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New school year, new books?

  September always feels like the New Year. Since we are part of the academic world, it is a new year for our classes and our students. It is also leading up to the Jewish New Year, which occurs each fall. The reminder is that we grow by doing and learn from our mistakes. Let us help you create your book!

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Simple tricks for self-editing

An editor’s services are really worth it, but every writer can get more out of the editing process if they can bring their work to the best state of finish possible before editing. New writers might feel both triumphant and exhausted upon completion of their first draft and it can seem like the right choice to pass the work on to an editor. But an editor can only do so much. They can clarify…

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Emerald author spotlight on Amy Gorder

A Journey from Writing to Publishing to Marketing The beginning Amy Gorder, author of the Gold Rush Ghosts series If you are just getting started writing your first book, it might seem impossible to see yourself featured in a literary festival’s podcast or getting written up by Kirkus reviews. But this is the kind of coverage that your book can get post-publication when you work with our…

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Somewhere in the Middle Podcast

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New Cover

      Two Pieces of Writing Advice I found myself in a lull in my own writing. I wasn’t really working on it. I’d open it once in a while. I took several writing courses. I would pay for a class and participate in the seminars, hoping for guidance from an authority. In a way it was sort of lazy, as though I were transferring the responsibility for the writing to someone else who knew better. In…

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Ghosts of Autumn

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A Great Review for The Hummingbird Wars in Kirkus Books

A Great Review for The Hummingbird Wars in Kirkus Books

Check out the Kirkus Books review of the Hummingbird Wars by Ron Paschall https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ron-paschall/the-hummingbird-wars/

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A short talk with Kim E. Wilson about her novel, Bird

A short talk with Kim E. Wilson about her novel, Bird

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Roadkill on the Telecommunications Highway

New Book by William W. King This book is a retrospective of my career in the telecommunications industry. It is not a novel. Though it does include some biographical information, it is not an autobiography. Rather it is a series of vignettes and anecdotes. Some are humorous, some are tragic, some are just plain silly, and some are hopefully instructive. I witnessed a lot of craziness during my…

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Preorder The Hummingbird Wars!

Preorder The Hummingbird Wars!

  Use the link above to preorder The Hummingbird Wars, a new book by Ron Paschall. The avian kingdom comes alive in this suspenseful and beautifully illustrated story of family, vengeance, and redemption in the animal world. The descendants of the Hubert Hummingbird family have lived with a secret for 200 years. In the heat of an attack, the family patriarch unleashed a little-known, powerful…

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Free Sample Chapter of Project Inferno

Free Sample Chapter of Project Inferno

Looking for your next political thriller? Look no further! Read the first chapter of William W. King’s Project Inferno for free:   https://emerald-books.com/king  

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The Gunslinger's Grammar Guide

The Gunslinger’s Grammar Guide

The Quickdraw If you are a fan of Westerns, you might notice that the gunslinger who draws first almost always gets shot. For Western movies, this is a moral position. The hero doesn’t want anyone to die, but will defend himself if necessary. The villain is a reckless murderer who seeks any advantage. A team of scientists set out to study this phenomenon. You can read an article about their…

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Our Handy Reference for Creating Children's Books

Our Handy Reference for Creating Children’s Books

Children’s books are special. They have to be designed from the beginning. Just like a movie, every children’s book needs a director. Here is our simple guide to art direction elements you need to know before you start your project.

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Adverbs in dialogue? Please God no....

Adverbs in dialogue? Please God no….

You can instantly improve your writing by deleting adverbs from your dialogue. Here at Emerald Books, some editing processes are so necessary and done so frequently that they are pretty much automated. One of these is removing adverbs (any modifiers or commentary, really) from dialogue. We’re not talking about the character’s actual speech, but the attribution tags that organize the…

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The Quest: In Search of Me

The Quest: In Search of Me

We’re proud to announce our new book: The Quest: In Search of Me by Tricia Gardella This moving memoir is a personal journey about finding yourself and re-discovering lost love. We experience a philosophical awakening through one side of a conversation in letters. It’s a meandering journey that connects literature, evolutionary biology, and the iphone game candy crush, and finds its way to a new…

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Emerald Books: We Exist to Empower and Support Authors

Emerald Books: We Exist to Empower and Support Authors

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Book Preview: Runaway Dad

Book Preview: Runaway Dad

Runaway Dad, a new book by first-time author Janet M. Steele Runaway Dad is a family adventure story. Find out what happens when a boy has to do anything to rescue his dad. We’ll share the purchase link tomorrow! Thirteen-year-old Fletcher Gillis didn’t want to think he was a thief. That wasn’t who he really was, right? A loving son, a great brother, and an excellent student, but how else could…