It's official!!!!

It's official because I have a cover now......woohoo!!!!

And it's more than I ever expected...............I'm just speechless...........Can't wait for y'all to read the story :)

I hope you enjoy it!!!


Embry
:~)

Dreams do come true

This is the post I have waited for so long to write......

The one I sometimes never thought I would get the chance to write....

Every time one of my talented author friends posted their excitement over a new contract for their current story, I have cheered them on...sent virtual high-fives and hugs,sharing in their excitement. Hoping upon hope that one day I would know that feeling first hand....


Well folks that day is here and I am absolutely over-the-freaking-moon.....

As of Thursday May 9, 2013 I have a contract signed, sealed and delivered with MLR Press...

My story of the 80's (my most favorite decade ever to live in) ((cuz I really love the 20's more, but unfortunately didn't live back then, contrary to my daughter's belief I am that old)) is going to published with MLR.

I think I have lost at least 50 lbs in the last few days from all the jumping up and down I've been doing.........(wouldn't that be great if it were the truth?)

So okay enough blowing my own horn...

I'm just so thankful to Kris Jacen for liking my story enough to want it....

And really thankful for my friends who never gave up their faith on me...

Big time thanks too my girls....NJ...Carrie Anne, Jambrea, Emily, Cherie, Z and Taylor (V) words can not express my gratitude.....Oh there are so many others too I have met along the way.....but since this isn't my eulogy I'll just stop here... 

One last thing.....Thanks to Drake and Shane for digging into my head and never leaving til their story could be told............

Never Gonna Let you all go!!!

;)
Embry

Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties......


I have always had a thing for the 1920's. The clothes, cars, music, speak-easys and gangsters. I had thought it such a romantic time, and it all started when I saw Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby. I was 13...everything was romantic back then.

I didn't understand the story of the star-crossed lovers then, nor when I had to read the book my senior year in high school. Mr. Fitzgerald wrote funny words that my 17 year old mind could not comprehend. 

Many, many years have passed since then. With the remake coming out this weekend I decided to read the book again. To say I was floored by the style and voice of the man would be an understatement. The world I pictured as a 13 year old is vastly different from the world he painted in his book. To be so rich and glamorous was beyond my wildest teenage fantasies.....But that was Hollywood.....The book painted a far more heart breaking world...

I wanted to hug and hit Daisy Buchanan more then once. I wanted to shake the shit out of a clueless Gatsby as well as hold him close and tell him he could do better. I felt at different times I was apart of this world, yet so far removed...

Maybe I romanticize the twenties because they were a time of great independence for the young people. Especially women. But at the end of the day all anyone wanted was to be loved and respected.

I can not wait for this new rendition to come out this weekend. I am a huge fan of Baz's movies. They are over the top and exciting but never fail to make me cry at the end. 

For a moment in time I want to be Daisy Buchanan and have the undying love of Gatsby who sold his soul to the devil for her......

But only for a moment.......


To you Old Sport......

The waiting game

Sigh.....I think this must be the hardest part for every Author and Would-Be-Author.........

Waiting for news of your current submission. Even though they know it could take awhile for someone at the Pub House to take a look at it (especially if it was a call that brought in a huge amount of stories).

It's still...this waiting game....But I shall survive it....If it means good news at the end it will be so worth it...and even if the news isn't good at least I'll know the things I can improve on.

I wouldn't trade a minute of this adventure.....


Stay tuned.....

Em
:~)

First Submission

Well I haven't been around much lately because I was working on my very first submission call for MLR press' Mixed Tape call.

I loved this call because it's related to the 80's. The best decade ever in my opinion. I was in my early 20's during that time and have some great/and not so great memories. But the one thing I do remember fondly is the music. There seemed to be a song for every emotion.....

So I'm going to play the song that inspired my story.........Never Gonna Let You Go...
Enjoy a little nostalgia.

Hugs,

Embry :)

A Little Amour

Adulation, Affection, Enchantment, Adoration, Rapture, Passion, Cherish, Caress, Cuddle, Kiss and Hug

These all words of love.......

So from me to you....

Happy Valentine's Day 

LOVE EMBRY.................

How Time flies

Well I am now the mother of a 21 year old and let me tell you it feels very strange. Especially because in my head I'M the 21 year old. It got me to thinking about fast time flies. It seems like just yesterday I was bringing her home from the hospital completely scared shitless about being a mother. And like everything else we do for the first time I quickly adjusted but the scary part has never really gone away. Now instead of skinned knees, lost teeth and searching for monsters under the bed, I am worried about her drinking and driving, having some psycho spike her drink in a club and any assortment of weirdos on the internet. 

I guess my mother was right when she told me all those years ago when I said I was too old for her to worry about me, that a Mother will always worry about their child.

Thanks mom for the sage advice (one of a multitude) but I have to admit worrying about skinned knees and bad grades would be preferable to the fears I have now. But I wouldn't change it for the world. I am truly blessed for being a mom......

This ones for you HB (just wait til you're a mom lol)

She sat through this entire movie at 6 months old and she has loved it ever since.