Ruth Is Writing

Stop Dreaming Of Becoming A Successful Writer. Wake Up And Make It Your Reality

I'm Ruth Barringham, writer and author.

There’s only one way to write more and earn more and that’s through hard work which leads to great writing.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
~ Aristotle

I've been working as a writer for many years now, and I earn all my income from my writing.

I earn money from writing online articles, affiliate marketing, blogging, book writing, freelance writing, and marketing and I'm happy to help you to do it too.

See my books for writers HERE.

Over the years I’ve also helped thousands of others to earn money from their writing too.

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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

Never Even Consider Copying Someone Else

Do you know what’s the most important thing about being creative?
Being authentic.
Being yourself and writing in your own voice.
There is no other way.
Years ago, someone tried hard to be me.

People Forms Habits, Habits Form Futures

That title is not my own. I ‘borrowed’ it from motivational guru, Mike Litman who said it years ago. And it’s still true.

The reason that we create habits is to make our lives easier. When something we do becomes habitual, we no longer have to think about it.

Don't Let Your Books Be Stolen to Train AI

We all know that many thousands of books have already been stolen to train AI software. Not just literary classics and best sellers, but self-published books too. It seems no books are exempt from being plagiarised by AI software companies. I did a check and found they're using my books too.

When is a Problem Not a Problem?

How many times have you heard someone say that they want to be a writer, but they just don’t have the time?

If you’re like me (and every other professional writer) the answer is always because they have a job or a family, or they don’t know what to write, yet they swear they have a novel inside them just bursting to be written.