Characters, Fiction, Research, Writing, Writing Process

So Where Do the Stories Come From, I Wonder

I do not have a half-naked Greek Goddess of muse and creativity lying across my bed. Inspiration doesn’t work like that. Continue reading So Where Do the Stories Come From, I Wonder

Ruby ScaleraJune 18, 2019June 18, 2019Leave a comment

Books, Characters, Fiction, Nonfiction, Reading, Writing

What’s on Your Shelf?

My favorite genre is binge reading stories from the library, spending all day in bed swearing I’ll stop after one more chapter, developing massive, unhealthy crushes on fictional characters. My favorite genre is whatever I can get my hands on. Continue reading What’s on Your Shelf?

Ruby ScaleraJune 11, 2018Leave a comment

Books, Characters, Reading, Writing, Writing Process

I Don’t Want to Write

Writing is wonderful. It’s like playing God, sculpting worlds, forming new people from nothing but your fingers against the keyboard, giving life to the two-dimensional creations of your own mind, weaving spells of love and pain and the whole spectrum of human emotion.

I love being a writer, but that’s not why I do it. Continue reading I Don’t Want to Write

Ruby ScaleraApril 30, 2018Leave a comment

Nonfiction, Writing, Writing Process

Writing When It Hurts

Sometimes, we are faced with the everyday human suffering that can throw a wrench into even the most distinguished of plans. Crossing our t’s and dotting our i’s cannot prevent life from taking its course. Continue reading Writing When It Hurts

Ruby ScaleraJanuary 15, 2018Leave a comment