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Zoot, once a stout, fierce tomcat, was less than six pounds when he died. My teenage son and I took turns changing his diaper. Every week, we bathed - [Ruadán Books Announces New Team Member in Editing](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-announces-new-team-member-in-editing/) - Boston, MA — June 22, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that Reneé S. DeCamillis has joined the growing Boston-based indie publisher as a copyeditor for the press. “Reneé is one of those rare creatives who shines in multiple disciplines,” says CEO R. B. Wood. “She is a talented musician, amazing storyteller and poet, - [The Darkness Was Already Familiar: On Writing Horror from a Place That Knows It](https://ruadanbooks.com/the-darkness-was-already-familiar/) - By Christian Emecheta What does it cost to be a writer? I do not mean money, though that conversation will come. I mean the quieter currencies: the hours stolen from sleep, the relationships tested by distraction, the constant negotiation between the person you are and the person who appears on the page. At thirty years - [Waving Across the Book Divide](https://ruadanbooks.com/waving-across-the-book-divide/) - by Karen Heuler Imagine your books whispering to each other, shelf to shelf. Books do talk to each other, and they talk to you—because once you’ve read a book, it becomes in some small way a part of your life and experience. An image from a book, or a scene, or a character may pop - [A Regimen for Growth as a Writer](https://ruadanbooks.com/a-regimen-for-growth-as-a-writer/) - By Michael Barrington I am often asked how I get so many of my articles and short stories published: a dozen this year both in the USA and the UK. The glib answer I typically give is, “With difficulty.” I have written twelve books and published more than sixty short stories or articles, but getting - [The New Art of Ghosting](https://ruadanbooks.com/the-new-art-of-ghosting/) - By Lyndsie Manusos On a Discord that will remain anonymous for confidentiality purposes, authors–most of whom are already represented by agents–with books on submission, exchange editor ghosting stories. Response times have slowed to a crawl since peak pandemic times. One author says their agent believes wait times this past year have been slower than ever - [The Villain Within: Revising the Stories We Tell About Ourselves](https://ruadanbooks.com/the-villain-within/) - by Adam T There’s a narrow street in Vienna where I like to walk when I’ve written myself into a corner. The stones are slick with rain, and the façades lean toward one another like they’re whispering old secrets. Halfway down is a small gallery—its sign half-erased—where Egon Schiele once sketched the human body in - [Author Molly Tanzer Joins Ruadán Books with Speculative Historical Mystery!](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-molly-tanzer-joins-ruadan-books-with-speculative-historical-mystery/) - Boston, MA — April 7, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it will publish speculative historical mystery novella Ferry-Loupers by author Molly Tanzer, via Cameron McClure of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. “We are so lucky to have Molly on board here at Ruadán,” says CEO R. B. Wood. “She seamlessly blends genres - [How to Kill a Story Before It Breathes](https://ruadanbooks.com/how-to-kill-a-story-before-it-breathes/) - by Fendy S. Tulodo I used to think stories were like engines. You give them fuel, you push a button, and they start. But they’re not. They’re more like lungs. You gotta let them pull air in, even when it’s thick with dust. I found this out standing in the heat outside a small bike - [Ruadán Books Partners with IPG and Versa Press](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-partners-with-ipg-and-versa-press/) - Boston, MA— March 24, 2026 Ruadán Books is proud to partner with both IPG as a distributor and Versa Press as a printer to expand publishing operations and continue bringing a global audience the best in deliciously dark fiction. First established as a prospering small business in 1971, IPG has evolved into a book distributor - [Author Naomi Eselojor Joins Ruadán Books with African Steampunk Novella!](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-naomi-eselojor-joins-ruadan-books-with-african-steampunk-novella/) - Boston, MA—November 17th, 2025—Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a nice deal with Naomi Eselojor to publish her debut African steampunk novella, tentatively scheduled for the Fall of 2026. The City of Factories explores the effects of colonialism on Nigeria through the lens of a spectacular steampunk setting and a fractured - [Supernatural at the Doctor: Comparing The Exorcist and The Shining](https://ruadanbooks.com/supernatural-at-the-doctor/) - by John Hug Dear doctor, this is (at least) the seventh first sentence for this article. Don’t worry, this is not going to be a recursive article about the process of writing this very article. That would warrant an eyeroll. This article is for those authors who wish they’d gone to the seventh, eighth narrative - [Ruadán Books to Publish Dark Fractured Tales of NYC in Jamal Hodge’s Shards of Gotham](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-to-publish-dark-fractured-tales-of-nyc-in-jamal-hodges-shards-of-gotham/) - Boston, MA—March 10, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a deal with Jamal Hodge to publish Shards of Gotham: New York City Through the Looking Glass, an anthology of dark fiction inspired by a love of New York and the city’s most pivotal real and imagined events, scheduled for the - [Author Elena Pavlova Joins Ruadán Books with Eco-Thriller Horror Novella](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-elena-pavlova-joins-ruadan-books-with-eco-thriller-horror-novella/) - Boston, MA — March 3, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a deal with author Elena Pavlova, via Kalin M. Nenov with the Human Library, to publish her eco-thriller horror novella, Infection Points. “I’m absolutely thrilled, not only because my dreams are one step closer to becoming true, but also - [Yes, You Get To Do That](https://ruadanbooks.com/yes-you-get-to-do-that/) - by S.L. Dove Cooper "Can I name a character Ieësalwin or Nieëske? Do I need to spell it Ysalwyn or Neeska or something like that so fantasy readers are more comfortable with the spelling and don't have to deal with an umlaut?" You're not really asking yourself whether you can spell words this way. Tolkien - [The Eleventh Ghost](https://ruadanbooks.com/the-eleventh-ghost/) - By K.C. Mead-Brewer For Creature I approach all my writing projects, this one included, as if I were creating a secret, seething garden. There is an immediate crackle of energy in simply thinking the words secret garden; it’s almost an incantation. My favorite element of this incantation is the promise inherent within it: if I - [Author Megan Engelhardt Joins Ruadán Books with Dystopian Hopepunk Novella!](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-megan-engelhardt-joins-ruadan-books-with-dystopian-hopepunk-novella/) - Boston, MA — February 10, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a deal with author Megan Engelhardt to publish her dystopian hopepunk novella, Milk and Honey, Bitter and Gall. About her signing, Megan says, “I'm so thrilled to be working with Ruadán Books. Milk and Honey, Bitter and Gall is - [Author Michael Strode Joins Ruadán Books with Speculative Historical Thriller!](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-michael-strode-joins-ruadan-books-with-speculative-historical-thriller/) - Boston, MA — February 3, 2026 Ruadán Books is pleased to announce that it has signed a deal with author Michael Strode, via A.J. Van Belle with the Booker Albert Literary Agency, to publish his debut novel, Spit and Touch Iron. "I'm excited to be a part of Team Ruadán,” Michael says about his signing. - [So, What Kind of Writer Are You?  Notes on Bio Line and Everything that Doesn’t Fit](https://ruadanbooks.com/so-what-kind-of-writer-are-you/) - I hovered over the bio line, typed something, and erased it. “Is a writer who writes about food, short stories, and…” Delete. “Is a writer who explores cultural criticism and identity...” Delete. “Is an essayist, a nonfiction writer who maps the intersection of…” I hit backspace again. Nothing ever fit. Was I an essayist, a - [Author Sophia Adamowicz Joins Ruadán Books with English Folk Horror](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-sophia-adamowicz-joins-ruadan-books-with-english-folk-horror/) - Boston, MA — January 27, 2026 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a deal with author Sophia Adamowicz to publish her debut English folk horror novel, The Brink. “I’m thrilled to be working with the team at Ruadán Books” Sophia says. “It’s such a pleasure to see my vision for the - [Author Angel Luis Colón Brings "POP!" to Ruadán Books](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-angel-luis-colon-brings-pop-to-ruadan-books/) - Boston, MA — January 20, 2026 In an exclusive, Ruadán Books is pleased to announce that it has signed a nice deal with author Angel Luis Colón, via Jon Michael Darga of Aevitas Creative, for his original novel POP!. About his signing, Angel says: “POP! is such a special book to me and it means - [The Night as a Womb: How Dark Writing Teaches Me to See the World Clearly](https://ruadanbooks.com/the-night-as-a-womb/) - I have been writing for many years in the hush that follows noise, in those narrow hours between midnight and the faint first light of dawn. There, words reveal their true layers; they are not merely a means to recount events but small mirrors that return incomplete faces. Dark writing taught me to turn the - [Ruadán Books and Temple Dark Books Form Publishing Cooperative](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-and-temple-dark-books-form-publishing-cooperative/) - Boston, MA; Dublin, Ireland— January 13, 2026 Ruadán Books is thrilled to join a cooperative with Temple Dark Books, Ireland’s premier publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, founded in 2020. This relationship will bring fantastic dark speculative fiction published in Europe to the United States while allowing simple distribution of Ruadán paperbacks and hardcovers - [Ruadán Books Announces New Team Member in Project Management](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-announces-new-team-member-in-project-management/) - Boston, MA — January 6, 2026—Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that Steven Pamplin has joined the growing Boston-based indie publisher. Steven is spearheading project management for the press. “With the new distribution model and tripling the number of upcoming publications in the next two years, it was time to bring greater order to our - [Eat a Stick of Butter Immediately: Rules for Submitting Genre Fiction](https://ruadanbooks.com/eat-a-stick-of-butter-immediately/) - By Nichole L. Lightner Short fiction is my favorite storytelling medium. While I love all kinds of short fiction, I work in the genre space; some of this advice might be specific to genre. Short stories, flash, micro, drabbles: if I can read it in one sitting, I love it. And that's a good thing - [Author Libby Cudmore Joins Ruadán Books with Wade & Jacks Series!](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-libby-cudmore-joins-ruadan-books-with-wade-jacks-series/) - Boston, MA — December 19, 2025 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a nice deal with author Libby Cudmore, via Jim McCarthy of Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC, for a novel and a short story collection. The works will continue her award-winning Wade & Jacks series begun with the neo-noir thriller - [Mentors and Where to Find Them](https://ruadanbooks.com/mentors-and-where-to-find-them/) - By Angela Slatter As a writer, you might feel a need for more guidance than workshops and classes provide. What you’re after is personalised attention from someone with more experience and knowledge than you. A mentor. That’s going to fix everything, right? Well, maybe. A mentor can be helpful when you don’t quite know how - [Ruadán Books to Publish Haunting Tales of Lost and Dead Media in The Black Tapes](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-to-publish-haunting-tales-of-lost-and-dead-media-in-the-black-tapes/) - Boston, MA—December 12th, 2025 Ruadán Books is pleased to announce that it has signed a nice deal with Nick Mamatas and Libby Cudmore, via Michael Curry of Donald Maass Literary Agency, to publish The Black Tapes: Haunting Tales of Lost and Dead Media, an anthology of dark fiction inspired by lost media, scheduled for the - [What to Read – The Ruadán Books Edition](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-the-ruadan-books-edition/) - by Maria Haskins This month, my reading recommendations are all about us, Ruadán Books. We’ve been around for over a year now, and we have some excellent books for you to buy and read, or maybe buy and give away to someone else during the holidays. If you need another great reason to buy our - [When 'EAT THE RICH' Is Not Enough: Horror Meets Late-Stage Capitalism](https://ruadanbooks.com/when-eat-the-rich-is-not-enough-horror-meets-late-stage-capitalism/) - By Kirstyn McDermott 'When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.'– attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1793 Horror on the screen has a deep and intimate knowledge of monstrosity and obscenity but films made for cinema have long needed to balance ratings and censorship boards with audience demand for the - [Five Funerals Cover Reveal and Pre-Orders Announced](https://ruadanbooks.com/five-funerals-cover-reveal-and-pre-orders-announced/) - Boston, MA —November 10th, 2025 Following up on the deal announcement of February 18th, 2025, Ruadán Books is delighted to share the cover for Jeff Somers’ upcoming novel of macabre absurdity Five Funerals: Choose Your Own Perilous Path. Pre-orders launch today, November 10th, 2025 at ruadanbooks.com! Publication is set for February 22nd, 2026. The cover - [Author Errick Nunnally Joins Ruadán Books with Novella Series Starring Josephine Baker!](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-errick-nunnally-joins-ruadan-books-with-novella-series-starring-josephine-baker/) - Boston, MA —November 4, 2025 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a two-volume/six novella deal with author Errick Nunnally following on from his participation in the Sinister Societies anthology (forthcoming December 9, 2025). About his signing, Nunnally says: “It’s an exciting and fantastic opportunity to continue Agent Baker’s passionate, heroic, and - [What to Read - Ghosts and Haunted Houses](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-ghosts-and-haunted-houses/) - by Maria Haskins The very first ghost story that made an indelible impression on me was Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost, as read by famed Swedish actor Stig Järrel. This audio version was first released in 1975 and became a beloved classic in Sweden. I’m not sure how old I was when I heard it, - [Terms & Conditions for Leave a Review Day Giveaway](https://ruadanbooks.com/terms-conditions-for-leave-a-review-day-giveaway/) - There is no purchase necessary to enter! US residents only who are age 18 or older. Winner will be randomly selected. Winner will receive a Ruadán Books metal bookmark, pen, and notebook, as well as a paperback of their choice from the following titles: Winter in the City edited by R.B. Wood and Anna Koon, - [What to Read: 10 New Books I Read and Loved in 2025](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-10-new-books-i-read-and-loved-in-2025/) - By Maria Haskins I read a lot. Partly I read a lot because it’s part of my work as a writer, reviewer, and editor. But I also read a lot simply because I love to read and 2025 has been a great year for reading. Here are 10 of the books published in 2025 that - [Re-reading the Book I Never Published](https://ruadanbooks.com/re-reading-the-book-i-never-published/) - by Delia Lloyd In his famous book about craft, On Writing, Stephen King recommends that authors take a minimum of four to six weeks after finishing a manuscript before beginning to edit it. The idea is to come back to the text fresh: to open it up and read it from start to finish, just like - [On Finding Inspiration: How to Rekindle Your Creative Spark](https://ruadanbooks.com/on-finding-inspiration-how-to-rekindle-your-creative-spark/) - By Tricia Patras Finding inspiration as a writer isn’t always as romantic as it sounds. For many of us, the creative process can feel more like a frustrating tug-of-war than a divine lightning bolt. There’s a common misconception, especially for non-fiction writers, that inspiration comes easy. After all, if we’re writing from our own lives, - [Ruadán Books Announces New Team Member in Book Design](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-announces-new-team-member-in-book-design/) - Boston, MA — September 2, 2025—Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that Leah Donell has joined the growing Boston-based indie publisher. Leah is taking over the role of book designer for the imprint. “Leah is amazing, and her talent and personality match what Ruadán Books is all about,” says CEO R. B. Wood. “We look - [What to Read – the Novella Edition](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-the-novella-edition/) - by Maria Haskins For the last few months, Ruadán Books has been open to novel and novella submissions. (We’re still open for submissions until August 31st, and if you have a story for us, you can read our submission guidelines in Moksha.) Reading submissions, and specifically novella submissions during this open call, is part of - [An Essay That Tried to Escape Me](https://ruadanbooks.com/an-essay-that-tried-to-escape-me/) - by Fendy S. Tulodo They said it was just a power cut. But I swear—when the lights blinked off that night, the blinking cursor on my screen started typing back. It happened during the rainy season, not that the weather mattered. I was alone in my tiny rented kos in Dinoyo, the kind of room - [Ruadán Books Announces Sinister Societies, An Original Anthology Featuring Bram Stoker Award Winners](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-announces-sinister-societies-an-original-anthology-featuring-bram-stoker-award-winners/) - Boston, MA – July 28, 2025 – Ruadán Books announces the table of contents, publication date, and pre-order availability for their fourth original anthology: Sinister Societies: Six Novellas of Secrets and Horrors. The anthology, edited by Linda Hartley, comprises six of today’s best horror writers exploring how secret societies can change lives for better or - [What to Read – the Nordic Dark Speculative Fiction Edition](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-the-nordic-dark-speculative-fiction-edition/) - By Maria Haskins I grew up in northern Sweden, and even though I’ve lived over half of my life in Canada by now, I still miss the summer nights up there. These are the nights in late June and July when the evening sky turns a sheer, luminous shade of blue, infused with a transparent - [The Liminal Space: A Weekend at StokerCon ](https://ruadanbooks.com/the-liminal-space-a-weekend-at-stokercon/) - by J. R. Blanes It’s the last night of StokerCon. The crowd gathers at the after party in the lobby of the Stamford Hilton, drinking cocktails, congratulating the Stoker Award winners, and saying goodbye to friends both new and old. I run into Hilary Wilson, a folklore podcaster I’d befriended a day earlier. She has this nefarious - [Missing Mythologies: On Westernization in Diasporic Storytelling](https://ruadanbooks.com/missing-mythologies-on-westernization-in-diasporic-storytelling/) - by P.H. Low When my father is a child in Malaysia, he walks into a bookstore. Or rather—I am not sure if it is a store, or a kind of hawker’s stand on the street, the pages warping with humidity, or like one of those places in New York City’s Union Square, stacks and stacks - [What to Read – the Pride Month Edition](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-the-pride-month-edition/) - by Maria Haskins If there is one thing I want you to take away from this list of reading recommendations for Pride Month, it’s that you should read queer all year. One way to do this is to get reading recommendations on a regular basis from, for example, Bogi Takács on their social media and - [Ruadán Books Announces the Table of Contents, Cover, and Availability for Their Original Anthology: Spring in the City](https://ruadanbooks.com/ruadan-books-announces-the-table-of-contents-cover-and-availability-for-their-original-anthology-spring-in-the-city/) - Boston, MA – June 23, 2024 – Ruadán Books announces the publication date, preorder availability and the table of contents for their third original anthology: Spring in the City. The anthology, co-edited by founder R. B. Wood and Anna Koon, explores dark tales set in cities around the world as spring arrives and they burst into - [Do Good Work](https://ruadanbooks.com/do-good-work/) - E. Catherine Tobler When my mother discovered that I wanted to be a writer, she told a friend at work. I do not know if she told this friend out of pride or vexation, though I suspect the latter. I had left college because we could no longer afford it, and I was working as - [What to Read – the Monster Edition](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-the-monster-edition/) - by Maria Haskins Where there are humans telling stories, there are monsters. From the very beginning, monsters have taken center stage in our myths, fairytales, and fiction. The vampire is one of the classic monsters, and its origins go deep. Monsters drinking blood are found all over the world in different cultures through the ages, - [“Portraits of Decay” Cover Reveal and Pre-Orders Announced](https://ruadanbooks.com/portraits-of-decay-cover-reveal-and-pre-orders-announced/) - Boston, MA —May 22nd, 2025 — Following up on the Press Release of April 1, 2025, Ruadán Books is delighted to share the cover for J.R. Blanes’ upcoming horror debut Portraits of Decay. Pre-orders are now available at ruadanbooks.com! The sensational cover design by Kip Ayers captures the compelling dissolution of an artistic soul. Those - [On the Symbiosis of Writing and Community](https://ruadanbooks.com/on-the-symbiosis-of-writing-and-community/) - On the Symbiosis of Writing and Community--a Thoughts from the Writer's Desk guest post by J.A.W. McCarthy - [Author Mercedes M. Yardley Joins Ruadán Books!](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-mercedes-m-yardley-joins-ruadan-books/) - Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a two-book deal with author Mercedes M. Yardley for releases in 2026 and 2027. - [What to Read (and Watch) – the Ecohorror Edition](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-and-watch-the-ecohorror-edition/) - by Maria Haskins It’s only natural that ecological horror, ecohorror, is so prevalent in popular culture. With Earth entering the Anthropocene, a time when humans are having a substantial impact on our planet’s climate and ecosystems, and with the effects of climate change becoming ever more obvious and dire, ecohorror is part of our everyday - [Setting](https://ruadanbooks.com/setting/) - From: Yours to Tell - Dialogues on the Art & Practice of Writing “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.”But if you are in Kansas, show us Kansas. Take us to Kansas, too. STEVE: Setting, of course, refers to the time and place, the where and when of a narrative. It can be a powerful factor in - [Author J. R. Blanes Joins Ruadán Books!](https://ruadanbooks.com/author-j-r-blaines-joins-ruadan-books/) - Boston, MA —April 1, 2025 — Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a good deal with author J. R. Blanes for his forthcoming 2025 debut horror novel Portraits of Decay. 2025. and 2026. Blaines, a writer and musician, is excited about the opportunity a deal with Ruadán, saying “the team, especially - [What to Read – The Women in Horror Month Edition](https://ruadanbooks.com/what-to-read-the-women-in-horror-month-edition/) - by Maria Haskins, Sr. Columnist It’s March, AKA Women in Horror Month, and as always, my main recommendation for Women in Horror month is to read horror by women all year round. Really, how could you avoid it when so much kick-ass and beautifully dark fiction is written by women? The list of Nebula Award - [Press Release 20 March 2025](https://ruadanbooks.com/press-release-20-march-2025/) - Ruadán Books Expands, Announcing Three New Hires! Deborah says, "We're already hard at work on Spring in the City - the speculatively enticing follow-up to last year's spectacular Winter in the City. We are also excited to share that we have signed a few new authors - look out for us to share those partnerships - [Press Release 18 February 2025](https://ruadanbooks.com/press-release-18-february-2025/) - Boston, MA — February 18, 2025 — Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a very good deal with author Jeffrey Somers to the publishing house, continuing its mission to elevate unique voices in the space of dark speculative fiction. / Jeffrey Somers, a storyteller in the dark speculative fiction space, joins authors - [Press Release 21 January 2025](https://ruadanbooks.com/press-release-21-january-2025/) - Boston, MA — January 21, 2025 — Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a very good deal with author Xan van Rooyen for a 2026 release of their upcoming novel Born of Malice. Van Rooyen creates quirky characters and fantastic worlds while enjoying the soothing heavy metal music in their current home of Finland. Born - [Writing When Life is A Lot (or Too Much)](https://ruadanbooks.com/writing-when-life-is-a-lot-or-too-much/) - I’ll start this writing advice essay by pointing out that giving writing advice is an iffy proposition. What works for one person might be useless or even detrimental for another, and what works for someone at one point in their life might not work for them at another time. Thus, the best general rule for - [How I Edit an Anthology](https://ruadanbooks.com/how-i-edit-an-anthology/) - I don’t typically swing an axe around my apartment while editing an anthology, but this time, I did. For my latest, 120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era, one of my favorite writers sent me a thematically appropriate and well-observed story, but alsp included an axe fight. I wasn’t sure about the choreography, so - [Ideas](https://ruadanbooks.com/ideas-2/) - If you’re a writer, it’s the classic interview question (or even the one that just occurs in general everyday chat.) ‘Where do you get your ideas from?’ - [International Translation Day](https://ruadanbooks.com/international-translation-day/) - There are many more things that bind us together despite the rhetoric to the contrary that dominates the 24/7 news cycle these days. One of the most important aspects of what I like to call a “shared humanity,” is our collective fondness of story. Every culture, every religion, ever demographic you can think of has - [Some Thoughts on Beginnings](https://ruadanbooks.com/some-thoughts-on-beginnings/) - Without the right beginning, a successful creative piece is impossible. This may sound self-evident, and yet the process of working through a story or novel is such a chaotic and stochastic one that myriad elements that feel more meaty in terms of how they support the story—like a character arc, a twist ending, the breaks - [The First Draft](https://ruadanbooks.com/the-first-draft/) - Much has been made of Ernest Hemingway’s judgement that ‘the first draft of anything is shit’. But why? It’s such a crass truism, one that, thanks to the profanity of that final word, is pretty much guaranteed to offend. Indeed, it’s probably only the profanity itself that has ensured the line’s staying power. Before a - [Press Release 01 September, 2024](https://ruadanbooks.com/press-release-01-september-2024/) - New Book Publisher Elevates Unique Voices in the Space of Dark Speculative Fiction Seasoned author and publisher R.B. Wood continues the mission to uplift and amplify marginalized voices with a new publishing house Boston, MA – September 1, 2024 - Ruadán Books, the newest publishing house created by entrepreneur, author, and editor R.B. Wood, will - [Welcome to Ruadán Books!](https://ruadanbooks.com/welcome-to-ruadan-books/) - Ruadán (pronounced ROO-ah-dawn) Books derives its name from the Irish god of Mystery and Espionage. Ruadán Books' mission is to welcome new authors and inspire and tell unique stories from authors of dark speculative fiction and crime noir worldwide. There are so many stories that have yet to be heard in this space. Through Ruadán, we hope to uncover, - [Press Release 10 September, 2024](https://ruadanbooks.com/press-release-10-september-2024/) - Ruadán Books announces the Table of Contents and Availability for their original anthology: Winter in the City Boston, MA – September 10, 2024 - Ruadán Books announces the publication date, preorder availability and the table of contents for their first original anthology: Winter in the City. The anthology, co-edited by founder R. B. Wood and - [Press Release 17 September, 2024](https://ruadanbooks.com/press-release-17-september-2024/) - Ruadán Books announces a two-book deal with author Mike Allen Boston, MA — September 15, 2024 — Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a very good deal with author, editor, and publisher Mike Allen for 2025 and 2026. 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