Author: EM Storm-Smith
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This Special Time of Year
Hello friends! It’s December and I thought I would take this moment to give you a glimpse of myself. Most everyone loves this time of year regardless of your religious traditions. It seems almost ingrained in the human experience to love the cold and dark days at the end of December (at least for the…
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Jane Austen’s Many Mary Sues and An Unworthy Hero
Captain Wentworth is the worst Austen hero and I think he’s wholly unworthy of Anne Elliot. Okay, now that I have your attention and possibly your anger, Hi! If you’re new here, I’m the blogger who likes to say wildly unpopular things for the sake of discussion. It’s my personal toxic trait. My long-suffering husband…
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Excerpt from Cause to Repine
Today I’d like to showcase a chapter from my upcoming release – Cause to Repine. I’m trying desperately to finish the prologue and get the final copy formatted with my distributor so that I can upload a pre-order, and I’m hoping that a little glimpse to this amazing and supportive group will help me with…
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A Gothic Revival and Parody – Jane’s Contributions to Spooky Literature
Starbucks has finally come out with the pumpkin spice and the witchy ladies are all putting out their throw blankets. So, you know what that means – It’s Spooky Season! I’d like to talk about my favorite Jane Austen Novel – Northanger Abbey. My husband has argued that, if we ever play the Newlywed Game,…
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Piracy and Independent Authors
A lot of people have been talking recently about the Amazon crackdown on the exclusivity and priority pricing clauses in their online publishing contracts. If you’ve missed this or don’t understand what the big deal is, I wanted to talk about this as both someone who independently publishes my books and a practicing contracts attorney.…
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The Red Pen!!!
You know that feeling when you have been working on something for forever and think it’s perfect, then another person causally, within seconds of looking at it, finds the flaw you never could focus on? It’s both maddening and exhilarating. On one hand, that’s my baby! On the other hand, how could I have been…
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What JAFF Community Means to Me
I’m going to say something VERY controversial, which, for those of you who have been following me for any amount of time, will probably not come as a surprise. I just can’t seem to do anything the conventional way. But that’s okay. It’s one of the things I love most about the JAFF community. Most…
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How to Art?
How do you describe the process of making art to someone? Since I decided to publish books, I’ve been asked by a lot of people, “How do you write a book? Where do you get your ideas? What’s the first step?” And the real answer is – Hell if I know! I’ve been a voracious…
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Who are these Characters Anyway?
Listen, can we talk about something crazy for a moment? I want to talk about how I approach the mental state of my favorite Austen characters – specifically Pride and Prejudice’s Darcy, Elizabeth and Lydia. Now before you tag or @ me on Instagram, I’m not going down into a discussion about neurodiversity and classical…
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e-ARC Download Today and Excerpt
Cause to Repine by EM Storm-Smith I am SOOOOO excited to announce that the electronic Advanced Reader Copies of my newest book – Cause to Repine – are ready for download! Follow the link below: Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy come from two different worlds. She loves her country estate existence. He was born for…