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What do you think? Could a place like this hide secrets worthy of a mystery?

Emily W. Daley
Mar 81 min read


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


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


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


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


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


A Monday Meme
We all have days when the words just don’t come. That’s what chocolate was made for…right?

Emily W. Daley
Feb 13, 20231 min read


What I’m Reading: Bleak House
I’m not saying Dickens is consistently fabulous, but when he’s good, he’s utterly excellent and he really does shine in this book.

Emily W. Daley
Feb 13, 20231 min read


A History of my Book Covers
Which Book Cover Sells it Best?

Emily W. Daley
Jan 31, 20231 min read


What I’m Reading: The Blue Castle
In this post I encourage you to read The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

Emily W. Daley
Apr 26, 20221 min read


“Where Do You Get Your Ideas?”
People are always asking where authors get their ideas for their stories. I’m going to share a few of my methods. I plagiarize my dreams....

Emily W. Daley
Apr 13, 20221 min read


Woot-Woot! Cover Make Over!
Exciting news! Tinder Sky, my latest novel, has got a new look thanks to Book Life with Publisher Weekly. It was selected for a cover...

Emily W. Daley
Mar 29, 20221 min read


Books, Shelves and Knickknacks
My favorite job, outside of creating stories, was my one stint at a bookshop. Pay me to arrange books on a shelf? Sign me up. Ever since...

Emily W. Daley
Feb 18, 20221 min read


The hardest part of writing isn’t finishing. It’s starting.
As a writer, do you ever feel like you’re trying to hammer your way through a brick wall with only your fist as a tool? This is normal....

Emily W. Daley
Jan 6, 20222 min read


Does Word Count Really Count?
What newer writers might not realize is that the wordcount acts very much like a foot in the door.

Emily W. Daley
Oct 11, 20212 min read


When an Ocean Isn’t an Ocean
Or Finding Your Complimentary Writing Passion When I had my first baby, we lived near the Oregon Coast. Anyone familiar with the Oregon...

Emily W. Daley
Aug 7, 20212 min read


Effort is Effort
So picture this: me mowing the lawn for 90 minutes, laboring in the hot sun and wrestling with the mower up and down the crazy slopes in...

Emily W. Daley
Jul 15, 20212 min read


Writing When You Don’t Want to Write
‘P’ is for Pandemic and ‘R’ is for Remote School and ‘Z’ is for zero time to write. But I exaggerate. I’ve been able to write around the...

Emily W. Daley
Mar 24, 20212 min read


Quote For The Day
The moral of this story is not to be afraid to make a fool out of yourself for writing the stories that are inside of you.

Emily W. Daley
Oct 8, 20201 min read


“Write Around the Edges”
Wow. Remote learning. I mean. Wow. On one hand it’s great. Remote learning means that I get to have all my kids home with me and we all...

Emily W. Daley
Oct 1, 20202 min read
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