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A Working Title
Check out the working title for my next mystery and suspense novel

Emily W. Daley
Aug 51 min read
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Jul 180 min read
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Why Happy Endings Endure
I'm a strong believer in writing books with happy endings. This is not to say that realistic or historically correct endings don't have a place, but in a world with so many sad endings, I believe we have not yet arrived at the point where we have too many happy, triumphant, hip-hip-hooray endings.

Emily W. Daley
Apr 161 min read
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Sneak Peak: Character Reveal
Welcome to this week's character introduction. Meet Rand, twin brother to Christina's husband. He's the charming extravert in the family, the one who always has a joke on the tip of his tongue. So why does he rub Christina the wrong way? And why does he keep popping up everywhere Christina goes?

Emily W. Daley
Apr 111 min read
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Why You’ll Love My Books: Adventure, Romance, and Clean Fun
Do you love books that sweep you away on thrilling adventures while keeping the romance heartfelt and clean? If so, you’ve come to the right

Emily W. Daley
Apr 21 min read
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Quote of the Day
“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them...

Emily W. Daley
Mar 291 min read
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It Was A Dark And Stormy Night
Remember that time when Lisebette and Timothy locked themselves into a crypt? On purpose? There may or may not have been tears.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 211 min read
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Character Cameo From my Latest Project
Meet Aunt Margaret. She's about as unpleasant as she looks. Maybe more.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 201 min read
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What I'm Reading: Georgette Heyer
If ever there was a fiction writer that did her homework, it was Georgette Heyer.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 191 min read
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Little by Little
The only key is to keep moving, even if it feels slow.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 141 min read
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The Gala
The Gala scene is rich with romantic tension, new revelations and dangerous undercurrents... in other words, fun to write, fun to read.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 141 min read
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Dreaming New Dreams
C. S. Lewis was an excellent example of dreaming new dreams.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 131 min read
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The Setting is a Main Character
Then I discovered an important truth: The Setting is a Main Character.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 114 min read
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What I'm Working on
When everything feels like its slipping through her fingers, she must decide who she can trust—because all is not as it seems.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 101 min read
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What I'm reading: T. TEMBAROM
It's an unusual name for a book, that's for sure. But T. TEMBAROM by Frances Hodgson Burnett was a really interesting read for me as a...

Emily W. Daley
Mar 72 min read
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I Hate to say it... But Writing is Hard
And guess what? You already have what it takes to be a writer, too.

Emily W. Daley
Mar 72 min read
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When it Comes to Writing, Opposite Goals Attract
This quick and easy technique might be the clue to igniting your next story idea!

Emily W. Daley
Mar 62 min read
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Keep it Coming...
As an indie author, I'm constantly having to create new content for marketing. I remember my first few innocent days as an intern at a...

Emily W. Daley
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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In The News
Book Covers are hard. That's why I was thrilled when Publisher Weekly jumped in to help me design mine. Okay, so they didn't exactly...

Emily W. Daley
Oct 31, 20231 min read
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