I’m Maria Díaz, writing as Ruby M. Temple-Xavier, software developer by day, author by night. I live in Calgary, AB, with my husband, son, and two cats, writing the stories that never stopped whispering since 2002.
... on how to stay motivated and give unsolicited advice. It's been months since I rambled here. I didn't mean to stay away this long. But I have been doing things behind the scenes. First of all, I have been writing, editing and taking care of myself.
worldbuilding
When you think about the most famous magical school, what do you think first? Hogwarts, probably. There are some other notable mentions: Roke, the Scholomance, St. Vladimir Academy, Hex Hall and The University from Kingkiller Chronicles. But today, I’m going to talk about what inspired me to create a
snippets
I want you get to know from my prose. Today I'm posting a small snippet from one of my favorite chapters from my book. The Masquerade Ball. Please enjoy. There was a guy behind Oriana, tall as her with a mask that looked like a black lizard. He
I don't know how it started. I have written stories before. I have several Scrivener projects with half-finished outlines and some scenes. I took three months before going to university and ending my job earlier to work on my story. But it never worked out, there was
News
This is the start of my newsletter, Zelladria Ink by Ruby M. Temple-Xavier. Things will take shape in the near future but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive emails when new content is published!