Amazon release kicks off the The Xenthian Cycle, a fantasy action series set in Toronto TORONTO (May 31, 2022) — Today, E. M. Williams publishes Chaos Calling: Book I of The Xenthian Cycle on Amazon as an ebook. Set in contemporary Toronto, the series juxtaposes modern-day careers and parenthood demands with the dynamic action of […]
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 in at the end of the route, figuring the crowds would be largest there (and we were correct). Instead, we found […]
I’m thrilled to announce that my Chaos Calling Book Trailer #1 is available on Youtube! Update: The final trailer is also available here! Why did you make a book trailer? First, book trailers have been a necessary part of marketing new novels and series for the last decade. Video has been king ever since YouTube […]
May the Fourth Be With You to all those who celebrate. Every time this date rolls around, I wish a friend of mine a happy birthday. Usually that same morning, I wonder how the whole Star Wars thing started for George Lucas. Was there a shred of inspiration that caught him by the throat and […]
I’m taking you behind the post for my essay about how I stopped believing I would ever finish a book. It was originally published on Medium, and it’s been in my head ever since I finished the first draft of Chaos Calling. Time does funny things to your worst days. From where I sit now […]
Pre-Launch Campaign: Week 1 Chaos Calling: Book 1 of the Xenthian Cycle has been live on Amazon for just over a week. Like any self-published author, I hoped you would be excited to see the book’s cover and title. I also hoped some of you would pre-order a copy. I had zero expectations for what […]
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