#WriterWednesday with Ruth J. Hartman
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I’d like to welcome my friend, the fabulous Ruth J. Hartman, to the blog for #WriterWednesday!
Favorite thing to do when you have free time: Read, walk, watch a movie with Garry.
The thing you’ll always move to the bottom of your to do list: Mopping the floors or dusting!
Things you need when you’re in your writing cave: Cats (if they’re sleeping!), chocolate, and other assorted snacks- to be determined on that writing day.
Things that distract you from writing: My cat, Molly, leaping over my computer to get my attention. And music. And people talking near me.
Hardest thing about being a writer: Writing the synopsis and that first line of the book!
Easiest thing about being a writer: When a reader says they loved your book!
Things you will run to the store for at midnight: Chocolate
Things you never put on your shopping list: Beets!
The coolest thing you’ve bought online: An old-fashioned-looking lamp that went perfectly in our guest room, since our farmhouse is over 150 years old.
The thing you wished you’d never bought: The wrong size underwear!
Something you’re really good at: I’m a Cat Whisperer.
Something you’re really bad at: Doing more than one thing - anything - at a time.
The funniest thing that happened to you on vacation: My dad and I went on a trip to the Holy Land when I was 17. I got three marriage proposals in Egypt, and one involved 52 camels.
The most embarrassing thing that happened to you on a vacation: When on a school field trip to Washington D.C. I tripped on the sidewalk and ended up doing a somersault right in front of the most popular boy in our school.
The most exciting thing about your writing life: Getting to spend time with my writer friends in person!
The one thing you wish you could do over in your writing life: I wish I’d started way before I did, which was at age 45.
Best piece of advice you received from another writer: Surround yourself with writer friends who will be there for you throughout your whole writing journey.
Something you would tell a younger you about your writing: Don’t compare yourself to other writers. Everyone has a different writing voice. Use yours!
Recommendations for curing writer’s block: Take a walk, get a snack, text a friend.
Things you do to avoid writing: Laundry, dishes, and the most dreaded job – dusting!
About Ruth:
Ruth J. Hartman loves a good mystery. That’s probably why she happily gave up a life of cleaning other people’s teeth to write books. With several cozy mysteries under her belt, her main problem is keeping the characters straight – sometimes they have a tendency to hop on over to a different series, just for laughs.
Over forty books later, consisting of romances, a children’s book, women’s fiction, and now cozy mysteries, Ruth still enjoys the thrill of taking the thoughts and images of her characters from her imagination to her computer screen.
She lives in rural Indiana with her husband, Garry, and their family of spoiled cats. Because of Ruth’s love for felines, every one of her books has at least one cat in it. Her cats, who’ve deemed themselves her editors, act like they’re supervising her writing, even though they’re often loafing off or napping.
Let’s Be Social:
Website: http://www.ruthjhartman.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruth.j.hartman
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/ruth-j-hartman
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ruthjhartman
