HEIDI RUBY MILLER

Find other wonderful snippets at Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday ! "The Islands of Hope" This story was originally published in Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy , then picked up again by Galaxy's Edge . It is one of my personal favorites. In this scene the crazed captain comes out of seclusion long enough to show his first mate, Julian, a secret set of sea charts, which at first looks to be their salvation.... -- "They're the Islands of Hope, Kami's home," the captain said. "Are they nearby?" Julian hadn’t heard of them before, but new islands were being discovered and added to the charts every year. "Hope is always near." The captain flopped in his chair. "But it fades…like the islands. When we first set sail there were thirty. Now…." Julian ran his hands over the smooth paper, trying to understand the captain's ravings. "There are only five here." While Julian watched, another is...

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

EVENTS The June 2013 Residency at Seton Hill University for their Writing Popular Fiction MFA Program always coincides with the WPF Alum-sponsored In Your Write Mind Conference . That means hundreds of writers on campus for an incredible summer event. This year was even more celebratory as we had two film crews on property. The Popular Romance Project was filming students, faculty, and alum for the documentary Love Between the Covers , and I was there with Matthew D. Dowling and the GoingLIVE TV show to do interviews. Here are a few photo memories. Chocolate Lovers' Booksigning      GoingLIVE Mobile Set The Annual WPF Ball - This year it was themed The Princess Bride Graduation Day

COVERS To celebrate the cover reveal for Greenshift, the e-book will be temporarily 99 cents at Amazon! A tale set within the world of Ambasadora . Mari's rare eye color makes her a pariah within Upper Caste society, which is why she prefers plants to people...except David, the former Armadan captain who shuttles scientists around on a refurbished pleasure cruiser. But someone else is interested in Mari and her distinctive look--an obsessed psychopath who tortures and murders women for pleasure. When the killer chooses Mari as his next victim, the soldier inside David comes alive, but it is Mari who must fight for her own life and prove she isn't as fragile as the flowers she nurtures. Greenshift by Heidi Ruby Miller Cover Art by Bradley Sharp Foreword by Dana Marton Space Opera/Science Fiction Romance paperback coming from Dog Star Books in August 2013 Many thanks to the following supporters who participated in the Cover Reveal for Greenshif...

DogCon 2 • Columbus, OHio August 2-4 HOTEL INFORMATION Red Roof Inn Downtown The hotel is near downtown and close to the Short North. It is just a few blocks away from the North Market. The DogCon rooms rate is $85 per night. You must book by July 2nd to receive this rate. Making Reservations: Individuals may call the Red Roof Inn Columbus Downtown direct at (614) 224-6539 or email Jim Greenhalge, Director of Sales at jgreenhalge@redroof.com. Please refer to the Group Code DOGCON when making reservations. Amenities: Free Continental Breakfast, Free WiFi, a Free Airport Shuttle is available 8am to 6pm--please schedule 24 hours in advance Parking is $10 per night. Event Schedule Friday, August...

EVENTS Thank you to Gerry LeFemina , Michelle Yost , and Nina Forsythe for honoring me as the guest at their May Coffee with an Author at Frostburg State University's Creative Writing Center . Of course I had some wonderful English Breakfast tea instead. Also, thank you to Jason Jack Miller , John Edward Lawson , and Daniel McTaggert for traveling a ways just to have some pastries with me. Not only did we chat, but I also read from "The Surrender," a flash piece originally published at Every Day Fiction then picked up for the 2008 Best of Every Day Fiction anthology; Ambasadora , my thesis novel from Seton Hill's Writing Popular Fiction program; and "The Islands of Hope," a short story originally published in Fantasist Enterprises' Sails and Sorcery anthology and recently resold to Galaxy's Edge , edited by Mike Resnick . This July I am part of the Nightsun Writers faculty and will be discussing Science Fiction , Fantasy , and Horr...

PHOTOS To chase away the winter blues, Jason Jack Miller and I took a trip to Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh this spring. Among the gorgeous flora were glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly .