Three Rivers Arts Festival - Poetry Readings

WHEN: Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 7:30 PM

WHERE: Three Rivers Arts Festival 121 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA

WHAT: Green Hills of Earth, a speculative fiction poetry reading

WHO: Bram Stoker Award winner Michael A. Arnzen and Asimov's Reader's Choice Award winner Timons Esaias, as well as Heidi Ruby Miller, Ziggy Edwards, Eric Davin, and Cheryl Ferrier

I'll be reading Five parsecs away from SCIFAIKUEST 15
Cover Art by Bruce Boston

and Robot knows which will be in the February 2008 issue of SCIFAIKUEST, along with some new work.

Hope to see you there!

Three Rivers Arts Festival, Green Hills of Earth, Michael A. Arnzen, Timons Esaias, Heidi Ruby Miller, Eric Davin, poetry, Pittsburgh

REI slide show for MOON Pennsylvania Camping

Tonight from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Jason and I will be hosting a free clinic at the REI in Pittsburgh's Southside Works on our travel guide MOON Pennsylvania Camping.

The clinic will include a slide show from our research trips throughout the state of Pennsylvania, a look at the TOP TEN campgrounds, and a question and answer segment open to the audience. We'll be signing copies of the guidebook afterward.

Hope to see some of you locals there!





Moon Pennsylvania Camping, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, REI, Pittsburgh, camping, outdoor activities, Seton Hill University

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Michael A. Arnzen

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Michael A. Arnzen is up now at ambasadora.

Sails and Sorcery News

Fantasist Enterprises has posted samples of the inside artwork for the Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy anthology.

Alas, the art for my story "The Islands of Hope" isn't up, but I was able to preview the illustration and Julie Dillon captured the essence of my story perfectly. I can't wait to see the words and art together.

Sails and Sorcery will be released in August 2007, but is available for preorder now.



Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy, Heidi Ruby Miller, The Islands of Hope, Fantasist Enterprises, fantasy, Julie Dillon

Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Chun Lee's short story A Contained Inferno can be read or listened to at The Late Late Show.

#2: Shelley Bates begins her VBT this week for her new novel Over Her Head.



Chun Lee, Shelley Bates, A Contained Inferno, writing, Over Her Head, Seton Hill University

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - WEEK 16

This week at HEIDI'S PICK SIX all the interviewees are mentors at Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction Graduate Program:

Monday - Tobias Buckell / Science Fiction

Wednesday - Michael A. Arnzen / Horror

Friday - Lawrence C. Connolly / Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror


HEIDI'S PICK SIX, Heidi Ruby Miller, Tobias Buckell, Michael A. Arnzen, Lawrence C. Connolly, writing popular fiction, writing, author interviews, Seton Hill University

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Simon Haynes

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Simon Haynes is up now at ambasadora.

Seton Hill Authors at Pennwriters Conference

BACK: Jason Jack Miller, Timons Esaias, and Heidi Ruby Miller FRONT: Ellen Spain, Victoria Thompson, and Mary Ann Aug

The 2007 Pennwriters Conference The Write Attitude was a wonderful experience, both personally and professionally.

Networking opportunities were the best of any conference I've attended because the group's officers, the editors, the agents, and the writers were all so personable.
BACK: Mary Ann Aug and Heidi Ruby Miller FRONT: Lisa D. K. Coutant, Vice President of Pennwriters, Barbara Lockwood, President of Pennwriters, and Jason Jack Miller

The above photo was taken after Victoria Thompson, mystery author and Seton Hill mentor, gave her keynote at the luncheon on Saturday. It was very inspiring because she used personal experiences to show just how fickle this industry can be, but also how rewarding to those who stick it out.

Among the editors I met were Ginjer Buchanan, Senior Executive Editor and Marketing Director at The Berkley Publishing Group, Jane Friedman, Editor of Writers' Digest Books/F & W Publications and Robbi Hess, Editor/Co-Publisher of Byline Magazine.

The three best panels I attended probably reflect where I am personally in the process of publication, not that I won't work on mechanics and style until I die, but after an intensive two year graduate program, I'm ready to move onto the next step: Agents Panel with Daniel Lazar, Rita Rosenkranz, Adam Chromy, Sheree Bykofsky, and Jenny Rappaport; Editors Panel with Jane Friedman, Ginjer Buchanan, Colleen Sell, and Robbi Hess; The Publication Process with Rita Rosenkranz, Jane Friedman, and Paul Martin.

This last one was Paul discussing the process of publishing his books with his agent Rita Rosenkranz and an editor from his publishing company Jane Friedman. Very insightful about "who gets a say in what" from cover design to contents. Jason and I had part of this perspective when we published our guidebook with Avalon last year. We were missing the agent part, an important part I will now say, but will hopefully rectify soon.

I pitched to one editor and three agents while at the conference. As a direct result. I am sending out my submissions this week. Here's hoping that some of those are accepted.

I also made some new author friends. Writers Valentine Brkich and Brian Butko agreed to participate in the HEIDI'S PICK SIX special non-fiction week coming up.
Jason Jack Miller, Brian Butko, and Heidi Ruby Miller

If nothing else comes from my time at the conference, it was still well-spent because it inspired me and gave me that turbo boost we writers all need now and then.

Pennwriters Conference, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Victoria Thompson, Rita Rosenkranz, Ginjer Buchanan, writing, Jenny Rappaport, Adam Chromy, Seton Hill University

REI Clinic for MOON Pennsylvania Camping

On Wednesday, May 30, 2007, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Seton Hill WPF graduate student Jason Jack Miller and Seton Hill WPF alum Heidi Ruby Miller will be hosting a free clinic at the REI in Pittsburgh's Southside Works on their travel guide MOON Pennsylvania Camping published by Avalon Travel Publishing.

The clinic will include a slide show from their research trips throughout the state of Pennsylvania, a look at the TOP TEN campgrounds, and a question and answer segment open to the audience. They will be signing copies of their guidebook afterward.


Apologies for the X-posts if you read more than one of these blogs:
ambasadora, jaguarpaddler, setonhillwpf, penncamping, thecounty heidirubymiller, wpfwriters, MySpace Heidi


Moon Pennsylvania Camping, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, REI, Pittsburgh, camping, outdoor activities, Seton Hill University

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Chris Dolley

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Chris Dolley is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Charles Stross

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Charles Stross is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - WEEK 15

Here is the line up for this week at HEIDI'S PICK SIX. It's all about Science Fiction.

Monday - Charles Stross - Science Fiction

Tuesday - Chris Dolley - Science Fiction

Friday - Simon Haynes - Science Fiction


HEIDI'S PICK SIX, Heidi Ruby Miller, Charles Stross, Chris Dolley, Simon Haynes, science fiction, writing, author interviews

Seton Hill Writers News

#1: Jason and I will be at the Penn Writers Conference this weekend. Hope to see some of you there!

#2:K. Ceres Wright started a new blog interview series on her LJ (dohlman) where she will talk with experts with interesting jobs and hobbies.

#3: The Romance Studio reviews Ancient History by Penny Dawn.


K. Ceres Wright, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Penny Dawn, Ancient History, Penn Writers Conference, writing, Seton Hill University

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - J. A. Konrath

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with J. A. Konrath is up at ambasadora.

2007 Rooney Award

The author recipients of Seton Hill's 2007 Rooney Awards are:
Jason Jack Miller


and

Shara Saunsaucie

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Danny Adams

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Danny Adams is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - WEEK 14

Here's the interview line up for this week at HEIDI'S PICK SIX:

Monday - Danny Adams - Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Poetry

Wednesday - J. A. Konrath - Mystery

Friday - Jane Wenham-Jones - Romance and Chick Lit


HEIDI'S PICK SIX, Heidi Ruby Miller, Danny Adams, J. A. Konrath, Jane Wenham-Jones, writing, author interviews

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - CHARLOTTE BOYETT-COMPO

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Charlotte Boyett-Compo is up now at ambasadora.

Author News

#1: The Spring 2007 issue of Eye Contact has work from WPF writers and artists Jason Jack Miller, Adrea Peters, Melissa Doll, and Michael A. Arnzen.

#2: Romance Bandits is giving away prizes for comments. Contributors to this new group blog include Seton Hill alum K. J. Howe, as well as Trish Milburn, Christine Zampi, Donna MacMeans, Cathie Shaffer, Anna Campbell, Beth Burgoon, Joan Kayse, Kate Carlisle, Jo Lewis-Robertson, Caren Crane, Anthea Lawrence, Christine Wells, Cindy Munoz, Tawny Weber, Cassondra Murray, Anna Sugden, Inara Scott, Suzanne Welsh, and Jeanne Pickering Adams.


Jason Jack Miller, Kim Howe, Romance Bandits, contests, Eye Contact, writing, photography, Seton Hill University

HEIDI'S PICK SIX- Lucy A. Snyder

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Lucy A. Snyder is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Mark W. Tiedemann

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Mark Tiedemann is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - WEEK 13

Here is this week's line up for HEIDI'S PICK SIX:

Monday - Mark Tiedemann - Science Fiction

Wednesday - Lucy A. Snyder - Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Poetry

Friday - Charlotte Boyett-Compo - Medieval Historical Romance


HEIDI'S PICK SIX, Heidi Ruby Miller, Mark Tiedemann, Lucy A. Snyder, Charlotte Boyett-Compo, writing, author interviews

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Jim C. Hines

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Jim C. Hines is up at ambasadora.

Seton Hill Writers Update

#1: Kaye Dacus at Write Place, Write Time interviews Maria V. Snyder about how she ended each book in her Study series.

#2: E. A. Whitt has a new blog series called NAME THAT NOVEL. Every Monday she posts the opening of a book, every Friday a last line (not from the same book), and readers can guess the novel in which they are found.

#3: Nalo Hopkinson will be one of the distinguished faculty teaching at the University of Toronto Summer Writing School - July 9-13, 2007.


Kaye Dacus, Maria V. Snyder, E. A. Whitt, Nalo Hopkinson, Name That Novel, University of Toronto, writing, author interviews, Seton Hill University

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Elaine Cunningham

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Elaine Cunningham is up now at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX- Jeremy C. Shipp

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Jeremy C. Shipp is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - Kealan Patrick Burke

HEIDI'S PICK SIX with Kealan Patrick Burke is up at ambasadora.

HEIDI'S PICK SIX - WEEK 12

Because Jason and I just got home from celebrating his birthday in Vegas and Zion (Check out his awesome pitcures at jaguarpaddler!), this week's PICK SIX will start tomorrow. Here's the line up:

Wednesday - Elaine Cunningham / Fantasy and Science Fiction

Friday - Jim C. Hines / Fantasy


HEIDI'S PICK SIX, Heidi Ruby Miller, Elaine Cunningham, Jim C. Hines, writing, author interviews