Category: Writing

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Have you read my series ‘Dukes in Danger’?

Sometimes there’s a series that you write that you just adore – and I wanted to highlight it if you haven’t come across it! The entire series is in Kindle Unlimited, so if you’re a member you can read all twelve books for free…

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Did you know my books have been translated?

I’m so excited that many of my historical romances have been translated! Whether you speak French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, or Brazilian Portuguese, there are now Emily E K Murdoch historical romances that you can read in that language.

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What’s on my desk?

If you’re anything like me, you love to know what creatives have on their desk! So I thought I would write a short post to give you some insight on what is on my desk right now…

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Writing children

I am not a parent, but there are many very important children in my life, and when it comes to writing children I often look to them for inspiration.

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It’s Advent!

I adore Advent – it’s no secret that Christmas is my favourite time of year. Advent for me is a chance to luxuriate in the joys of Christmas: the sights, smells, and most importantly tastes of a time of year that (if I could get away with it) I would probably celebrate 11 months of the year, not one.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Those of you who know me may be a little surprised at this blog post – after all, I’m not American but a Brit!

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Writing pets!

Okay, I admit it: right now, I am without a pet. I do have a cat nephew called Bear who is half Maine Coon and half vicious tiger, but I don’t have an animal living with me at present…

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Writing Regency Bath

One of the biggest challenges of moving to London is that I had to leave Bath!

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Writing the perfect breakup scene

If there is one type of scene that I dislike writing compared to the others…it’s a breakup scene.

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The best historical romances

What makes a truly great historical romance? It’s something that (as you can imagine) I think about almost continuously. What’s missing from this? What’s going to make it the best book my readers have ever read? What’s going to make it stick in their minds, stay on their bookshelf, be recommended to friends?

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Writing love scenes…

Oooh, we’re going to get into it today! I wanted to spend today’s blog talking about writing love scenes, something that many people I spend hours and hours on. And in a way, I do…

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Writing unlikeable heroines

You might be thinking that this blog topic is far too similar – and in a way, you’d be right. Writing unlikeable heroes and writing unlikeable heroines should be pretty much the same. But it’s not…