Ruth Dugdall : novelist, screenwriter, Suffolk based, authentic, ex-probation officer

Ruth Dugdall : novelist, screenwriter, Suffolk based, authentic, ex-probation officer

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  • Writers & their spaces

    Writers & their spaces

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

    Photo above: Ruth’s desk at Essex University. Below: at Thomas Hardy’s writing desk Writers are notoriously superstitious. Along with whisperings of ‘the muse’ and the curse of the ‘second book’, […]

  • Why Ruth Dugdall’s Stories Stand Out in Fiction

    Why Ruth Dugdall’s Stories Stand Out in Fiction

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

    Ruth Dugdall and Her Unusual Perspective: A Fresh Voice in Crime Fiction In the vast landscape of contemporary crime fiction, Ruth Dugdall stands out as a distinctive voice, bringing an […]

  • My Journey From Probation to Writing

    My Journey From Probation to Writing

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

    What inspired you to write your first novel? Getting lost! I love to go walking, and one Sunday I ended up taking a wrong turn, and arriving in a pretty […]

  • Derek’s Guest: Prospect Cottage Transforming Real-Life Experiences Into Fiction

    Derek’s Guest: Prospect Cottage Transforming Real-Life Experiences Into Fiction

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

    I have arrived at Prospect Cottage.  I’m curled like a cat on the green velvet sofa, nestled down amongst tatty yellow cushions, basking in the warmth. It’s late October, and […]

  • What Inspires Ruth Dugdall’s Compelling Narratives

    What Inspires Ruth Dugdall’s Compelling Narratives

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

    Ruth Dugdall has expressed that she writes to explore the complexities of human nature and to give voice to stories that might otherwise remain untold. She believes that writing allows […]

  • Books that Inspired Me

    Books that Inspired Me

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

    Books are the best teachers. Some key influences include:

  • Empty Nest

    Empty Nest

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

    The Open Wound : An Essay on Melancholy and Motherhood Marrying the immediate intimacy of autobiography, with insights of social commentary, this creative non-fiction unpacks the experience of the Empty […]

  • What does it mean, to be authentic?

    What does it mean, to be authentic?

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

    Ruth Dugdall is a novelist and screenwriter. To be an authentic writer means to express my true thoughts, feelings, and experiences honestly and without pretence. It means writing in a […]

  • Ruth Dugdall’s Suffolk

    Ruth Dugdall’s Suffolk

    May 14, 2025
    Writing Spaces

Ruth Dugdall : novelist, screenwriter, Suffolk based, authentic, ex-probation officer

Ruth Dugdall : novelist, screenwriter, Suffolk based, authentic, ex-probation officer

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