBY MILLER

AWARDS s u n s h i n e Thank you Teffanie White of p i c t u r e l e s s books for giving me a Sunshine Award , which is for "bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere." Like many such online honors, the Sunshine Award asks recipients to do a few things: -Thank the person who gave you the award in your blog post. -Answer a few questions. -Pass on the award to a deserving and inspiring blogger. Sunshine Questions???? Favorite Color: Blues and purples. Favorite Animal: Puddah cat. Favorite Number: 13. Favorite Non-alcoholic Drink: Tea. Facebook or Twitter: Twitter. Your Passion: Travel and writing. Giving or Getting Presents: Both--I'm all about giving and receiving in equal measure. Favorite Day: Saturday. Favorite Flowers: Orchids and lilies. My Sunshine Award Blogger Jason Jack Miller for his series about eBooks and the Independent Spirit

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

POETRY As part of the ongoing RDSP Arnzstigations series, here's my poem made from Mike Arnzen's Fridge of the Damned magnets . I parted with the horror tradition associated with these cool magnets and offered up something a bit more romantic--it was quite the challenge when you consider the words from Arnzen's works. To purchase a set of Fridge of the Damned magnets, visit the Raw Dog Screaming Press site - http://www.rawdogscreaming.com/books/magnets.html

I am honored to be an editor guest at the 2013 Pennwriters Conference at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott May 17 - 19. If you've been waiting to submit your Science Fiction Adventure novel to Dog Star Books , I will be taking pitches on Friday afternoon. Our mother publisher, Raw Dog Screaming Press , will also be represented by Jennifer Barnes and John Edward Lawson at Pennwriters. Jennifer will be listening to pitches for RDSP's non-fiction imprint, Guide Dog Books , as well as appropriate fiction for the main line. John is interested in poetry collections and works of horror and dark fiction. As many of you know, RDSP, by necessity, has a closed submissions policy for all its imprints, but the editors are happy to hear about your potential projects face-to-face at any of our literary events. I am also presenting a workshop on Sunday titled "50 Ways to Beat Writer's Block ." RDSP author, Jason Jack Miller , is also an author guest and will present ...

EVENTS Thank you to the wonderful audience at Citizens Library in Washington, PA. As part of the public library's Evening with Friends series Jason Jack Miller and I discussed the changing climate in publishing.

EVENTS FREE RDSP WORKSHOP AT CONFLUENCE 2013 As part of the DogCon2 celebration at Confluence 2013 , award-winning editors and authors from Raw Dog Screaming Press will offer a free 3-hour writing basics workshop on Saturday morning. The event is open to all registered convention participants on Saturday, July 20, 2013. Pick and choose from 6 different 1/2 hr. sessions or attend them all. The workshop will run from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM CRAFT 10:00-10:30 AM - CHARACTER with Matt Betts 10:30-11:00 AM - DIALOG with John Edward Lawson 11:00-11:30 AM - PLOT with Michael A. Arnzen 11:30–NOON - SETTING with D. Harlan Wilson BUSINESS NOON–12:30 PM - PUBLICATION OPTIONS with Deanna Lepsch 12:30-1:00 PM - BRANDING AND PROMOTION with Jason Jack Miller To register for CONFLUENCE 2013, click the link below:

NEWS I want to welcome Seton Hill Writer , IMJ Columnist , and all-around great friend, Deanna Lepsch , to the RDSP editing ranks. We will be working together on the Dog Star Books imprint. Congratulations, Deanna!