A big thank you goes out to everyone who has read our book, LOVE DECANTED, which came out officially on March 12, 2020. Both the eBook and softcover are available now at Bookbaby. The eBook is also available on Amazon, but the softcover release date has been pushed back to May 1, 2020. You can … Read more
As a change of pace, we thought we’d share a little anecdote, a true story that continues to make us laugh… While writing one of the scenes in LOVE DECANTED, a scene involving Peter, one of the main characters, and his sons, Anthony and Alex, we contemplated what an angry 8-old-boy might say or do. … Read more
We are thrilled to announce our first novel, LOVE DECANTED, will be out in the next couple of months. After a long creative journey involving multiple revisions and reams of paper (all recycled thereafter), we are finally ready to send our baby out into the universe, so to speak. LOVE DECANTED falls within the romance … Read more
In a previous post, we talked about dealing with rejection in the context of submitting manuscripts to literary agents. In this latest edition of Emilie’s Musings, we want to expand on one particular aspect of book submissions, namely “radio silence.” By “radio silence” we mean a lack of response. As we’ve come to learn, many … Read more
For those of you who don’t already know, Emilie Ryan consists of a partnership between two best friends and life partners. This fact alone raises a number of eyebrows, which is almost always followed by a question along the lines of: “How do you write with a life partner without killing each other?” Well, we … Read more
Like many authors, we rely on key resources to guide our writing. These works vary considerably in content and style, and they cover just about everything from plot planning to describing the nuances inherent in specific emotional reactions. Blake Snyder’s, Save the Cat, remains one of our favourite resources in this regard, an invaluable book … Read more
If you have ever submitted a book for publication, in all likelihood, you have dealt with rejection, and plenty of it. Rejection represents one of the less glamourous aspects of the publishing world, an experience no one really prepares you for. Many accounts exist of bestselling authors who have had their incredible works turned down … Read more
Joining a new community can be a daunting task. From our personal experiences, it can also be fraught with differing viewpoints, personalities, and cultures, some of which are inconspicuous and discovered on the fly. When we first joined the writing community by attending the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference in New York City, our initial foray … Read more
Welcome to Emilie’s Musings, a blog about anything and everything related to writing and publishing. Through our own adventures (and misfortunes), we have had many experiences that make for interesting discussion and dialogue. These include attending writing conferences, pitching books in a speed-dating format, working with professional editors, and riding the (emotional) waves associated with … Read more