Cynthia Ruchti

Blogging at Fresh Fiction

Cynthia Ruchti | Counting the Cost of a Makeover
November 19, 2016
It may not be true of all novelists, but one of the aspects of storytelling I find soul-satisfying is the ability to experiment with  Read More...

Cynthia Ruchti | Between the Lines
July 17, 2015
“Do you journal?” The question wasn’t unexpected. Novelists are often asked if journaling is part of their writing process. The shelves of blank journals  Read More...

Cynthia Ruchti | A Collector of Scenes
June 13, 2014
Most novelists walk through life collecting stories and scenes and breath-stealing words like black knit pants collect cat hair. We can’t walk through  Read More...

Cynthia Ruchti | Fractured Friendships
May 21, 2013
I'm one of those authors who doesn't have every detail mapped out before starting a story. I let imagination create a scene or  Read More...