Ruth Punton

Biography

Born and educated in Dunedin New Zealand.
Now retired and living in Busselton Western Australia.
When I'm not writing, I read mainly murder mysteries. Painting and photography I also enjoy.
As a humanist I consider that all people are more important than any belief system.
As a feminist I believe that women, though different from men, should be equal to them in all ways excepting in anatomy and physiology.
I am an atheist although I think the whole idea of god is an unknowable concept.
I vote Green for no other reason in they have more compassion for people than any other political party.
I do not believe Australia is a democracy. How can we be when every 3 or 4 years we can vote for one or t'other and have to put up them and their many stupid ideas for the next 4 years. With the advance in technology why are we not asked by our representative what we think about all major issues and they vote for what we say and not the party.

Smashwords Interview

What's the story behind your latest book?
A couple of friends told me about the same time that they had been sexually abused by their fathers. I started off writing a novel about sexual abuse but the story had a life of its own and took me to places unknown, in more ways than one.
What are you working on next?
I have a non-fiction book that I wrote for my students in creative fiction writing classes called Create and Craft Tall Stories - a workbook for Would-be Fiction Writers. I will try formatting this for Smashword swhich will be a major rewriting task.
Read more of this interview.

Where to find Ruth Punton online

Books

Writing Haiku
Price: Free! Words: 2,300. Language: English. Published: February 6, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Teaching methods & materials / language arts
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A small Free eBook on how to write Haiku Poetry with many examples, explanations and exercises.
Writing for Children, Stage/Screen, Haiku Poetry
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,830. Language: English. Published: February 5, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Publishing » Playwriting
Writing for Children, Stage/ Screen. Haiku Poetry - Module 5 - Fiction Writer's Workbooks. This book is only suitable for people who have completed the previous modules or at least have written fiction before. It is genre specific. It covers the Principle and Structure specific to various stages of child development. Plays covers structure needed stage, screen and radio.
Grammar & Punctuation
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 18,160. Language: English. Published: January 14, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Teaching methods & materials / language arts
Grammar & Punctuation is Module 4 in the Fiction Writer's Workbook series. This is an easily understood workbook, without all the long words and obscure terminology of many available Grammar and Punctuation books. There are multiple exercises throughout the book to reinforce the learning of each particular related aspect.
Writing the Story
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 16,890. Language: English. Published: December 13, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Composition & creative writing, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides - Literature
Writing the Story is the 3rd Module in the series Fiction Writers WorkBook. The first 2 Modules dealt with Creating Characters and Plots & Tension. This Module deals with writing the first draft, chapters, voice, setting, style, the short story and rewriting. Language usage deals with narrative and dialogue, active and passive voice and figurative language. To find clarity in writing the Fog Ind
Plots & Tension
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,480. Language: English. Published: November 28, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Composition & creative writing
Plots & Tension is the second module in a series called 'Fiction Writers Workbook'. The first book in the series is 'Creating Characters'. There are multiple exercises throughout each of these sections to give a writer experience in dealing with plotting, conflict and tension in his/her writing. This modules covers plotting, themes, subplots, conflict, building tension, and climaxes .
Creating Characters
Price: Free! Words: 12,600. Language: English. Published: November 17, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Alphabets & writing systems
Creating Characters Is the first 2 chapters of the complete course called Fiction Writer's Workbook .This book deals with most issues faced by aspiring writers when starting out and for building characters out of the air. It includes notes on, and exercises in the introduction to writing, setting up to write, how to create dynamic characters.
The Goddess in Blue Gumboots
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 92,350. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Feminist, Fiction » Women's fiction » Feminist
A feminist fantasy novel set in the bush of Southwest Western Australia where a group of women neighbours, manipulated by a foul-mouth abused twelve-year-old, create a system of rites and rituals for women which grows so quickly the world takes notice, despite the founding members, most of whom don't really know what it is all about. This story is sad, funny, and challenging.

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