On April 14, I received a mass email from Draft2Digital’s CEO Kris Austen. His message informed me that they are: Why would they do that? Well, as the email states, legit indies are being punished because of AI slop: Like many platforms, we’ve seen a significant increase in automated and low-quality account creation in recent […]
The holiday season is a busy one, and I have a couple upcoming November events to tell you about. ESA 26th Annual Holiday Market, Craft Fair, and Silent Auction First up, I will be at the Etobicoke School for the Arts’ Holiday Market this Saturday, November 12, from 10 am to 4 pm. I’ve donated […]
Once upon a time, I thought fan fiction was terrible. In 2024, I wrote a whole novel based on Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Live long enough, and you may outlive your past self’s Internet bullshit.
It’s official. I’ve got a Kirkus profile! Their digital site has published a piece on me and the writing of Chaos Calling: Book I of The Xenthian Cycle. It’s part of a campaign I’m running to celebrate the novel’s wider release. You can read the full article, “E. M. Williams Invests in Herself to Write […]
Lindsey Lerner, host of the Learning with Lerner Podcast, invited me on her show to talk about being a self-published author and marketing consultant. Since this show involves both work me and writing me, the interview is attributed to my full name. We will pretend it’s E. M. Williams as usual. My pseudonym is more […]
Welcome to the redesigned emwilliams.ca webiste! As always, it feels surreal and great to share my work with you. The new site layout is cleaner and more airy. I loved the original look and feel, but this one should be more sustainable. It’s got better search features and (I hope) a more engaging home page. […]
Win 1 of 10 copies of Chaos Calling: Book I of The Xenthian Cycle I’m running a GoodReads giveaway in March. Lucky readers in the United States or Canada will have ten chances to win a paperback copy of Chaos Calling: Book I of The Xenthian Cycle. I’ve done a successful GoodReads giveaway once before. […]
In December 2022, Chaos Calling got a Kirkus Review. It’s my first review from an industry trade publication as a published author. It’s a huge milestone for me and the series! You can read the full review on the Kirkus website. What, what is a Kirkus Review? The three trade publications that cover books are […]
The final trailer for Chaos Calling: Book 1 of The Xenthian Cycle is ready. It’s posted on my YouTube channel. If you missed the first trailer, you can find that here. The ebook edition of my first novel launches one week from today. I started this project in September 2014. I remember standing in my […]
Were you at the Raptors’ victory parade in June 2019? I was. That morning, I traveled downtown by TTC with my children and my parents. We decided not to go to Nathan Phillips Square at the end of the route, figuring the crowds would be largest there (and we were correct). Instead, we found a […]