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70 <strong>Magazine</strong> | Arts<br />
It also came with access to a photocopier, something<br />
Ruth enjoyed the use of when trying out a new drawing<br />
technique using charcoal, for a book that just got a contract.<br />
It meant she was able to scan her drawings into the<br />
computer.<br />
“I find for me, every book, I try to find a style that suits<br />
the story.”<br />
It was a far cry from her straw-bale studio in the middle<br />
of a field. Working alone in her studio meant she had found<br />
a rhythm where she wrote in the mornings, spent the<br />
afternoon doing chores and farm work before getting back<br />
to work late afternoon.<br />
“I’m an extrovert in many ways, so I’m quite good at<br />
keeping my friends and community stuff up, so I have a<br />
social life that makes up for it.”<br />
Ruth always has three projects on the go at one time, as it<br />
can take upwards of two years for one to come to fruition.<br />
The rest of this year will be spent finishing off projects.<br />
“I feel like I made progress on a lot of things but came out<br />
with nothing tied up in a bundle, but if you’re a writer you<br />
are used to that.”<br />
Now back in Wellington, Ruth says the experience<br />
already seems like a long time ago, but it was a wonderful<br />
opportunity to see more of a region she had only visited<br />
briefly in the past while visiting her husband’s family when<br />
they lived on a West Otago farm.<br />
“I’d never really explored Dunedin. I loved doing the ghost<br />
walk because of the history, it really took you back to what<br />
the people were doing around those buildings.”<br />
Another favourite experience was watching the penguins<br />
come in at Pilots Beach and trips to Aramoana.<br />
“There is a thriving children’s book community in Dunedin<br />
which took me under their wing, which was really nice.”<br />
She found getting to know the other Otago fellows a<br />
real pleasure, especially one lunch where they began talking<br />
about their creative processes and fellowship projects.<br />
“I wouldn’t have sat down with a musician, a fine artist, an<br />
adult writer and a dancer before, all in one hit.<br />
“Honestly, when we all got to the end, among all<br />
the different art forms, the process was so familiar – the<br />
feelings, the emotions, the stages – it was so good to have<br />
that discussion.”<br />
Ruth Paul, Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival,<br />
Pakiwaitara: Children’s Storytime Sessions at Dunedin City Library, 12pm <strong>October</strong> 14.<br />
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