The Writing Process 2015: Point of View Means Us or Them
If you’re new to The Writing Process 2015, these posts are a chance to share my journey through my latest novel, starting right at ground zero. Today let’s talk point of view. What a busy book week. While I have created and considered a number of scenes for When We Were Sisters–the writing of which I’m sharing with…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Be Kind Whenever Possible
How will we practice kindness today?
Read MoreDo You Know the Real Emilie Richards?
I’m having so much fun working on my latest book. In fact I’m having so much fun writing actual chapters that I decided not to stop the flow this week to create another blog post. Luckily for me, my publisher did a short interview that they’ve just put up on line and along the way asked some…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Questions To Ask Before Giving Up
Have you ever come that close to just giving up? Or perhaps you have given up at some point in your life. Many people do. It’s a terrible feeling. You can get so deep into the hole of depression that you can’t see any way out. I came across this list recently that can be…
Read MoreThe Writing Process 2015: Timelines
If you’re new to The Writing Process 2015, these posts are a chance to share my journey through my latest novel, starting right at ground zero. I keep a calendar as I write. Not one where I can mark off how many pages I’ve written. For me that feels too much like a race to…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Happy Easter!
“I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life. It is the tree’s way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the…
Read MoreWhen Is It Time For A Change?
Two years ago I started playing Mah Jongg when a neighbor offered to teach a small group of us. My week was filled with writing, but I thought it was time for a change. Maybe trying something new would jump start new ideas. I kicked myself numerous times after I said I would give the group a…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: How To Be A Friend
I’m turning today’s Sunday Inspiration over to my husband, who has the following to say–and is clearly used to saying important things on Sundays after 40 years in ministry: Friendship is a theme of many, if not all, of Emilie’s books. The Goddess series, which is the latest, is about a group of women who learn what real…
Read MoreThe Writing Process 2015: The Secret Lives of Characters
If you’re new to The Writing Process 2015, these posts are a chance to share my journey through my latest novel, starting right at ground zero. So now you know the title of the novel I’m working on. When We Were Sisters. And yes, I’m happy with it. But the title subtly changed my ideas for…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Spring Is Here!
Yes, Spring is here! Finally! Though for some of you it may be difficult to believe. It’s been a long hard winter for many, and it may take a little while to see signs of this new miraculous season. Yesterday was the first full day of Spring, which astronomically means that the sun was shining…
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