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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ten years ago, I stopped believing I would finish writing a novel. And I have never been so wrong. Editor’s note about “Don’t Stop Believing”: I originally published this essay on Medium. But their analytics are getting increasingly weird, so I’m giving it a permanent home here. * * * It was raining that night. […]
I originally wrote this post on Medium in 2015. I remember being excited that some ‘important’ Twitter accounts engaged with it. I’ve left the references to the manuscript that would eventually become Chaos Calling as-is. Once upon a time, I wrote a post assessing the pros and cons of the Wattpad platform for aspiring writers on my […]
Like so many people around the world, I devoured Bridgerton Season 1 during the pandemic. Toronto was in and out of Covid-19 lockdowns for most of 2020, including the holiday season. We didn’t see our extended family in-person for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Everything during that dreary, difficult time was dialled back to a ‘2’ on […]
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