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In the Booth – Writing Lives

In the Booth with Ruth – Jacqueline S. Homan, Author

April 17, 2013 // 6 Comments

What inspired me to write in the first place is that I am a marginalized woman—from deep inter-generational poverty, and I am also an exited woman who escaped sexual exploitation as a homeless orphaned teen. Like so many other poor and marginalized exited women, my voice and real lived experiences are never heard. So I decided to do my best to change that, because words not only convey thoughts they create fact. Very few truly understand what it is to be shoved aside and erased and left for dead more than destitute exited women with nothing, no family, no avenue of legal remedy, and no support network—not even any welfare or medical care.

In the Booth with Ruth – Col Bury, Author

April 14, 2013 // 12 Comments

Firstly, and this is important if you want to move forward as a writer, to increase the available time, I made sacrifices. I stopped playing pool and football, which I do miss, a lot, but it was the right decision. I also only now watch selected stuff on TV, like debates, documentaries, crime dramas and films, and, of course my beloved football.

In the Booth with Ruth – Danielle Bienvenu, Author

April 12, 2013 // 0 Comments

Oh wow. What a loaded question. Ha ha. I began writing when I was ten years old. It was mostly a series of short stories about pre-teen girls. The thing that inspired me to write the most was that I had difficulty telling people exactly how I felt, so I wrote down my feelings on paper. From there it took on a life of its own. Even my fiction novels are based on...

In the Booth with Ruth – Cathy Scott, Author & Journalist

April 10, 2013 // 1 Comment

I’m attracted to underdogs and giving them a voice. You can’t make up the stuff that happens in the criminal world. At the same time, I’m fascinated by unsolved crimes, including murder of Susan Berman, a mobster’s daughter, and rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls’ cases. It’s an absolute shame that those murders have not been solved...

In the Booth with Ruth – Siggy Buckley, Author

April 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

I was a college adjunct professor for teaching English (being a German citizen) for years. When my life took an unexpected turn, I started 'to take notes'. My then husband had opted out of the rat race for health and environmental reasons. He was a CPA, and made us emigrate from a professional German background to become organic farmers in the...

In the Booth with Ruth – Rosanne Dingli, Author

April 7, 2013 // 0 Comments

Inspiration is everywhere, Ruth, and yet it is elusive. I started writing so long ago – 1985 – that I rarely look back to those days except during interviews! My works found acceptance almost right away, so I had poems, articles, stories, and reviews published everywhere. I started writing longer fiction when I arrived in Perth in 1988 and landed a job as a...

In the Booth with Ruth – Tracey Edges, Author

March 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

I have always been a massive reader, from pre-school, and have always had the idea that I may write novels for a living. Creatively, I ended up going down the Fine Art route and I am an Exhibiting Artist. My work is currently hanging in the restaurant at the Grimsby Institute. I have always written, but never put it out for public consumption....

In the Booth with Ruth – Robin Barratt, Author

March 28, 2013 // 4 Comments

I wasn't from a writing background. In fact, I didn't write a word really until I wrote my first book in 2003/4. I was in the security industry for many years, starting off as a bouncer on the doors of pubs and clubs across the UK, then I went into nightclub management. After a few years doing this, I went on a close protection (bodyguard) course, and ended up...

In the Booth with Ruth – Ian Young, Author

March 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

So I was drawn towards actually writing a book because I knew I had a tale that needed telling. There are so many colourful stories in my life that I felt it would be a useful tool for people to use as examples of where I went wrong or to see where an addict’s life can take them. In addition, I wanted to make sure there was plenty of solution based ideas for people to begin to get a better understanding of addictive disease and to educate them to help their loved ones recover from their own addictions.

In the Booth with Ruth – Allan Watson, Author

March 16, 2013 // 6 Comments

I’ve always believed that children (and adults) try to emulate anything which becomes a powerful passion in their lives. While most kids I hung around with wanted to be footballers, train drivers, drug dealers etc, I was swept away by the power of the written word, and wanted to be Enid Blyton - became a bit of a laughing stock at school when I turned up in...

In the Booth with Ruth – Danny Kemp, Author

March 10, 2013 // 2 Comments

I wrote through necessity. To occupy my mind whilst being out of work as a result of a road traffic accident in 2006. I never had a wish to do that before, but during those dark days, almost four years, of anxiety and depression, when the thoughts of taking my life were so prominent, I turned to writing to distract those thoughts. It worked; I’m still here..

In the Booth with Ruth – Josie-Anne Gray, Author, Poet, Singer & Songwriter

March 6, 2013 // 0 Comments

I have been most prolific as a poet I suppose and I still devote a lot of time to poetry and song writing. I co-write songs with my fellow band member Simon Naylor. We have a great understanding of each other's thought processes and motivations. We've been seriously writing together for seven years for our band ‘Merlin's Keep’ and are now working on our fifth album...

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