Posted on May 17, 2020 by Caryn Emme
During my publishing journey, I discovered a divide between readers who like minor characters to have a more active role in the plot and those who don’t. Many times editors advised to decrease the page space given to said characters in favour of the… Continue Reading “Minor Characters”
Posted on April 13, 2020 by Caryn Emme
The seed for Capturing a Countess’ Heart was planted late one night when I finished a swoon worthy Amanda Quick novel. I researched the author for a few minutes and realized how very normal her start was. My immediate next thought was, “I can… Continue Reading “Five Years of Writing”
Category: RomanceTags: Historical Romance, Historical Romance Author, Historical Romance Books, Historical Romance Readers, Indie Author, Indie Publishing, Regency Author, Regency Books, Regency Romance, Regency Romance Readers, Romance, Writer Mom, Writer's Life, Writing, Writing Community, Writing life
Posted on April 12, 2020 by Caryn Emme
I am a feminist at heart. In my soul, I believe the female form is sacred and is therefore equal to the male. Therefore, I have struggled with my love of the romance genre. As an English teacher, I studied many, many classics and… Continue Reading “Historical Romance and Women”
Posted on April 11, 2020 by Caryn Emme
This list is made doubly-difficult because it is my life-line to staying emotionally and mentally well during my journey to physical health. I wrote about this journey – which now seems like it will extend into the rest of this year – here. However,… Continue Reading “A Writer’s To-Do List”
Posted on April 6, 2020 by Caryn Emme
Two more sleeps and my work is out in the world ~ what a lovely thought. Pre-order on Amazon and Kobo. Hope you love reading it as much as I loved writing it. Here’s a short “what’s it about?”
Posted on March 9, 2020 by Caryn Emme
In November of 2019, my body gave me lots of signs that I needed to pay attention to my health. I had two choices: succumb to fear and the very dark places your mind likes to go or realize…I have no information other than… Continue Reading “Illness: A Blessing in Disguise?”
Posted on October 23, 2019 by Caryn Emme
Yet, again, I find myself taking a lesson from my yoga mat and applying it to the real world. In yoga, we refer to Sthira/Sukha. How strength and softness can exist simultaneously. You can feel both the hardness of a pose and you can… Continue Reading “Finding Ease When Things Get Difficult”
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Posted on October 4, 2019 by Caryn Emme
I’m happiest when I’m creating. The after part…editing, polishing, perfecting…that’s fun too because I’m making my story come alive for future readers. But, the business side? The blurb…oh goodness the blurb…the social media campaign…the learning of each and every platform… It has taken the… Continue Reading “Saying Yes to My Goal”
Category: WritingTags: Historical Romance, Indie Author, Indie Publishing, Romance Writer, Self-Publishing, Writing
Posted on June 20, 2019 by Caryn Emme
At yoga practice, the instructor made a comment about the ways we tend to distract ourselves on our mat when we find a pose difficult or challenging or perhaps, in our perception, too easy. If we pay attention, we can see these tendencies off… Continue Reading “Fidgeting and Fussing”
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Caryn Emme
Regardless of how much or how little is accomplished, I do something, anything, every day which gets me one step closer to my goal. The list is long and it is absolutely a labor of love…of passion for writing and working on getting my… Continue Reading “Every Little Bit Counts”
Category: WritingTags: Historical Romance, Indie Publishing, Momlife, Motherhood, Publishing, Regency, Romance, Self-Publishing, Writerslife, Writing, Writing Community