Featured Interview With Ruth Mitchell
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My career as a travel writer took me to many delightful places. My gigs as a freelancer educated me in the ways of the world. My positions as an editor for At Home in Arkansas and Arkansas Business taught me to manage lots and lots of little fires. As the author of Arkansas Heritage, a state-adopted elementary history text, I learned to be accurate. As a novelist, I am learning my toughest lesson yet, how to engage readers through stories. My novels, White Oak: A Steamy Tale of Betrayal and Seduction, and Beyond: A Tale of Discovery on the other Side of Life are available on all major retail sites.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I vividly remember learning to read. It happened in a matter of minutes. My carpool driver, Ms. Jean, who also owned the small private school that I attended, made me stay in the car and read her The Cat in the Hat. I had the book memorized and all I had to do was make the connection between the words in my head and the words on the page. I’ve been reading and writing nonstop ever since. The first time I was published was in high school. I was committed to being a published writer going forward the minute I saw my words in print.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have read thousands of books, many classics and literary works. I like psychological thrillers, history, memoirs and anything that challenges me as a person. I am such a critic now from all this reading, that what I like has to be clever, surprising, and extremely well-written.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
In the acknowledgements of my book. I thank my characters. This is a little unusual, but it is how I feel. My stories just seem to write themselves once I get a solid foundation for the story. I love reading about eccentric, gifted characters so that’s what I create when I am the storyteller.
The book, Beyond: A Tale of Discovery on the other Side of Life, is a lot of fun, even if paranormal romance is not your thing. The story begins with Laura a successful fantasy writer who needs to get sober. She lives in a haunted hotel in San Francisco with her beautiful white German Shepherd who can see the ghosts.
When Sean Wilson appears in her life, everything changes. Through the use of Artificial Intelligence Sean and his crew revolutionize how ghostly apparitions are perceived. This leads to discovering who Laura’s mysterious grandfather was and sparks an unlikely romance. Will Laura and Sean live happily ever after?
As Laura sobers up her life changes for the better. She finishes the book she has been struggling with, captures Sean’s heart which ultimately leads to a wedding in a Scottish castle, and has a faceoff with an Etheric Revenant. Once the family ghosts have been identified, the ratings for Sean’s reality ghost show skyrocket and Cloud becomes famous, creating its own challenges.
Ghosts aside, readers are in for a rollercoaster ride as they suspend their belief and get to know Cloud and his unique perspective as well as Laura’s eccentric grandmother who once was a celebrated Madam, serving the elite gentlemen of San Francisco.
If you are one to “think outside the box” and want an exhilarating read, with mind-expanding ideas presented in a skillfully written and entertaining fashion, then this book is for you.
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