Monthly Archives: June 2014

Poor Patty Is About to Learn that Some People Won’t Like Her (An Interview with Patty Dixon: Heroine in Patty’s Gamble)

Poor Patty is about to learn that heroines who drag a reluctant hero into marriage is usually one of the most unlikable heroines in romance novels. Patty Dixon: What’s this about me not being likable? Ruth: It’s true, Patty.  Since … Continue reading

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Updates

Patty’s Gamble is Being Edited I sent it off to my editing team yesterday.  The process of cleaning it up after I sprinted the last part of it wasn’t as daunting as I thought it’d be.  Fortunately for me, I … Continue reading

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Expanding the Montana Collection to One More Book

I debated this for over a month before making the decision, but I have decided to tell Madeline Thompson’s story as the 4th book in the Montana Collection.  Madeline (if you recall) was mentioned brief at the beginning of Boaz’s … Continue reading

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The First Draft of Patty’s Gamble is Done!

I can’t believe it, but I did it. Tonight I finished the first draft!  It was shorter than I thought it was going to be.  It’s got 18 chapters.  But it’s done, and I have scheduled my editors to look … Continue reading

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Back from the Conference in Arizona and Ready to Jump Back into Writing

I’ll be posting pictures from the conference when Janet Nitsick and I have a chance to meet up so I can download the pictures from her camera.  I was going to use my husband’s iPhone, but since Janet has a … Continue reading

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