Back story of Ruthie, who is the main character in another of the author's novels. Seems that I've read this before - the author has updated and published it at least 3 times. ( )

A writer is helping teenagers apply to universities, after having left her scriptwriting job.

There is a bit more to the story than this, but its so short, I don’t want to give it all away. The story does go back to show what happened and also a bit of her family life. I was liking the story until the really abrupt ending, so that was unfortunate. ( )

Ruth a girl who left her writing to make money and get away from the person who hurt had hurt her. But she is not aware that the world is big and population is high and people get hurt all the time and she is seeing the world wrong making herself suffer with the memories. But when she realizes that what hurt her most is nothing she breaths a new life looking around and wonder how wrong she was...
A beautiful short story, worth a read.. ( )

I have previously read The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner; however, for some reason, I missed the e-short story Swim prior to reading. I decided to buy as love e-short stories. The characters in Next Best Thing – Ruth, who was involved in a car crash when younger –leaving her orphaned and disfigured. She is very talented and tenacious and was raised by her grandmother. They moved from Florida to LA in order for Ruth to pursue her dream of becoming a screen writer.

Ruth later lands a job writing for a TV show and falls for her co-writer who ultimately did not return her feelings. She then was a consultant (coach) for parents to help with college students as they prepare for the work force and life,during the school year; however, she meets Gary who hires her to assist with his online dating profile.

Ruth loves swimming and hides her pain but finally opens up her heart to new possibilities. A nice story of a talented writer with love for her grandmother (the grandmother loved her granddaughter and was quite the character). It takes Gary to show her that appearances can be deceiving, and that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply dive back in. Be sure and read prior to reading The Next Best Thing.
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I fell in love in love with Jennifer Weiner's writing after reading Swim. The dynamics of a really strong lead woman character and a strong male lead character who turned out to have a really soft heart. It was a great contrast to the story. ( )