Dec. 23, 2025

Crafting Dreams: Ruth Douthitt's Journey Through Writing, Art, and Resilience

Crafting Dreams: Ruth Douthitt's Journey Through Writing, Art, and Resilience

Send us a text In this engaging episode of Living the Dream with Curveball, we are excited to welcome Ruth Douthitt, an award-winning Christian fiction author, speaker, podcaster, and professional artist. Ruth shares her fascinating journey from aspiring art teacher to becoming a multi-genre author, revealing how unexpected life changes led her to embrace writing. She discusses her diverse body of work, including middle-grade fantasy, cozy mysteries, and psychological suspense, captivating li...

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In this engaging episode of Living the Dream with Curveball, we are excited to welcome Ruth Douthitt, an award-winning Christian fiction author, speaker, podcaster, and professional artist. Ruth shares her fascinating journey from aspiring art teacher to becoming a multi-genre author, revealing how unexpected life changes led her to embrace writing. She discusses her diverse body of work, including middle-grade fantasy, cozy mysteries, and psychological suspense, captivating listeners with her unique storytelling style and the inspirations behind her books. Ruth also opens up about her experiences with mental health and wellness, emphasizing the therapeutic power of the arts in processing grief and trauma. Tune in as she offers invaluable advice for aspiring writers navigating the publishing industry, highlighting the importance of professional editing and cover design. With a heartwarming blend of personal anecdotes and practical insights, this episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the writing process and the impact of creativity on mental health. Discover more about Ruth and her work at www.artbyruth.com.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Welcome to the Living the Dream podcast with Curveball. If you believe you can achieve. Welcome to the Living the Dream with Curveball podcast, a show where I interview guests that teach, motivate and inspire. Today, I, I am joined by award winning Christian fiction author, Ruth Douthit.

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> Ruth Douthit>Welcome. Thank you, Curtis. This is awesome being here.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Ruth is a workshop writer, teacher, she is a speaker and a podcaster as well as a professional artist. She writes suspense fiction, women's inspirational fiction, as well as fantasy fiction.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>So we're going to be talking to her about everything that she's up to and gonna be up to.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>So, Ruth, thank you so much for joining me.

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> Ruth Douthit>Well, thank you for having me. This is awesome.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Why don't you start off by telling everybody a little bit about yourself?

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> Ruth Douthit>Sure. Okay. I'm born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. That's where I'm calling in from. And, I didn't think I'd ever be a writer. I was always an artist first and foremost, so I thought I would be an art teacher. But, you know how things are.

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> Ruth Douthit>Those curveballs, they come right at you. And before I knew it, I was writing books. And my first book came out in 2011 and it was fantasy for middle grade called the Dragon Forest. And I was with a small publishing house. They were amazing, they really believed in me. But while I was waiting for book two to come out, I thought I would go ahead and try some indie publishing. So I published a spooky ghost story series for middle school readers. And I just, I really fell in love with self publishing. So after, the third book was ready and sent to the small town, small house, publisher, I decided to get my rights back and just self publish all my books from there, which I did mostly because you can self publish a book in three or four months, whereas with a publisher it sometimes takes two years. So my readers are middle grade readers and they don't have patience to wait two years for a book. So it was great to be able to tell them my next book comes out in six months, you know, and they would get excited. So then it was around, 2021, I think it was, where I decided to try some writing for upper, you know, grade kids like ya and then also women's fiction, women's contemporary. So I gave that a shot and it was wonderful. I enjoyed it. And that's kind of where I've settled now. And, because I used to be a bailiff in superior court years ago and sat in many criminal trials, I heard a lot of interesting testimony A lot of murder, you know, cases and such. So I always wrote down some ideas for future stories for suspense novels. And finally a couple years ago I was able to write my first suspense novel. It is Christian based, so it's not, you know, gruesome or anything. It's not horror, that's for sure. It's more like a psychological suspense. And I loved it. So I'm going to park here for a while and just write some suspense for the next few years. But I will always have a dragon book in me. So don't worry, I'll still release fantasy books about dragons and my coloring books where I get to, you know, divulge in my artistic passion and illustrate those coloring books for kids too. So. And I'm a wife of 37 years, my husband Scott, and we have an adult son and a cute little dog. And we are enjoying beautiful 78 degree weather right now before a couple weeks before Christmas. Yay. That's a little bit about me.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>We'll talk about your current book, tell us what we can expect when we read it and what inspired it.

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> Ruth Douthit>Well, the one that I have out right now is For Christmas. It's a cozy Christmas mystery novella.

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> Ruth Douthit>I love cozy mysteries. And so I took a short story that I had written years ago and added words to it to make it a novella. So it's about 20,000 words long. And it was inspired by just like a group of goofy, you know, older women who run a Christmas tree decorating contest right in the middle of town. It's a fictional town and when a dead body ends up right in the middle of their Christmas trees, well, that just ruins everything. So these lovely ladies decide to solve the crime so that they can remove that ugly yellow crime scene tape and hold their Christmas decorating contest as usual. So that's what the book is about. It's just a fun, cozy mystery. So if you're a fan of those types of books, you'll really enjoy it. So that's the current one that's out right now.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Well, you're also, a professional artist. So kind of tell us about that and why fine arts is so important to you.

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> Ruth Douthit>Oh, fine arts, yes. Well, you know, when I was a kid, I always drew. I always had paper and pencil and I was always drawing. And so it was really my fourth grade teacher who noticed in me the ability to draw and use color and also write a little bit of poetry and such. And so one day when I had to do a book report on George Washington, I asked her if I could illustrate it. And she said, sure. So she was the one who really inspired me. She was the one who told my mom at a parent teacher conference, you know, Ruth, she, she's really gifted. You should nurture that talent in her. And my mom really took it seriously. And ever since, you know, that meeting, if I needed art supplies, my mom was there and she would buy them or buy me some art supplies. She'd buy me canvases and brushes and an easel, and on Sunday afternoons, I would sit out in the backyard and paint. She made sure I always had paper and pens and markers so that whenever I wanted to draw, I had everything right there. So she took that teacher seriously and she really nurtured my ability. And then, God bless teachers. I, my high school art teacher was also very inspirational. when I entered high school, I had a big head, a huge ego, because when I was in middle school, I was like, you know, the best artist on campus, and I got to illustrate the yearbook, and I just thought it was hot stuff. So when I went into my freshman art class, I thought I was going to be the it girl there too. But lo and behold, it was one of those classes that had freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors all in one class. And so, no, I was no longer the best artist in the school. I was just one among average. There were two senior artists there who were absolutely astounding. Their work was spectacular. And so my ego, you know, got deflated and so did my self esteem. And, my teacher said, okay, the first assignment of the year, I want you to draw something and show me your skill level. So all of us, of course, started drawing. And I drew an elk on a hill with some grass. And I was so pleased with myself. I went up to my teacher and I thought, this is going to knock his socks off.

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> Ruth Douthit>He's going to be so impressed. But when he looked at it, he said, it's not finished. Go back and finish it. And when I sat down, I was just so shocked. I thought, what? I can't believe he said that. Look at it. It's a drawing. But when I looked at it, I thought, yeah, he's right. It's not finished. I could do so much better. And from that day on, my entire high school endeavor was to impress that teacher. No matter what I turned in, I had to make sure that he was just blown away.

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> Ruth Douthit>And he never really was. I mean, he, he, he knew I had talent, but he was never like, you know, wow, that's the greatest, you know, so finally before we left, for summer, right after our junior year, he said, all of you who are going to be seniors next year, you have an art assignment over the summer. I want you to do a project, and the first week of school, you turn that project in. And I thought, yep, challenge accepted. And so I just drew my socks off all summer on this one project.

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> Ruth Douthit>And when school started, I stood in line to show him my project. And when he saw it, he was blown away. Fall. Finally, finally. It took four years.

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> Ruth Douthit>I finally blew his socks off. And that drawing was of a hawk, pencil drawing. And it won me two scholarships at college and best of show at the state fair, and the best, drawing of the state fair and the best of our high school art contests that we had. And I won senior artist award. So I was finally, finally the best artist in the school. But it wasn't because of me. It was because of that teacher. And I'm sure you can understand this, Curtis, that when someone doesn't just, you know, accept something that you hand them right away, it makes you. It motivates you to want to do better and be better. And I was so grateful that he did that, that he didn't just say, oh, wow, that's the greatest drawing I've ever seen, you know? But he said, no, you can do better. And he was right. And I pushed myself and pushed myself. So I thought I was going to be an art teacher, but no, God had other plans in mind for a while. So I went in different directions and then finally ended up at the university. And when God did give me a chance to be a teacher, I was a writing teacher for middle school, not an art teacher. And that blew me away. But I shared with my students the same story that I just shared with you, because I told them, you know, I'm going to push you too, because I expect great things from you. And I'm not just going to say, oh, wow, that's the greatest story you've ever written. No, I'm going to push you, and I'm going to push you to be better and better, because that's going to help you in high school and it's going to help you in college. And it's funny because most of those students are now graduating from college. They're getting married and having kids. And, one student graduated, and I told him congratulations on social media. And he said, Mrs. Douthit, I couldn't have done it without you pushing me on those essays. So I'm meant to be an artist. That is True. But I also believe that the fine arts, you're not just limited to one. You know, I dabble in music and art, you know, drawing, painting, and also, you know, writing is a passion of mine too.

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> Ruth Douthit>So those of you out there listening, you can, you know, tap into all of them. But the fine arts are so good for us. They're very therapeutic and calming and they give us a chance to express ourselves. So do yourself a favor and don't just narrow yourself down to one. Try all of the fine arts. Get on a stage, you know, try out for a show, if you can, sing a song, if you can write a song. But try some of them. Try all of them if you can.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>What advice could you give somebody that's, navigating the publishing industry?

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> Ruth Douthit>Oh, publishing, yeah. Well, the first thing I can tell you, it's not easy. It's going to be hard, but that's okay. Like they always say, if it were easy, everybody would be doing it. There are easy ways that you can try. You know, you can use AI to write a book, but I don't recommend that. So try writing something that you're passionate about, something that's meaningful. You and your passion will come through. So just know that you're going to get rejected. It's going to sting. If you're going the traditional route. My most, ardent piece of advice is hire a professional editor. Don't rely on A.I. you know, Grammarly, and all these other programs to edit your work. No, hire a professional editor. It can run you about three or four hundred dollars for a seventy thousand word manuscript. but it's worth it. It's worth it because you get that human aspect, not AI and your human, your very human editor reads a lot. And so he or she can point out parts of your story that aren't making sense, some holes in your story, you know, whereas AI just tells you, hey, that's great. Have you thought about this? Or maybe do you want me to write this for you? Do you want me to draft this scene for you? And that's not a human being. A human being will say, hey, this scene's not working. Or you repeat this word a lot. Or maybe you should try some other, you know, synonyms for this word. Or, you know, that's what you want. You want a human being who can say, yes, this scene is really great. It echoes of, this writer and that writer. You're on the right track.

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> Ruth Douthit>Or they have to just come out and tell you, no, it's not working. Go back and fix this, go back and fix that. So do yourself a favor and hire a professional editor. And then the second piece of advice is hire a professional cover, book cover designer, please. I'm an artist, so I design my own. But you may not be able to to for or you know, have that talent behind you. So save some money and hire a professional. Let them know what you want, but also let them know what you don't want. And please, please look at the books that are out, that are in your genre. So like me for suspense, before I designed my suspense cover, I looked at all the popular best selling suspense books that were out there and I honed in on the ones that were, you know, doing really well. That would really grab the reader's attention. And I modeled my cover after those. I think there were three of them, three different covers that I really loved and I modeled mine after that. If you're just designing a cover for a cover that you like, you know, you think, oh, I wanted to have a dove and the ocean and a cloud and the sun, and that's what I want. Well, I can guarantee you that's not a good thing to do. You want to go by what the readers want, the readers of your genre, what they are expecting. So you need to let go of what you want and start thinking about the readers. When they walk into a bookstore or when they walk up to your table at an event, you want your cover to grab their attention. It's the number one marketing tool that a writer has is a book cover. So it has to be spectacular. So hire a professional. Come to them knowing what you want, but also what you don't want, and know some of the lingo. Study the design principles, the elements of design. Study them. So when you're having that conversation with your professional designer, you can come across as educated and informed and that's what they want. They would love to work with you if you know some principles of design.

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> Ruth Douthit>That's about it. Just, you know, have a thick skin. You're going to get rejected. Work with a professional editor and hire a professional book cover designer.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Well, what authors inspire you to do what you do?

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> Ruth Douthit>Oh, wow. I guess from childhood when I read where the Red Fern Grows, we, had to read, our teacher read it to us and then we read it for a book report. And I was like, what? 6th grade? That book really stuck with me because of how descriptive he was and also how he took the reader on a journey.

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> Ruth Douthit>It starts off in modern times when he's this tired man is coming home. From work, and he finds a dog, and he brings the dog home, and then that takes him, in flashbacks, all the way back to his childhood in the Ozark Mountains. So I love that idea of taking the reader on a journey, and then when you're in the Ozarks, he's just phenomenal with describing the scenery. So that really inspired me. So where the Red Fern Grows and the Black Stallion, and then also the King Arthur series, that's what got me interested in fantasy.

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> Ruth Douthit>I just love that story of the ordinary boy, you know, thrust into the extraordinary. So same as the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings as well. You can tell, JRR Tolkien. JRR Tolkien was inspired by that story as well. So I'd have to say those authors inspired me. But the authors that keep me going are really good suspense authors like Patricia Bradley. She's amazing. Diane Mills, Lynette Eason, Elizabeth Goddard. These are all romantic suspense authors, and their books are amazing, and they really draw the reader in, and they're very exciting without being, you know, gory. And. Because they're all suspense, but they're not, like, gory or horror or anything like that. So, they. They inspire m me to keep going with what I'm doing.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Well, talk about your. Your podcast. You're also a podcaster, so let the listeners know about your podcast and where we can hear it and what we can expect when we hear it and why podcasting is such a passion for you.

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> Ruth Douthit>Sure, thanks. Yeah. My podcast is called A Writer's Day, and I called it that because a writer's day is so different in that we are always thinking of our next stories. Whether, you're at work or driving or watching a show or reading a book, we're always thinking about our next story.

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> Ruth Douthit>So when we lay our head on the pillow, we are exhausted from all the observing of things around us, listening to conversations and brainstorming and plotting out our next story. So that's why I called it a Writer's day. And I started it in 2019, mostly because I wanted to build my platform, and I didn't really. I wasn't on social media all that much back then. So when I was a teacher, I left the classroom with several lessons about writing that I still had. And I thought, well, maybe I could start a podcast and share these writing tips, and see how that goes. And so I did. And then I started reading from my books, chapters from my books, and that was fun. And then authors started contacting me saying, hey, can you interview me about my book, and I thought, sure.

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> Ruth Douthit>So about two or three years of doing that was fun.

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> Ruth Douthit>And then my platform started to go. But then publishers started contacting me and saying, hey, I have all these authors with books coming out.

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> Ruth Douthit>Can you interview them? So that's been fun. Ravel and Baker and Bethany and Tyndale, they've all been sending me their authors, and so I've been scheduling interviews. So it's about six years now. And I really enjoy it. It's a passion, as you know. I mean, there are days when I just, I'm so tired after work and I have things that I have to do. I'm m thinking, oh, I have another podcast interview. But I tell you what, every time I get on there and I listen to my guests talk, their stories inspire me, and I get so motivated that when I log off, I'm just, oh, I'm so excited to go write. So it's really been a, motivational tool for me. I feel like it's helped a lot of new writers out there because we give writing tips.

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> Ruth Douthit>And when you listen to a published author tell their story about how they became a published author, all the obstacles they had to overcome, the highs and the lows, the rejection, you walk away just feeling so motivated to keep going and inspired to keep going on this journey. So, yeah, those are the reasons I did it, and I'll keep doing it. It's been so much fun. so, yeah, that's why I do my podcast, A Writer's Day. It's on Apple and Spotify and YouTube and all those channels. So check it out.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Well, what do you hope readers take away from reading your book?

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> Ruth Douthit>Well, you know, because I write suspense, I definitely want them to be entertained and, you know, creeped out a little bit and then want to turn the page to find out who did it. But my books are. They come across with light and hope, too.

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> Ruth Douthit>There's always those themes of reconciliation and, you know, forgiveness and gratitude. So I want readers to come away from the story entertained, but also maybe having seen themselves in the characters. My characters are flawed. They've been through some trauma. You know, my one character, Emma, she witnessed her mother's murder when she was only five years old. She saw her mother be killed, and that motivated her to become a cop and then a forensic psychologist and then finally an author, suspense author. So my readers will find very, very flawed characters who are just trying to get by. They're dealing with their own issues, but they are, you know, relying on God and Having hope in him to get them through. So I just want readers to, after they finish my book, seeing the hope that's in the story, that they, too, can keep going and overcome obstacles in their life. with God, all things are possible.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>We'll talk about why mental health and wellness is so important to you.

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> Ruth Douthit>Oh, yeah, that's a. That's a big one. in 2014, my sister was diagnosed with cancer, and. And it took her, unfortunately, a year to die. It was a slow, painful death from cancer. And when she died in 2015, it was really difficult because she was my big sister. And about five months later, our mom died of a massive heart attack. And that was a shock, and that was more traumatizing because one night I was talking to my mom, told her I loved her, and then the next day, she was gone. So those two deaths, one right after another, kind of sent me downward. And I relied heavily on my art to get me through. And my friend said, you know, you should try grief, share grief support. So I did, and that's what I learned. All the things, all the effects of grief on the human body, you know, the mind and the emotions and the physical health, it just hits everything. And it helped me understand why I was going through so much. You know, I was once so proficient at my job, and now I was making all these mistakes. My brain was all foggy and clouded, and I get angry so easily. So understanding more about grief helped me, and it inspired me to start looking into mental health and wellness. So I went back to school and I got my master's degree in mental health and wellness.

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> Ruth Douthit>And. And I started to learn about the brain and the gut connection. You know, what we eat affects our mental health, and our mental health affects what we eat and all that stuff. It was amazing.

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> Ruth Douthit>And again, I learned more about how the fine arts can help us process through so much trauma and turmoil in our lives. So I guess that's why mental health and wellness is so important to me. My own mom struggled with m mental health issues all my life, and she left this world really not 100 in her mind. She still suffered from mental health issues. So mental health and wellness is important to me because I don't want to become like that, you know, dependent on pills and not being able to tell real, you know, dreams from reality and. And stuff like that. And so once I started learning how to cope with. With grief in a healthy way, that changed everything. And then I started to learn about wellness, the importance of knowing, you know, mindfulness and knowing how you are that day and how to process through the feelings that you're having in, a healthy way, through expressing yourself in art or writing or music. So I'd have to say, it's because of the. The loss that I had that mental health and wellness is so important to me.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Well, tell us about any other upcoming projects that you're working on that listeners need to be aware of.

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> Ruth Douthit>Huh? Oh, wow. 2026 going to be huge. Lord willing.

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> Ruth Douthit>Of course, I'll have book three in my Desert Shadow suspense series. So we have Fatal Chapters, Fatal Standoff, and then the COVID and title reveal are coming soon. So you can head over to my website@artbyruth.com and sign up for my newsletter so you'll be aware of those upcoming projects. I have another suspense series that's starting. book one will come out next year, and the COVID reveal will be coming soon. And then I'm going to have a standalone suspense book. It's more like a psychological thriller, and that'll be coming out. And then another coloring book, of course, and then another Christmas novella, which will be a suspense, and it kind of like a romantic suspense set in a small inn outside of Asheville, North Carolina, during a snowstorm. And a, mystery happens. And a woman and the cook, very handsome cook, come together to try and solve that mystery.

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> Ruth Douthit>So that hopefully will be coming out around November, just in time for Christmas. So, yeah, next year is going to be crazy busy. I'll still be podcasting, traveling all over for book events and, book festivals, writing books, doing art.

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> Ruth Douthit>Somewhere in there I'll sleep. But I thank my husband. He does all the laundry and the shopping, so that's awesome.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Well, throw out your contact info so people can keep up with everything that you're up to.

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> Ruth Douthit>Yeah. Please head over to my website. You can learn all about me and see some of my artwork there. I have my. My art portfolio@artbyruth.com you can find me on Instagram. I'm at Author Underscore Rathet. So that's author R.A. douthit over at Instagram. And that's where I post the most. I like to post funny reels and things about my books. And then my podcast also has an Instagram a writer's day. And then also you can listen to my podcast on YouTube. And, I'm also on Facebook. Yay. And that's author Ruth Douthat over there on Facebook.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>We'll close this out with some final thoughts.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>Maybe if that was something I forgot to talk about. That you would like to touch on or any final thoughts you have for the listeners.

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> Ruth Douthit>Well, I just want to encourage any writers out there, if you are thinking about going into the publishing industry, just, I hope that I've encouraged you, not discouraged you. It can be so fun. It's wonderful to gain readers and when they contact you and say how much your book inspired them. So keep going, find that editor, listen to their advice. Keep, you know, find some writing craft workshops to attend and conferences to go to and listen to all those writing podcasts out there as well. But if you feel like God has given you a story, you have to write it. You have to get it out there. It's a calling. So keep going for it and don't give up.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>All right, ladies and gentlemen, please be sure to check out Ruth. Check out our podcast, her books and everything that she's up to. Follow, rate, review share this episode to as many people as possible. And for more information on the Living the Dream with Curveball podcast, please visit www.craveball337.com and share the website in the show to everybody you know. Thank you for listening and supporting the show and Ruth, thank you for all that you do and thank you for joining me.

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> Ruth Douthit>Thank you, Curtis. It's been great.

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> Curtis Jackson (also known as DJ Curveball)>For more information on the Living the Dream with Curveball Podcast, visit www.craveball337.com until next time, keep Living the dream.