Emilie Turner Author
“Don’t just plan to write — write. It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style.”PD James It’s that time of the year again! I wasn’t sure if I was going to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, simply because of how crazy my 2021 has been (see my previous… Continue reading Prepping For NaNoWriMo 2021
“I’m working my way steadily back and feeling good.”Lee Westwood It has been a hot minute since I’ve posted a blog! Honestly, it has been a completely insane 6 months for me. Things have been crazy and time has been flying by. I have been neck deep in Psychology studies, which have only been getting… Continue reading Back at it After a Long Break
Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass I picked this novel up at a bookstore ages ago and when I finally got around to reading it, I loved it! Essentially, Throne of Glass centres around Calaena Sardothein, who is an assassin. The novel follows… Continue reading Review Time – Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
I know, I know, I know. I haven’t exactly finished Infection Point yet but I’m so close to finishing the edits! I get ideas sometimes that I just have to get out, and I have started my next novel. It’s nice to get that release from my constant editing and focus on something new. I… Continue reading Starting Something New
If a story is in you, it has to come out.William Faulkner I’m getting there. I really am getting there! It was slow progress over the holidays and with work, but I’m at the home stretch! I don’t have much more to edit until my novel is done, which is so incredibly exciting! I only… Continue reading Behind The Scenes – Infection Point Update
“Be yourself. Let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”John Jakes I am done! What an amazing feeling to be done! 50,000+ words written in one month and I have the first draft of my new novel completed! I hit 50,000 words on… Continue reading Finishing Up NaNoWriMo
"Worldbuilding can be a lot of work. I try to see where things are linked together—and also to keep mundane details in mind. Just those, put together, give you a kind of rudimentary skeleton to start hanging things on."Ann Leckie I am so close to the end! It’s within sight, within reach, and it is… Continue reading The Final Stretch
“First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achievement.”Aberjhani It’s that time of year once again! NaNoWrimo has started and it is currently the second week of smashing out 50,000 words this month! It’s definitely a month that takes serious dedication,… Continue reading Bring on NaNoWriMo Once Again
“Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.”E.B. White I love a good book. I love being able to sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee with a book. It really is… Continue reading Reading Is My Happy Place
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”Confucius I am one of those few people who enjoy studying. I haven’t had a bad time during my years studying and I do enjoy learning and growing through… Continue reading How My Study Influences My Writing
Emilie Turner 