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Ruth Ellen Parlour

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Ruth Ellen Parlour

Category Archives: Writing

Friday Snippets – Sci-Fi Short

January 25, 2013

We return to my sci-fi short for this week’s snippet. This is a first draft so will be rough. Comments …

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Friday Snippets – Sci-Fi Short Story

January 18, 2013

Here’s another snippet from my Sci-Fi short story. This is a first draft so wont be too clean. Enjoy! ~*~ …

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Friday Snippets – Short Sci-Fi Story

January 11, 2013

One night this week I had a dream and when I woke up I thought, that would make an awesome …

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Friday Writing Game

January 4, 2013

I haven’t done any new writing lately for a Friday Snippet so I thought I would share this writing game …

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11 Tips on Writing Romance

December 3, 2012

One of my readers made an interesting comment on the romantic subplot in one of my stories. This particular reader …

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Battling Self-Doubt

November 5, 2012

I bet most, if not every writer and author goes through self-doubt at some point during their writing life. Nagging …

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Real Writers Bounce Back – My first ‘hater’

October 3, 2012

I recently had my first experience of a ‘hater’ or at least that’s what I’m going to call it. I …

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Thinking Differently about ebook Piracy

July 16, 2012

I’m due to release my debut novel on the 27th of July and one issue that was in the back …

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Strong Women in Fiction

July 8, 2012

What is it about strong women in fiction? I’ve always admired strong women. When I was a kid, Lara Croft …

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My Influences – Final Fantasy

June 24, 2012

A while ago I wrote a blog post on Princess Mononoke – a strong influence on my WIP God Slayer. …

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About Me

Hi! My name is Ruth Ellen and I am a surface pattern designer, illustrator, author, and artist, from Durham UK. I create designs to liven up your life, with fun, bold and quirky florals. I love gardening, reading, rabbits, and playing the kalimba (badly).

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