
Tomi Rues
Children's Book Writer
"You can make anything by writing."
-C.S. Lewis
Welcome!
I'm a literacy advocate, educator, and speaker. I write beginning chapter book mysteries and realistic middle grade novels.
Writing Places
“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
–Stephen King
Writing & Reading
To me, writing is so many things. It's fun, scary, rewarding, aggravating, etc. I have read over and over from great writers that the most important thing to do is sit and write. So I do—pretty much every day. I prefer early mornings because the world hasn't come in yet and fought for my attention.
I like to read and write everyday. I read all kinds of books, but I mainly write books for children 6 to 12 years old. I have learned to write in lots of different places. I just do my best and know that my intentions in writing are pure and that whatever I write will be revised. So my motto: Be true and lighten up!









