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It’s Our Anniversary Sale!
In celebration of John and my wedding anniversary, the ebook version of our fantasy novel The Keyhole Wizard will be on sale for 99 cents, starting today and running through the weekend. If you’ve been wondering what our fantasy writing is all about, this is a great time to check…
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They’re Here! They’re There! They’re in Balboa Park?
It has been an exciting couple of weeks! Two of Emerald Cove’s long-awaited books are finally live on Amazon. The fantasy anthology Exiles of Eeria is now available as an ebook. Exiles of Eeria is Emerald Cove’s most ambitious project to date. The collection of urban-fantasy short stories tells the…
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Recharge Your Writing with Travel
Our recent driving trip to Oregon to see Crater Lake National Park reminded me of the many ways that travel benefits an author. Visiting new locations can inspire scenes in books or even the plot for an entire novel. A chance encounter on the road or an unexpected sight may…
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June 2022 at Emerald Cove
It’s been a few months since the last Emerald Cove Update, so it seems like high time for one. Emerald Cove’s intrepid authors are currently in the process of assembling, proofreading, and formatting the short stories in our shared-world anthology Exiles of Eeria. Our hope is to release the book…
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When Real World Places Remind You of Fantasy Novels
On a Sunday afternoon in 1992, I set out on foot from our hotel in Athens with only a paper map for my guide. I wandered through the winding lanes of the Plaka neighborhood around the base of the Acropolis and eventually reached the ruins of the Roman Agora. Those…
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Sale This Weekend: $0.99 for our Ebook
This will be an exciting weekend for us! John and I are in the midst of our first-ever Amazon price promotion. Right now, the ebook version of Prophecy’s Malignant Son is on sale at Amazon.com in the U.S. for 99 cents. The sale will continue through Monday. If you like…
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Writing Inspiration Destination: Deserts of the Southwest
In honor of April Fool’s Day, I had considered writing a humorous post about the ten places least likely to inspire writing. When I mentioned the idea to my beloved co-author, however, he quickly and correctly pointed out that any place can be an inspiration for writing, even the local…
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Book Marketing Makeover Time!
Almost two years ago, on March 16, 2020, John and I published our first fantasy novel 60th Hour. That was also the day California officially shut down due to the pandemic. No, it was not a coincidence that the book came out that day. Long before the pandemic, I had…
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Fiction Writing for Stress Relief
What do travel and fiction writing have in common? Anyone who has followed this blog for more than a few posts can already guess how I will answer that question. They are both activities that I love and that I enjoy blogging about. They also share another important function for…
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New for 2022 at Emerald Cove Press
Here is my first blog post for 2022 and my 89th post since I began blogging on May 1, 2020. It’s time for an update on the Emerald Cove projects. Before I get to the exciting news, however, I have an announcement about this blog. Instead of writing a post…
Susan and John Ruff, Fantasy Authors 