Emilie’s Books
Happiness Key: Alice’s Story, Part Three
Today marks the end of both Alice’s story and all the character blogs for the women of Happiness Key. Thanks so much to all of you who let me know you’ve looked forward to them. Remember, if you’re tantalized by these sneak peeks, my publisher is offering a coupon good until the end of July. Not…
Read MoreHappiness Key: Alice’s Story, Part Two
New to my blog? We’re exploring the backgrounds of the characters in my latest novel, Happiness Key. If you go here, you’ll find a list of all the blogs in this series, beginning with Tracy, then moving on to Janya and Wanda. This is part two of Alice’s story, which began on Monday. Alice is…
Read MoreHappiness Key: Alice’s Story, Part One
When Happiness Key was still just an idea, I had a fantasy about writing the novel completely in first person, using the viewpoints of all four major characters. I love first person, use it exclusively in my mystery series, and would love to use it in my other novels. But once I started the character sketches…
Read MoreHappiness Key: Wanda’s Story, Part Three
This week we’ve been peeking into Wanda’s background. Wanda is one of the four women of Happiness Key, and she’s a character in more ways than one. In the end, any day I had to write a scene from Wanda’s point of view was a good day. It still is, since she appears in Fortunate Harbor, the…
Read MoreHappiness Key: Wanda’s Story, Part Two
Welcome to the second peek at Wanda, one of the four women of Happiness Key, my latest novel from Mira Books. Wanda was the character I thought I’d have the most trouble writing about. Each woman in the story is very different, and I suspected Wanda might be hardest to get to know. But that…
Read MoreWho Says You Can’t Buy Happiness? Coupons R Us
Bargains R Us. I’m always delighted with a bargain. I love Ebay. I regularly salivate over reduced yarn and fabric I really don’t need, as well as the colorful emails that announce them. When I can’t shop locally I love online bookstores, where I can combine orders to qualify for free shipping, especially in these tumultuous economic times. Last…
Read MoreHappiness Key: Tracy’s Story, Part Three
And here’s the final portion of Tracy’s story. Next week, Janya’s turn! Tracy’s Story, Part Three I have asked myself a time or two if I would have ditched CJ so fast if I’d really loved him. This is a back-asswards way to figure out if you love somebody, but I think love had too…
Read MoreHappiness Key: Tracy’s Story, Part Two
If you read Tuesday’s blog, you know that I’m sharing Tracy’s story this week. Tracy is one of four major women characters in my new novel Happiness Key, which will debut next month. Without delay, here’s part two of Tracy’s tale. Tracy’s Story, Part Two Up to that point I’d had other significant moments in…
Read MoreExactly Who ARE Those People and Why Do I Want to Read About Them? Tracy’s Story
If you’ve been following my blogs on Happiness Key, you already know that there are four major characters in the novel, four very different women. Some of you have even taken my Facebook quiz to see which character you are most like. Beginning this week, Tracy, Janya, Wanda and Alice will introduce themselves right…
Read MoreWhich Happiness Key Character Are You Most Like? A Facebook Quiz
Remember the popular movie Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner and Amy Madigan? Well, I don’t. At least not much, just two things, really. One, Field of Dreams was a baseball movie, and while I enjoyed Little League games when my sons were younger, then Cleveland Indian’s games when I lived in Ohio, I prefer…
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