Ruth McIver - 'I Like To Make Things Tricky For Myself'

Ruth McIver recently completed her PhD in the field of true crime inspired fiction with Curtin University. Her first novel, Nothing Gold, was runner up in the inaugural Banjo Prize (2018) and was one of seven novels selected to be pitched at Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival (2014). Ruth's novel-in-verse, The Sunset Club (2014), is a DIY publication that was highly commended in the Anne Elder category by the FAW (Fellowship of Australian Writers). I Shot the Devil won the 2018 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.

Ahead of the release of 'I Shot The Devil', Ben sat down with Ruth to discuss starting the book from a memoir, writers having a 'chip of ice', the repocussions of working in true crime, and more.

*Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Ruth McIver - 'I Shot The Devil': https://bit.ly/3f37Rsz

Host: Ben Hunter

Guest: Ruth McIver

Producer: Nick Wasiliev