Heidi Ruby Miller is a travel writer turned novelist. She uses research for her stories as an excuse to roam the globe. Her books include the popular AMBASADORA series (Dog Star Books), MAN OF WAR (Meteor House), which is a sequel to Science Fiction Grandmaster Philip José Farmer's novel TWO HAWKS FROM EARTH, and the international award-winning writing guide MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT (Headline Books Inc.). In between trips, Heidi teaches creative writing at Seton Hill University, where she graduated from their renowned Writing Popular Fiction Graduate Program the same month she appeared on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Follow Heidi's writing journey with her husband, Jason Jack Miller, and their two cats in the newsletter Small Space, Big Life and find her on YouTube, her website, and Instagram all as Heidi Ruby Miller.

Education

• M.A., Writing Popular Fiction, Seton Hill University (Greensburg, PA) 2007
• K-12 Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Spanish and French, California University of Pennsylvania (California, PA), 1996
• B. A., Anthropology and Geography with specialties in International Studies and Tourism, California University of Pennsylvania (California, PA) 1994

Publications

• "The In-Betweeners" The Writer. January 2020. [More Information]
• "Pick Your Punk" The Writer. October 2019. [More Information]
• Ambasadora Book 1: Marked by Light Lettered Edition. Bowie, MD: Dog Star Books, August 2019. [More Information]
• "New Pulp" The Writer. July 2019. [More Information]
• "The Forgotten Ones by Steena Holmes" The Big Thrill. International Thriller Writers, May 2018. [More Information]
• "The Children's Game by Max Karpov" The Big Thrill. International Thriller Writers, April 2018. [More Information]
• "High Treason by Diann Mills" The Big Thrill. International Thriller Writers, February 2018. [More Information]
• Man of War. Meteor House, August 2017. [More Information]
• "BIBLIOPHILE: Tongues of the Moon" The Best of Farmerphile. Meteor House, August 2017. [More Information]
• "The Dubai Betrayal by Jeremy Burns" The Big Thrill. International Thriller Writers, May 2016. [More Information]
• Starrie (From the World of Ambasadora). Bowie, MD: Dog Star Books, March 2016. [More Information]
• "Point of Control by L.J. Sellers" The Big Thrill. International Thriller Writers, February 2016.
• "Heidi Ruby Miller's Uncanny Interview with Michael A. Arnzen." SIGMA 358. Ed. David Brody. Parsec, January 2016: 4-5.
• "The Islands of Hope" Galaxy's Edge Omnibus 1. Ed. Mike Resnick. Phoenix Pick, September 2015. [More Information]
• Foreword. Indelible Ink. by Matt Betts. Bowie, MD: Dog Star Books, June 2015. [More Information]
• "Mr. Johnson's Boy" Life After Ashes. Ed. Steven Saus. Alliteration Ink, February 2015.
• "John Dixon: Author, TV Consultant, Hot Pepper Connoisseur" The Penn. Ed. Kaitlyn Coddington and Matthew D. Dowling. Pennsylvania Literary Festival, May 2014: 17.
• "Lawrence C. Connolly Brings the Veins Cycle to a Close" The Penn. Ed. Kaitlyn Coddington and Matthew D. Dowling. Pennsylvania Literary Festival, May 2014: 20.
• "Yoga and Writing" The Penn. Ed. Kaitlyn Coddington and Matthew D. Dowling. Pennsylvania Literary Festival, May 2014: 25.
• Ambasadora Book 1: Marked by Light. Bowie, MD: Dog Star Books, April 2014. [More Information]
• "Rainer" Far Worlds. Ed. J. L. Gribble, A. R. Aston, and James Fadeley. The Bolthole, March 2014. [More Information]
• Foreword. A Miracle of Rare Design. by Mike Resnick. Bowie, MD: Dog Star Books, August 2013. [More Information]
• "The Islands of Hope" Galaxy's Edge. Ed. Mike Resnick. Arc Manor, July 2013: 3. [More Information]
• "Seton Hill's Super Woman...Or is that just Dr. Wierszewski?" Forward Magazine. Fall/Winter 2012. [More Information]
• "Feeling Blue Today." Hazard Yet Forward. Ed. Matt Duvall, Natalie Duvall, and Deanna Lepsch. Evergreen Syndicate, August 2012. [More Information]
• "Dakota's Gate." The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 3: Portraits of a Trickster. Ed. Michael Croteau. Meteor House, August 2012. [More Information]
• "Finding the Sweet Spot in Technology & Education." Forward Magazine. Spring/Summer 2012. [More Information]
• Greenshift. Bowie, MD: Dog Star Books, February 2012. [More Information]
• "Page Thirty Three." Twisted Tales in 66 Words. Ed. Kimberley Raiser. Delvling Press, 2011. [More Information]
• Many Genres, One Craft. Ed. Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller. Terra Alta, WV: Headline Books, Inc., April 2011. [More Information]
• "Be an Archetype, Not a Stereotype." Many Genres, One Craft. Ed. Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller. Terra Alta, WV: Headline Books, Inc., April 2011. [More Information]
• "Tomorrow's Kiss: The Duality of SF Romance." Many Genres, One Craft. Ed. Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller. Terra Alta, WV: Headline Books, Inc., April 2011. [More Information]
• "The Shifting Grail: A Quest for a Good Read." Many Genres, One Craft. Ed. Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller. Terra Alta, WV: Headline Books, Inc., April 2011. [More Information]
• "'ll Scratch Your Back and You Promote My Book." Many Genres, One Craft. Ed. Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller. Terra Alta, WV: Headline Books, Inc., April 2011. [More Information]
• "Touring Virtually." Many Genres, One Craft. Ed. Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller. Terra Alta, WV: Headline Books, Inc., April 2011. [More Information]
• "Almost There." The Pennwriter. Vol. XVIII No. 6; Nov. - Dec. 2010. [More Information]
• "Sounds in the Jungle." Eye Contact. 24.1 (2010): 11. [More Information]
• "Starship Stowaways." Beyond Centauri. April 2010. [More Information]
• "A Tale of Two Towns: Uniontown." PA Pursuits Magazine. Spring 2010. [More Information]
• "Owners of Hagan Ice Cream Work with Frank Lloyd Wright to Turn Timbered Farmland into a Deluxe Usonian Setting." Pittsburgh G20 Summit Press Room. September 2009.
• "What Philip Jose Farmer Taught Me." Farmercon IV The Philip Jose Farmer Memorial Gathering program. June 2009.
• “Pennsylvania Wilds.” 2009 Pennsylvania Pursuits Insiders Guide. January 2009.
• "The Surrender." The Best of Every Day Fiction 2008. Ed. Jordan Lapp, Camille Gooderham Campbell, and Steven Smethurst. Vancouver, Canada: Every Day Publishing, 2008. 25. [More Information]
• Afterword. Tongues of the Moon. By Philip Jose Farmer. Farmerphile 14 October 2008: 24. [More Information]
• "Misplaced my keys." Star*Line. 31.2 (2008): 13.
• "Bibliophile – a discussion on 'Tongues of the Moon.'" Farmerphile 13 July 2008: 40-41. [More Information]
• "Gadgets and goodies." Morgantown Dominion Post. 26 Mar. 2008: 1C. [More Information]
• "A trip to Louisville just for the food." Morgantown Dominion Post. 9 Mar. 2008: 1C.
• "Robot knows." SCIFAIKUEST. Feb. 2008: 19.
• "Sensational signature dishes." Morgantown Dominion Post. 27 Feb. 2008: 1C. [More Information]
• "Ready in a hot 5 minutes." Morgantown Dominion Post. 21 Nov. 2007: 1C. [More Information]
• "Skin-deep: Packaging, makers make store brands look familiar." Morgantown Dominion Post. 21 Nov. 2007: 2C. [More Information]
• "Mr. Johnson's Boy." Eye Contact. 20.1 (2007): 23-25. [More Information]
• "Hobby orchardist propagates storied trees." Morgantown Dominion Post. 3 Oct. 2007: 1C. [More Information]
• "The Surrender." Every Day Fiction 12 Sept. 2007. [More Information]
• "Great white wonder." Morgantown Dominion Post. 29 Aug. 2007: 1C. [More Information]
• "Salad days." Morgantown Dominion Post. 6 June 2007: 1C. [More Information]
• "Almost a Millionaire." Forward Magazine Spring/Summer 2007. [More Information]
• "The Continuing Rise of the VBT." SIGMA Newsletter June 2007. [More Information]
• "Five Parsecs Away." SCIFAIKUEST. Feb. 2007: 16.
• "The Islands of Hope." Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy. Ed. W. H. Horner. Wilmington: Fantasist Enterprises, 2007. 311-315. [More Information]
• "Mara's Jellyfish." The Aroostook Review. 2007. [More Information]
• "Mara's Jellyfish." AlienSkin Magazine Aug/Sept 2006. [More Information]
• Miller, Jason and Miller, Heidi Ruby. MOON Pennsylvania Camping. Ed. 1. Emeryville: Avalon Travel Publishing, May 2006. [More Information]
• "Along a Path in Costa Rica." WriteOn Maui.com 2005.
• "Climbing Coba's Pyramids." GoNOMAD.com 2004. [More Information]
• "Discovering Columbus." Trails.com 2003.
• "Deep Creek Lake." Trails.com 2003.
• "Dolly Sods Wilderness." Trails.com 2003.
• "Ferncliff Trail." Trails.com 2003.
• "Garrett County: Along the Continental Divide." Trails.com 2003.
• "Laurel Highlands: Mountain Retreats." Trails.com 2003.
• "Mystic Mountain." Trails.com 2003.
• "Pittsburgh Area Getaway." Trails.com 2003.
• "Seven Springs." Trails.com 2003.
• "Bear Run Nature Reserve." Trails.com 2002.
• "Cucumber Falls." Trails.com 2002.
• "Ferncliff Natural Area." Trails.com 2002.
• "Hershey and the Pennsylvania Dutch Region." Trails.com 2002.
• "Ocala National Forest." Trails.com 2002.
• "Youghiogheny River Rail-Trail." Trails.com 2002.
• "Yough River Trail to Jonathan Run Falls." Trails.com 2002.

Awards

• MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT - Finalist, "Writing" category. ForeWord Review's 2011 Book of the Year Awards [More Information]
• MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT - Finalist, 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Awards [More Information]
• MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT - Finalist, "Business: Writing and Publishing" category. USA Best Books 2011 Award [More Information]
• MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT - Finalist, "How To/Business" category. 2012 Military Writers Society of America
• MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT - Winner, General Non-Fiction Award. 2011 London Books Festival Award
• MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT - Winner, "Education/Academic" category. 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards [More Information]

Organizations

• PARSEC [More Information]
• Society of Children's Book Writers and illustrators (SCBWI) [More Information]
• International Thriller Writers [More Information]
• Pennwriters [More Information]
• Seton Hill WPF Alum [More Information]
• Littsburgh [More Information]

Presentations

• My "Thrillers." Monessen Public Library Author Series. Monessen, PA - April 7, 2018
• "Staying Home, Staying Creative Workshop" at All AccessCon, April 23, 2020
• "Write the Book They Can't Put Down" on Zoom Into Books for Headline Books, Inc., April 8, 2020 [More Information]
• "Space Opera is Still Queen" at AllAccessCon, April 4, 2020
• "In Between Middle Grade and YA: What About 11 – 13 Year-old Speculative Readers?". PARSEC (Pittsburgh, PA), September 15, 2019 [More Information]
• "New Pulp: The Modern Twist on Old Adventure Tales". 32nd Annual Pennwriters Conference (Pittsburgh, PA), May 19, 2019 [More Information]
• "Sentimentality Might Just Make You a Bestseller". 32nd Annual Pennwriters Conference (Pittsburgh, PA), May 18, 2019 [More Information]
• "Becoming a Writer". Brazosport College Lecture (Lake Jackson, TX), April 1, 2019 [More Information]
• "Your Own YouTube Channel". 30th Annual Pennwriters Conference (Pittsburgh, PA), May, 2017 [More Information]
• "How Chronic Pain Has Made Me More Autotelic". PARSEC (Pittsburgh, PA). October 8, 2016 [More Information]
• "Paths to Publication". Mt. Pleasant Writers Circle (Mt. Pleasant, PA). May 19, 2016 [More Information]

Performances

• Reading: AMBASADORA: MARKED BY LIGHT. AllAccessCon. April 4, 2020 [More Information]
• Reading: MAN OF WAR. PulpFest 2019 (Pittsburgh, PA). August 17, 2019 [More Information]
• Reading: STARRIE. PulpFest 2019. (Pittsburgh, PA). August 17, 2019 [More Information]
• Reading: AMBASADORA: MARKED BY LIGHT. PulpFest 2019 (Pittsburgh, PA). August 16, 2019 [More Information]
• Documentary: VISIBLE. WQED (Pittsburgh, PA). May 2019. [More Information]
• Reading: HANK RUBY: NOTHING WORSE THAN A POCKET UNIVERSE. Brazosport College Library (Lake Jackson, TX), April 1, 2019 [More Information]
• Reading: ATOMIC ZION and STARRIE. World Fantasy Convention 2014 (Arlington, VA). November 9, 2014 [More Information]
• Reading: GREENSHIFT. Capclave 13 (Gaithersburg, MD). October 13, 2013 [More Information]
• Coffee With An Author. "The Surrender". Frostburg Creative Writing Center (Frostburg, MD). May 4, 2013 [More Information]

Certifications

• Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate: Spanish K-12

Achievements

• MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT - Listed 5th in "This Year's Ten Most Terrific Writing Books" by The Writer magazine (Dec 2011). [More Information]