Unlock Your Story.
Ignite Your Craft.
Leave your spark on the world.
Whether you have big literary ambitions or simply a yearning to put your words on paper, your story matters. Transforming it into a compelling narrative comes down to practice, structure, and the right creative support. Armed with the tools and experience to guide you in the craft of writing, Ruthie Ackerman is the secret ingredient you need to propel your writing forward.
Ruthie is an award-winning journalist and writer who has worked with hundreds of writers, at all levels, to unearth the story beneath their stories and help shape the mess and muck of their lives into tales they’re proud to tell. Ruthie approaches the writing process with the three I’s: Inspire, Ignite, Illuminate. Whether her students are writing memoirs, fiction, or personal essays, or they’re still finding their footing, she starts by inspiring them with the writers she loves and admires. She then ignites their creativity and passion and illuminates the way forward to bring their stories to life.
Ruthie has worked with hundreds of writers to turn their ideas into narrative gold. Her clients’ essays have been published in the New York Times, Electric Literature, HuffPost Personals, Vogue, Cosmo, Catapult, Tablet, Health Magazine, New England Journal of Medicine, Well + Good and more. Her clients have received major non-fiction book deals with Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and more. And they’ve gotten agent representation by Aevitas Creative Management, Park & Fine, and Janklow & Nesbit.
“Without Ruthie’s patience, encouragement and sharp eye, I would’ve never gotten this proposal done, much less an agent.”
-Charlie Grosso, Founder, Hello Future