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From my family to yours – Merry Christmas! What are your Christmas Day traditions? Did you have a big meal with family and friends? Open gifts? Relax the day away? Or did you wake up bright and early for the local 5K race? However you spend the holiday, I hope you...

No, I’m not killing anyone in real life. But when writing about injuring or killing someone, there needs to be a level of realism. Experts in every field often subconsciously judge fiction – TV, movies, and books – for their realism. My dad is a former police officer...

Merry Christmas Eve! Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions? Baking and leaving cookies for Santa, opening presents (even just one!)? Wearing Christmas-themed pajamas and curling up with Christmas movies, popcorn, and hot cocoa? Let’s talk on Facebook!

Hi. I’m Emma. This is a really difficult post to write. My boyfriend Turner and his friend Jay got into some serious trouble last summer. They found that dead man by the creek, and...Jay died. He was wrecked. We all were. Then Turner disappeared. Not a single word....

Last month I talked about ‘alpha readers’ – the readers that see your work in its earliest form. They need to have a writer-reader mindset (a fellow writer would be great for this role!) so they can point out plot holes and other major issues to help strengthen and...

If you follow my social media like IG, Facebook, and X/Twitter, you’ve probably noticed me coming across your feed more often. As I approach releasing my book in 2026 (yes, it got pushed back) I am ramping up my social media activity in an effort to get in front of...