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Emrys Ash
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romance writer, history nerd, passionate moss photographer, just out here dude-watching with the Brontës // emrysauthor.com
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If you aren't up for buying a darkish/spicy retelling of Jane Eyre, may I recommend buying Hark a Vagrant by Kate Beaton instead, because "Dude watchin' with the Brontës" is my all-time favorite bit of meta, and is possibly also a touchstone for my book.
www.amazon.com/Hark-Vagrant...
a comic strip called Dude Watchin' with the Brontës. A Victorian woman with a sly expression points out of frame: "What about that one?" A Victorian man glares back: "What the hell are you looking at?" Three Victorian women representing Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë stare after the man, saying (in order): "Nice" and "I know right" and "That guy was an asshole." Next frame: Emily scolds: "Honestly Anne, you have NO taste." Anne says: "I'm just telling the truth!" From off-frame we get a speech bubble saying "what about that one?" Next frame is Charlotte looking at a new angry looking Victorian, holding a bottle. Next frame, Charlotte says "So passionate." Emily says: "So mysterious." Anne says: "If you like alcoholic dick bags." Next: Charlotte scolds, "Anne you are SO inappropriate!" Emily says "No wonder nobody buys YOUR books." Anne looks affronted. Final frame: Charlotte points off-frame: "What about THAT one" and Emily says, "So brooding" while Anne looks comically furious in the other direction.
June 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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It's booklaunch day! Jane E.: A Secret History, is in the world! Or at least the large world-within-a-world that is being Kindle exclusive for 90 days. Available also on Kindle Unlimited.

www.amazon.com/Jane-Secret-...

#booklaunch #newbook #janeeyre #literaryremix #secrethistory
a tablet displaying the book cover of JANE E: A SECRET HISTORY by Emrys Ash, at center of which is a rose on fire.
June 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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"I won't be the next madwoman in the attic. I'll run. I'll hide. I'll beg. But I'm not telling my secret, and I'm not going back."

Pre-order now, or buy it on June 12th: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDCWPK3
Book cover displayed on a tablet of JANE E: A SECRET HISTORY by Emrys Ash--a dark background with matte black filigree, and a burning rose at center with a few sparks and flames
June 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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I don't think Mayne knows how much creativity my tax forms take.

From "How to Write a Novella in 24 Hours"
Highlighted text: 5. Outline your story enough that you have a map, but not too much that you feel like you're just filling in a tax form. Surrounding text: 3. Write down a solid character description before you start and understand how they'd try to deal with the conflict you present them. 4. Get comfortable and settle in for the long haul. 6. Have a destination in mind; know when the conflict will be over.
May 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Why choose the lesser evil, as they say?
Rear of a muscle car; the license plate reads: CTHULA
April 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM