Emilie’s Books
The Unmasking: A Special Gift For Mask Makers
Making progress on making masks. I’ve now made about two dozen masks. I’ve figured out how to streamline the process, working on a few each morning before I start writing. I’m almost out of interfacing, but I’ll never be out of fabric. I’ve been adding to my fabric stash for years, buying fabric on sale…
Read MoreIt Only Seems Like Yesterday
Was it really 1990? It only seems like yesterday… Once upon a time I had a dream. Yes, I really did. I was in bed with the flu and feverish. I couldn’t work, but I couldn’t let go of a dream I’d had for a romance proposal due soon to my publisher. A proposal can…
Read MoreThe Devil Made Me Do It, Or Did S/He?
I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating. The most common question novelists are is asked is where they get their ideas. There’s a good reason for this question, one I often want to ask my favorite writers, too. Ideas are by far the most interesting part of writing, for both writers and non-writers. All…
Read MoreWe Interrupt This Program for a Word from our Sponsor
I survived launch day! I’m delighted to say that yesterday A Family of Strangers went on sale. My husband bought freshly picked garden flowers at the farmer’s market to celebrate, and after a shopping trip for paint for our newly renovated bathroom (half-successful) and a bed frame with a simple headboard (not successful) we went…
Read MoreA Family of Strangers: One Week Away
I feel like I’m about to give birth again. Of course a book arriving on bookstore shelves–and eReaders, too–is not the same as having a baby. Having done both, though, I can appreciate the similarities. A novel and a baby take months of nurturing and special care before they make their debut. Parents and authors…
Read MoreResearching A Novel: All Those Things I Had to Learn
In two months A Family of Strangers will grace your favorite bookstore. Next week my good friend Kylie Logan/Casey Daniels will tell you a bit about the fun of preparing for her book launch in May. I’m not launching yet, but I thought you might enjoy some of the “behind-the-scenes” action that took place while…
Read MoreHold Back the Night
Hold Back the Night is now enjoying a new home at your favorite online bookstore. Well, okay, that’s not quite true. So far we still haven’t been able to get the book up at iBooks. Days of hard work, and there’s always a new issue. And Google Play’s still hiding behind a bush and making…
Read MoreTitles and Covers: Telling the Real Story
This week Proman (husband and project manager) and I began an arduous project.. Actually the project began almost a year ago. That’s when I took a hard look at three of my back list books that I published on online bookstores for my readers to enjoy. Two of those books just needed new covers, and…
Read MoreMore Cover Reveals: The Sum of Its Parts and A Home for the Holidays
My wonderful editor contacted me this week to tell me that my publisher will be reissuing another of my older books as an eBook. While I have the rights to many of my back list novels, my publisher still has rights to a few. The original title of the one she was interested in was A…
Read MoreCover Reveal: A Family of Strangers
This has been such a busy couple of months. They’ve gone something like this: After I finished writing A Family of Strangers (Mira June 2019) I took a glorious three week trip to Europe and Africa. I came home with bronchitis and took a three week break from doing everything except coughing and eating soup.…
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