Summer 2021 Update!

{ 08/02/2021 @ 4:20 pm } · { emz newz }
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Biters, Sweet Dreamers, Readers, and Listeners,

Well, I missed Spring, but hey… I almost made it in Summer. Hahaha! I figure since the kids go back to school (real school! not Zoom :)! ) next week, I better get my butt in gear and get an update to you about your favorite stories, series, and new stuff.

HHCoverPromoThe most exciting thing that’s happened recently is the publication of Haunts and Hellions, my brainchild anthology of gothic romance stories. The gathering was an experience I didn’t expect. Although we all know what gothic romance is and anyone can write a love story with a little spookiness in it, for some reason the submitters had trouble getting stories in my wheelhouse. They were either horror, with not enough romance, or romance, without enough horror. An odd predicament came to me. What if I didn’t get enough stories for the book I’d been dreaming of reading since the thought woke me at night a few years ago? What if no one understood what I wanted or couldn’t deliver enough stories for me to put together? Well, I’m happy to say that I did find the choice few that thrilled me and fit the bill. There are actually three tales in here from me. I wasn’t planning to have so many, but sometimes when you start an anthology list, there is just something missing here or there. Follow the link to enjoy:

  • “Lighthouse Legend” by Emerian Rich – Poem: A lighthouse ghost mourns her love lost at sea.
  • “Left Behind” by Emerian Rich – A young girl is struck with polio in 1916 New York, but her illness lingers and she is left behind as all her friends either die or recover. Is her mother keeping her ill for a reason? And will her handsome cousin be able to save her?
  • “Hungry Masses” by Emmy Z. Madrigal – Based on a real ship from history that was never found, this story stars Miss Vivienne, who finds herself on a ship off the coast of Australia with a deadly plague overcoming the passengers. Can they reach land before she catches it or will she have to abandon ship with the cute young doctor battling the disease?

Coming later this year, I am ecstatic to be releasing Northanger, my modern, YA, rewrite of Jane Austen’s book. It mixes my two favorite things… Romance and Horror! It’s kind of a Gossip Girl, meets Clueless, meets Lydia from Beetlejuice. Not only is it my first rewrite of a classic tale, but it also is my first full-length novel featuring a goth gal like myself. Yes, I am beyond excited. So, stay tuned for news about that!

Thank you for all the well-wishes over the last couple months and I hope your families are healthy and safe as we encounter a new world where “safe” isn’t what we expected. It’s okay, though, we will survive this! Just keep those masks on and we’ll get through this! 🙂

I hope you have a great end of Summer and I’ll speak to you all again soon.

You can also follow my more active feeds at my main blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, HorrorAddicts.net, or my romance blog.

NEW PUBLICATIONS

NEW AUDIO/VIDEO

INTERVIEWS/BLOGS/Contributions/Consults 

COMING SOON…. WRITING / PODCASTING / CREATING!

  • NEW! Working on a children’s picture book of Spooky Food
  • NEW! Short titled “Brewer’s War” will be coming out soon in a book by Pulse Publishing.
  • NEW! Northanger will be published in 2021
  • NEW! Lord Harrington’s Lost Doe  audiobook coming in 2019 2020 2021 2022 (I know! I’m sorry!)
  • NEW! Day’s Children, #3 of the Night’s Knights Vampire Series is coming! Still working on this, but further along!
  • More Sweet Dreams news, I’ve started a spin-off. Same high school and some overlapping characters, but about two younger people who fall in love. They are juniors, so their story is told in the same time period as the other Sweet Dreams stories. I’m tentatively calling it First Love. Not sure what format I will burst out this series with, but look for it coming soon. Update: Book one and two are complete first drafts.
  • New activity book with coloring pages, word finds, and crocheting patterns coming this summer! Update: Not sure when this is coming now, but still working on it.
  • Phantom rewrite –the ideas are still churning. After watching Love Never Dies, it rekindled my interest in Phantom’s tale.
  • New romantic mystery short, coming out from MTB Press, Fall 2021
  • Rich and Roulo #3: Coming in 2017 – Not sure of theme? Update: on hold.

***CHECK THE SIDEBAR FOR ALL OTHER WORD COUNTS***

SHOPPING (love this term – makes it seem fun!)

  • √ “Brewer’s War” – SOLD!
  • √ “Frozen Charlotte” – poem about a creepy doll – subbed
  • √ “Wolves of London” – subbed
  • √ “Last Thoughts” – 100 word story written for HorrorAddicts.net – subbed
  • √ “Evangeline’s Ribbon” – looking for new market
  • √ “Untitled” TV script  – subbed, no update yet
  • √ “Dinner Guests” anthology canceled, looking for new market
  • √ “Through a Doll’s Eyes” anthology canceled, looking for new market

Thank you all for your emails and kind, encouraging words. Check out the word counts on the left, because I’ve been working!!!
Hope you and your family are staying safe and well.
Happy reading and listening!

~Emz

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  1. Emerian Rich Said:

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