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About Ruth Ann Nordin

Ruth Ann Nordin mainly writes historical western romances and Regencies. From time to time, she branches out to other genres, but her first love is historical romance. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her husband and a couple of children. To find out more about her books, go to https://ruthannnordinsbooks.wordpress.com/.

Testing What Makes a Story Compelling (And What Doesn’t)

This post is specifically geared to other writers since the topic is about storytelling. Earlier this year, I came across a YouTube video where the person mentioned how she realized she had a lot of books on her device that … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts About Reading Genres Other Than the One I’m Writing

I can’t speak for all writers, but I’m at the point where I don’t want to read the kind of books I writing. I know that sounds terrible. Early on (from about 1996-2007), I actually wrote thrillers, science fiction, and … Continue reading

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Getting Things Organized for the Future

The subject of death is morbid, but it’s something that needs to be dealt with. At the moment, I am fine. I’m in good health, and I have full control of my mental faculties. After hearing stories about authors dying … Continue reading

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When You Should Listen to Your Readers

This post is inspired by a YouTube video I listened to the other day. In this video, an editor was listing out the worst ways an author can end their books. I agreed with a lot of her advice. The … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts about Writing and Publishing

I need to find a way of lowering my non-writing tasks so that I can do more of what I really want to do: write. I have been in this writing sphere since 2009. Back then, you could only publish … Continue reading

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I Will Take August Off From Writing

Originally, I was going to pick back up with writing today because I am done with my portion of edits for The Earl’s Bluestocking Bride. Then I got sick. It’s not a head cold, though that is what I expected … Continue reading

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