Susan and John Ruff, Fantasy Authors

Tag: fantasy novel

  • When Real World Places Remind You of Fantasy Novels

    On a Sunday afternoon in 1992, I set out on foot from our hotel in Athens with only a paper map for my guide. I wandered through the winding lanes of the Plaka neighborhood around the base of the Acropolis and eventually reached the ruins of the Roman Agora. Those…

  • Sale This Weekend: $0.99 for our Ebook

    This will be an exciting weekend for us! John and I are in the midst of our first-ever Amazon price promotion. Right now, the ebook version of Prophecy’s Malignant Son is on sale at Amazon.com in the U.S. for 99 cents. The sale will continue through Monday. If you like…

  • Writing Inspiration Destination: Deserts of the Southwest

    In honor of April Fool’s Day, I had considered writing a humorous post about the ten places least likely to inspire writing. When I mentioned the idea to my beloved co-author, however, he quickly and correctly pointed out that any place can be an inspiration for writing, even the local…

  • Book Marketing Makeover Time!

    Almost two years ago, on March 16, 2020, John and I published our first fantasy novel 60th Hour. That was also the day California officially shut down due to the pandemic. No, it was not a coincidence that the book came out that day. Long before the pandemic, I had…

  • Fiction Writing for Stress Relief

    What do travel and fiction writing have in common? Anyone who has followed this blog for more than a few posts can already guess how I will answer that question. They are both activities that I love and that I enjoy blogging about. They also share another important function for…

  • New for 2022 at Emerald Cove Press

    Here is my first blog post for 2022 and my 89th post since I began blogging on May 1, 2020. It’s time for an update on the Emerald Cove projects. Before I get to the exciting news, however, I have an announcement about this blog. Instead of writing a post…

  • New Year’s Resolutions of an Indy Author

    The first day of 2021 fell on a Friday, the day that I write my weekly blog post. Because I wrote the post on New Year’s Day, I decided to take a chance and draft a set of writer’s New Year’s Resolutions. Through the wonders of our 365-day calendar, the…

  • Writing Inspiration in Two Very Different Rivers

    In May 1999, John and I hiked up a waterfall. We were touring Jamaica with friends during a stop on a Caribbean cruise. The group of us hired a local guide to drive us around the island. We enjoyed a day of shopping, viewing the tropical scenery, and visiting the…

  • Writing Inspiration Destination: New Hampshire’s White Mountain Region

    New Hampshire will always have a special place in my heart. When I was a girl, my grandfather owned a cabin near Lake Chocorua, and we usually spent a few days there each time our family traveled to New England to visit our relatives. I even hiked to the top…

  • Writing Inspiration Destination: Colorado Springs

    Colorado abounds in wonderful places to visit — the Rocky Mountains, numerous parks and recreation areas, great cities like Denver, and plenty of historic sites. My beloved co-author and I were fortunate to visit the state during a driving vacation last June. As part of the trip, we spent a…