Claim: Ruth Langan wrote in secret before her children discovered her work which led to her husband buying her an electric typewriter and she is a member of the  Romance Writers of America (a   national non-profit genre writers' association).
Evidence: New York Times Bestselling author Ruth Ryan Langan is the author of over one hundred novels, both historical and contemporary. Langan began her writing career in secret. Her family discovered her writings when her children came home unexpectedly from school one day and found her writing. When Langan's husband was told of her hobby, he bought her an electric typewriter "because 'writers need tools'". Langan is a charter member of the Romance Writers of America, and a member of DWW (Detroit Working Writers). Romance Writers of America (RWA) is a national non-profit genre writers' association.