Ruth Barringham
Author and Writer
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Books on writing
Self help books
Horror novels
Romance novels
… and still writing
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Mackarb
Maybe camping by the woods at night was the wrong thing to do after what happened in the woods in the small town of Mackarb. The gruesome murders made Mackarb a very macabre place to be.
Jackolantern
Why was someone putting the creepy Jack-o-lantern in his garden? No matter how many times he removed it, it came back. Was it a practical joke, or his sins of the past coming back to haunt him?
Magenta
She was engrossed in the novel. So engrossed in the story that it became harder and harder for her to get out and get back to real life. Until she couldn’t get out and found herself trapped in a nightmare.
Latest Blog Posts
Great News! I'm Back
I haven't blogged here in a while but the great news is that I will be doing so again, starting right now.
The reason I stopped blogging was because I had taken on too much with writing books, blogging, writing articles for my website, freelance writing, and putting together my writing newsletter every month.
What I Do to Write Fiction When I Have No Ideas
Last year I told you that I'd downloaded a copy of the eBook, Writing into the Dark: How to Write a Novel without an Outline, by Dean Wesley Smith.
It's an absolutely fascinating book about how to start writing a story with nothing but a character and a situation/setting.
This Simple Little Tip Will Get You Writing Like A Pro - Instantly
Do you know how people become top athletes?
Practice.
They become great at what they do through practice, and they practice all the time.
They usually need a coach to become great at what they do, to show them how it’s done.
How To Make Yourself Procrastination Proof
Procrastination is a dirty word, especially to writers, so why do we do it so often?
It’s easy to think that it’s something only unknown writers suffer from, but it’s not.
Even the most prolific writers find it hard to sit down and write when they don’t feel like it.