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I am the Tortoise
I'm continually amazed at authors who writes thousands of words in a single sitting. What sorcery enables this level of hare writing? Due...
Emmalia Harrington
Aug 301 min read
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I've Reached a Milestone!
Walk on Grey Ruins may be niche, but one of my goals for the novel is to have it in libraries that are important to me. I'm very pleased...
Emmalia Harrington
Aug 231 min read
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A Costumer's Guide to Conventions
Reposting my first paid published article. Enjoy! Introduction As fun as planning, drafting and creating costumes are, it’s so satisfying...
Emmalia Harrington
Aug 1711 min read
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Magical Mishap
I have to make fire, I have to make fire... That's not right. Is this the right spell? Help! Read more about Sulla in Walk on Grey Ruins...
Emmalia Harrington
Aug 21 min read
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Published=Quality?
In 11th grade, I took a class called Fiction Workshop. The teacher, Mr. Labonne,* was full of opinions as to what made a good writer. He...
Emmalia Harrington
Jul 262 min read
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Do "Orbs" Mean Good Writing?
In college, I knew another aspiring novelist with one manuscript under their belt and several more under production. Though their first...
Emmalia Harrington
Jul 202 min read
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My Mid-Year Progress Report
I'm still a tortoise, going slow and steady to reach my writing and reading goals. While I'm pleased with the strides I've made in some...
Emmalia Harrington
Jul 121 min read
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To Be a First Reader is to Be Picky
Submissions time is back. The two magazines I read for, FIYAH! and Podcastle, will both be accepting stories, so I'll be busy reading for...
Emmalia Harrington
Jul 52 min read
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Quiet Moments
Walk on Grey Ruins is available at: https://draft2digital.com/book/2340733
Emmalia Harrington
Jun 271 min read
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The Pride of Amanda McKittrick Ros
Amanda McKittrick Ros , born Anna Margaret Ross, was a schoolteacher and author known for her... unique prose. Her husband financed the...
Emmalia Harrington
Jun 202 min read
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Nostalgia Tea
When I was little, my to-go teas had a strong punch of fruit flavor. No matter the blend, their base involved hibiscus and rose hip. When...
Emmalia Harrington
Jun 11 min read
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Perfect is the Enemy of Finished
When I was a college freshman, my then-boyfriend decided the standard medieval fantasy setting was ALL WRONG. A proper fantasy tale...
Emmalia Harrington
May 312 min read
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My First Publication(?) of the Year!
My social club celebrated it's 10th anniversary this week. As part of the fesitivities, I was commissioned to write and read aloud a...
Emmalia Harrington
May 101 min read
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Running in Place
On the one hand, I'm making progress in my current novel. I'm going over the chapters I've currently written, and frontloading much more...
Emmalia Harrington
May 31 min read
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Ruth's Cup
A modern Passover ritual I wish I experienced when I was younger.
Emmalia Harrington
Apr 131 min read
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Nurit's First Seder
Frederica and Aster wanted to make Nurit's first Seder special. Aster read from a child friendly Haggadah, While Frederica explained the...
Emmalia Harrington
Apr 121 min read
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New Book Project!
I, along with Erin Brown, Tonya Moore, and P. C, Verrone, are working on The Cookout Anthology. Link to the website is here . This book...
Emmalia Harrington
Apr 61 min read
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First Quarter Progress Report
In my first blog post of the year, I noted my writing and reading goals for 2025. (Insert link) By checking in every so often, I can keep...
Emmalia Harrington
Mar 291 min read
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Once More, Unto the Speech!
My first novel interview is coming in tomorrow. It's on Sunday, March 23rd 2025, from 7:00-8:30 EST. The interview is courtesty of FIYAH....
Emmalia Harrington
Mar 221 min read
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Nurit's First Purim
Nurit doesn't remember her birth family, but knows her name is Hebrew. This sparked her interest in Judaism, and she's eager to...
Emmalia Harrington
Mar 141 min read
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