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M.A. Ruth

@maruthauthor.bsky.social
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M.A. Ruth is a college English adjunct. They have an MFA in creative writing and a BA in English-minor in Gender Studies. M.A. Ruth writes poetry and queer YA novels. Website: melruth.com

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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 10h
Same! Haha
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Same. TBH I should probably think about audience more than I do…
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#QueerPrompts I mean it’s literally a sapphic romantasy set in Dante’s Inferno world. Some people are going to be pissed. 😬
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good? Bad? Both?
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For poetry I write the poem in prose format first then go back and break the lines.
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Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What's something you do in your writing process that other people might find a bit odd, but it works for you? #WritingPrompt
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some other form of art, but also maybe fashion.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you!
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Catarin L. @catarinreads.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In classic Cat style, I'm getting this month's #SapphicLineShare post out just in the nick of time! Its October, everyone! Its my favourite month of the year and I am so excited to share and celebrate all the amazing #lesfic writers who come and share their work with us!
October 2026 cat's sapphic lineshare: 10/2 Mask/Masking, 10/9 Scheme/Trickery, 10/16 Treat/Reward, 10/23 Hunt/Chase, 10/30 Ritual/Celebration. A very low res image, the pixel store was sold out
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#WeeknightWriters I’m most excited to see what kind of progress I make.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I kinda want Rowan and Ally to dress up like the devil because they’re in Hell 😂
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#WeeknightWriters Young Adult Fiction Mystery
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#FirstDraftFall I’m working on my queer YA mystery. Basically Scooby Doo x Riverdale x Breakfast Club
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pages/words. Basically, anything past where I am now is progress to me! #WeeknightWriters
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All the words in the English Language and I still feel the best angry word is F*ck. At least, that’s how I feel Talking to Walmart because They lost our delivery
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hahaha thank you!
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Forgive me for this but, huh? 😅
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#LitHodgepodge 1 Hi, I’m Mel! I am a poet and young adult novelist.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#LGBTQWriteAThon Hiiiiii I’m Mel. I write queer poetry and young adult fiction. My goal this month is to work on a manuscript I’ve been neglecting for years.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s been sitting half finished for years now. Time to brush it off and finish it. #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#QueerPrompts Hi I’m Mel! I write queer YA Fiction. Im currently working on two manuscripts: 1) Ghost story and 2) mystery. I have one completed manuscript that is romantasy.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lots 😂
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#AwesomeCharacters Rowan is patient but Ally is not lol.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#FamtastIndiesSeptember All I managed this month was a few pages on a WIP and a few submissions. I’m struggling. 😅
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#WritingCommunity Girl dies, goes to Hell, blah blah blah demon rebellion and toxic Love Interest.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#WIPSnips My Docs app glitches out when I search for words so ignore the green marks… 😅
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Any scene where Rowan and Ally are having a “moment.”
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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's suddenly sinking in that #FirstDraftFall starts in two days?? Holy crap! If you're missing NaNoWriMo and hoping to write a book this fall, First Draft Fall is here for you! Check it out:
weeknightwriters.com
#FirstDraftFall - Weeknight Writers
The Weeknight Writers answer to NaNoWriMo, #FirstDraftFall is a challenge to write a first draft in October - December.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#QueerPrompts Rowan’s sexuality isn’t questioned in Hell. Her relationship with Ally is just accepted as a fact and moved on from.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Omg so my prof in Undergrad pulled me aside and challenged me to take a poetry class. I did and ended up completing a masters in poetry. I went back to fiction writing but learning poetry so deeply strengthened my writing.
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A.M. Tuomala @amtuomala.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here's a meme for you to repost, if you're a writer who would love for someone to say nice things about your work.
An image with rainbow glitter that reads, "Writers! Post this meme and let people say nice things about your writing." Background image from a photo by Alexander Grey on Pexels.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#WritingPrompt “I stepped aside, giving Alex room.”
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AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers @amaralynn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🧙TIS TIME 🎃 Join us for #LGBTQWriteAThon October 1-31! Answer each day or just the days you like. Have fun & make friends while working on your WIP! Prompts repost daily to @queerwriters.bsky.social (follow & turn on notifications for reminders!)! @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writesky
#LGBTQWRITEATHON
Use the tag and follow the feed on Bluesky! Tag @lgbtqwriteathon in photos on Instagram!

1. Introduce yourself & goal
2. Introduce your WIP moodboard
3. Check in day
4. Line share — foreboding
5. Goals day
6. Bugbears/fears
7. Does your MC wear a mask?
8. Favorite outfit
9. Skeletons in the closet
10. Check in day
11. Line share — mysterious
12. Goals day
13. Share a treat
14. Ghouls/anxieties
15. Never has your MC ever...
16. Thing MC would protect with their life
17. Check in day
18. Line share — creepy
19. Goals day
20. Genre swap!
21. Monsters/antags
22. Tingler your title
23. MC's most embarrassing memory
24. Check in day
25. Line share — terror
26. Goals day
27. Favorite spooky pastime?
28. Favorite fantasy creature
29. Most haunting thing you've written/read?
30. Brain worms — writing songs
31. Was your month a treat or tricky?

Hosts:
Bluesky: @amaralynn, @rebeccafrostwrites.com
Instagram: @lgbtqwriteathon, @amaralynn, @krakengoddess

[Image description: fall decor including Jack o lanterns and bats on a soft orange background]
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
-#WIPSnips
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#writingq I found my dream editor! She pushes me to be better while staying encouraging.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#queerwriters I know I say this a lot but my goal is to survive the week. 😅
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Home” to Rowan is a concept more so than a feeling. She never felt at home growing up, and now she is in Hell. Eventually, I want her to find home.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Action. Idk why but I am very good at keeping things moving.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#SpoonieAuthChat This girl, right here
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Correction: Rowan is actually NOT questioning things to death for once 😂
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#SnippetShare One of many instances of Rowan questioning things to death.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wonderful!
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Shonna White @shonnathewhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One of the hardest things about being an author is NOT TELLLING EVERYONE ALL THE COOL SHIT YOU HID IN YOUR BOOK BECAUSE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO DISCOVER IT THEMSELVES. But you are also really passionate about the shit you hid in your book.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So for me, I see a lot of queer YA that’s solely about their journey being queer and while that’s okay, these stories and needed and important, I think we need to normalize queerness by making it a part of character but not the sole focus.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Her destiny. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s the only one who can defeat the big bad.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#WritersCoffeeClub The only collab I’ve done is bouncing ideas off each other and giving feedback. I’m not great at sharing the writing lol.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Dumb question: but what does it mean to manage spoons? Is it like spoon theory in mental health?
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#QueerCharaChat Dead people don’t need to sleep. They are in the habit of sleeping when they first get there, but over time that need goes away.
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M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#SapphicLineShare I couldn’t find atmosphere or mood so I went with feeling
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