Author: Emily Sara Smucker
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The Story Behind The Story
Yesterday I got the news that my books have been printed. Soon they’ll be shipped to me, and then I’ll start packaging up and sending out the pre-orders. Yay!!! Today, I thought I’d share the story behind the story. How did I come to write this book? According to my Google Docs archives, I started…
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The Highway and Me and My Earl Grey Tea
Yes. It’s true. After months of delays, I finally have a release date for my book: November 16, 2020. You can pre-order it now on our brand new website. It’s been a journey, but honestly, this book is one of the greatest achievements of my life. I’ve never, ever done a project like this. (It…
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Fire, Book Problems, and Other Things that Stress Me Out
If you’re wondering why I haven’t posted in a month, there are two very specific reasons: I’ve been stressed out I’ve been waiting to post until I could give an actual release date and pre-order link for my book. When I last posted, I thought I’d be able to give this information within a week…
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Update on Everything
Part 1: Update On My Book Self-publishing is a process, I’ll tell you that. Throughout the past couple months, I’ve been finished with the writing part of my book, and just trying to figure out everything else: Hiring a photographer, having a photo shoot, hiring a cover designer, hiring a copy editor/proofreader, sending out portions of my…
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Stop Trying to Fix the World with Condescending Love
When I was a teenager, a well-intentioned woman in my church decided that she wanted to “love on” us youth girls. To “connect” with us. To “hear our hearts.” Maybe I should give her credit for caring and trying. But the truth is, none of us liked her. When she talked, she always sounded holier…
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The Bookish Tag (A Video)
My blog has been sorely neglected during the month of May. Honestly I’ve just wanted to hide in a hole this month. And it just gets worse and worse. When I sit down to write, I can’t even express my feelings. I am just sickened at George Floyd’s death, and everything that caused it: the racial injustice…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 