top of page

My Blog


Stay positive and productive
Today I made a little promo video of me drawing the main character in this image. You can see it on my Instagram or Facebook pages. Got...
andrewruhren22
Mar 22, 2022


A bump in the road
Well, I got the disappointing news that my publisher is not interested in publishing my second book idea. If you've been following on...
andrewruhren22
Mar 22, 2022


Happy spring 2022
Here's to a happier healthier 2022! May we all find a way to peace and productivity.
andrewruhren22
Mar 21, 2022


I made an Amazon author page!
Come visit my author page on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Ruhren/e/B09TQJR6Y2?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


I'm an author?
March 1, 2022, I found out that I can build an author page on Amazon. I'm an author!
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


Submitted book two - GrammarQuest?
February 14, 2022 - I submitted my proposal for my second book of word puzzle drawings.
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


AlphaQuest available on amazon
In February 2022 my first book, Amazing A-Z AlphaQuest, became available for pre-order on Amazon.com around the world! What a head trip!...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


And so it begins (again)
On November 22, 2021 I posted images of the first drawing on Instagram as I began work on my second book. The drawing is based on the...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


Book TWO!
November 2021 - I started collecting lists of words for my second book. I have open, closed, and hyphenated compound words, anagrams,...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


Final deadline!
On October 30, 2021 I delivered R-Z completed. Book complete!
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


Second deadline - got the system down
On September 30, 2021 I delivered I-Q completed.
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


My first official deadline
On August 30, 2021 I delivered A-H completed.
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


I have a publisher!
August 2021 - After many emails back and forth and more studying about publishing contracts I signed with Fox Chapel Publishing to bring...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


2021 - I take the big plunge!
Everything was clicking in 2021 and my vision for the book and it's answer pages became clearer in my mind. With two-thirds of the...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


2020 - Covid comes crashing down
Then we all know what hit in 2020, Corona knocked me right off the tracks. Our American teachers went home, my kids were out of school...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


2019 - Starting to find my way
2019 was a good year as I found my rhythm of reading dictionaries, making lists, and having fun drawing. I also began writing down short...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


R then P?
I followed that with R and then for some reason went back and did P. I think it was simply because I got a clear vision of what I wanted...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


It begins with Q!?
In 2018 I really started this first book by seeing if I could do a decent drawing for Q, which seemed like one of the more difficult...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


Why is W double U?
Another galvanizing moment was when I was teaching students how to pronounce the name of the letter W and realized it was "double U" and...
andrewruhren22
Mar 14, 2022


That light-bulb moment!
Over the 12 years of teaching English to kids I've tried many different ways to engage them and reinforce their vocabulary. One way was...
andrewruhren22
Mar 13, 2022
bottom of page