Articles by Ruth Jacobs

About Ruth Jacobs (296 Articles)

Author of Soul Destruction: Unforgivable, a novel exposing the dark world and harsh reality of life as a drug addicted call girl. The main storyline is based loosely on events from my own life. In addition to fiction writing, I am also involved in journalism and broadcasting, primarily for human rights campaigning in the areas of sex workers' rights, anti-sexual exploitation and anti-human trafficking.

In the Booth with Ruth – Carly Rumbol, Artist

April 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

I have been incredibly lucky to have some strong female influences in my life – growing up my maternal grandmother was the true matriarch, the definitive heart of a huge family, strong, stubborn, and kind. Then there was my Aunty P – another tenacious, independent woman, who loved to create gift cards and spent many a happy afternoon mooching around craft fairs with me.

How Was The Party?: A Year Living With Alzheimer’s – Writer Laura Bridgeman Discusses Her New Book

March 16, 2016 // 10 Comments

I started writing as a way through the process. Of navigating what was happening. It started off as a blog. Then it just grew. People started having an active interest in it. The writing. The experience. I kept going. I didn't know it was going to be a book when I started. I was just writing as a way to get through.

Author Natalie Savvides Discusses Her New Book ‘Full Circle’

February 20, 2016 // 4 Comments

From my early teens I have written diaries documenting these struggles: my thoughts, feelings, dreams, desires and innermost emotions are expressed through periods of bullying, dieting, drinking too much, heartache, chasing the wrong things in life, the wrong men, living in different counties, and ultimately searching for my peace and, of course, true love and balance.

Free Today Only: How to Keep Writing with a Full Time Job

November 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Originally posted on K. A. Laity:
Today only to kick off NaNoWriMo

Let’s Do It…

May 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Originally posted on THRILLS, KILLS 'n' CHAOS:
OK, I’ve thought long and hard and

‘Britain’s Toughest Women’: Author Robin Barratt Discusses His Latest Book

April 21, 2015 // 5 Comments

I have had quite a number of other books published focusing on tough things; bouncers, bodyguards, gangsters, criminality, but almost always male-dominated. And so I initially thought; why not do a book about women within these environments? And then...

‘Losing It’ by Helen Lederer – An Interview and Book Review

February 15, 2015 // 5 Comments

Not only has the comedian, writer and actress written a brilliantly funny new novel, which has already received praise from Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry and Ben Elton among other comedy legends, she has also invented a new genre and created a new...

Mentor to Entrepreneurs, Mark Sephton, Talks About His New Book ‘Inside Job’

November 20, 2014 // 3 Comments

'Inside Job' is built on your capability to work on the way you think, act and behave. Your beliefs about who you are determine your behaviour. The way we think, our attitude and mindset toward ourselves is an ’inside job’. Discovering your own identity and purpose is paramount to achieving extraordinary shifts in the way you live, develop and advance.

Enforcing Northern Ireland’s New Swedish-Style Sex Purchase Law – A Sex Worker’s Story

November 19, 2014 // 5 Comments

Guest post by Kate A rainy night in Belfast. Cold and wet with a wind whipping round the corners of the barren streets where women used to stand. How things have

If You Follow One Dog on Facebook Make It Alice in Wooferland

November 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Alice in Wooferland is a retired racing Greyhound. Her career was cut short and like so many Greyhounds globally, she was discarded. But Alice was one of the fortunate ones. She was rescued, unlike many more that are killed. Based in Sydney, Australia, Alice has...

In the Booth with Ruth – Tim Lee, Musician

November 1, 2014 // 2 Comments

I try to take the Jonathan Richman approach of always writing the truth of whatever I’m feeling or observing at the time... My songs are usually about love, heartache or trying to understand the way I or other people around me act. It’s kind of a diary way of writing, so there is a lot of whinging in there too, as you would expect in any diary!

Sex Workers Oppose Northern Ireland Bill and End Demand Campaign to Criminalise Clients

October 31, 2014 // 8 Comments

From The English Collective of Prostitutes Pushing prostitution further underground will not abolish it nor help sex workers. It will endanger sex workers’ lives and

In the Booth with Ruth – Tara Burns, Survivor of Labor Trafficking in the Sex Industry, Sex Worker and Sex Workers’ Rights Activist

October 29, 2014 // 10 Comments

We need anti-discrimination laws (as recommended by the Obama administration in 2010) to protect us from discrimination in accessing housing, employment, child custody, public services, financial instruments, health care, and education. This is not an abstract concept. If you don’t want people to be prostitutes, or even if you just want people to be able to leave the sex industry, making it impossible for sex workers and sex trafficking victims to get other jobs or rent a home is the opposite of effective...

Author Allen Miles Discusses His New Book ‘This Is How You Disappear’

October 26, 2014 // 1 Comment

I had the opportunity to have a short story, which is included in this collection, published as an e-book about eighteen months ago, but as it was only ten thousand words, the publisher suggested I do another short as a bonus. The bonus story that I wrote was called This Is How You Disappear...