Interview with Ruth Jacobs…you can see I was scared to open up…
What’s your writing background? When did you begin writing and what inspired you?
I started writing soon after I learned how to walk. Since I was very small, I began with short stories.
How often do you write? And how do you manage to fit in writing among other commitments?
I write for two hours every day. I consider writing to be my first priority. Everything else takes a back seat.
In which genre do you most enjoy writing?
Short stories still ring my chimes. At the moment I’m wrenching a memoir out of my memory, which stubbornly refuses to open itself most of the time. Since my life has been much stranger than fiction, I hope to sell the memoir as a novel, since no one would believe that it is true.
What draws you to write in that genre?
I am compelled to try to…
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A RunawayLife: Story of a Teenage Runaway 
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Dina Leah, a survivor of child abuse and rape, ran away from home at age 16 only to find herself homeless on the streets. The only way to get shelter, food, and other necessities was to have sex with strange men. This led to more rapes, and a vicious cycle of drug abuse, survivor sex, and homelessness. She is currently writing a novelized memoir, using a pseudonym out of fear of her abusors. Ruth Jacobs, tireless advocate for change and abolition of prostitution, interviews Dina here about Dina’s life as a writer. In a second interview on Ruth’s website, Dina talks about her life as a runaway and how it has affected her, both as an activist for street kids and in her own personal life.