samedi 12 juillet 2025

Interview with Emily Murray

 


Biography

She is from a small town in Eastern Ontario, Canada. At age 10, she declared that she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. It may have taken her thirty more years, but she finally did it.

With an educational background in psychology, sociology and criminology, her favourite characters are people you could bump into on the street, sit next to on the bus or smile at in passing: people who deal with the realities of life, with a little bit of sweetness mixed in. 

Link : Author Emily Murray

Questions

1.      Why did you decided to write romance?

I didn’t mean to but I had this plot bunny…an idea that had nothing to do with what I was writing at the time, that just wouldn’t go away. I told my friend about the meet cute idea and she asked me a few more questions and before I knew it a vague plot began to form. Soon afterwards the characters took over and not only was the story born…so was the series Alixandria Fire. I love small towns, and everyone needs more love these days, I feel. I decided to run with it! Now I can’t imagine my life without this world and these characters.

 

2.      Which advices will you give to a new author?

As cheese as it sounds, the hardest part is starting. Start scared. Start even if you don’t think you know what you are doing. Find your community of other authors, I found mine largely on Instagram. Writing can be lonely but once you’ve found like minded people, even if they aren’t in your genre, everything is way more fun.

3.      What do you like the most about writing?

I love meeting new characters and learning all about them. I also love holding my new book in my hands, it’s a wild feeling. Meeting potential and existing readers is amazing. Also my community of authors is second to none, they are so supportive. Really, I love it all!

4.      What struggles did you meet when you wrote your first book?

I really did’t know what I was doing. I’m self published and so I wore a lot of hats, some of which I wore quite well and others….not very well. I did rush to publish and I should have taken a little bit more time. I didn’t have much of a marketing plan in place BUT that ended up working my favour because I said yes to a lot of opportunities that popped up that I may have been to scared to organize myself. With each launch of a book I learn something new and employ something I learned from the last. I wouldn’t call myself an expert by any means but with more information I will get better and better each time.

5.      Do you write with music? If yes, do you have a special song?

I do not, nor do I write with TV. I need as much quiet as my family (husband and two young kids) can allow lol. I do tend to write at night when the house is quiet or in a coffee shop where nobody can ask me for snacks or what’s for dinner. However, you will notice that my books do come with music sprinkled in and the playlists for each book is available on Spotify.

6.      What will you say to a reader who is not a fan of Christmas, but is interested to read your story?

It is a story that takes place over the winter months November to end of December. Christmas happens but it’s not the focus of the story. The characters, plot and growth of the story would still happen if Christmas wasn’t in the book at all. Think of Christmas as the seasoning, not the meal.

7.      What are your other projects?

The Alixandria Fire series is a group of 4 main books. However there will be some offshoots, with origin stories (stories about characters you know are together but how did they get there?) and novellas (smaller companion stories to the main 4 that continue the story just a little more). I plan to release the companion novella for Alixandria Fire Dani and Danny, called The Wedding, in the October timeframe.


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Interview with Emily Murray

  Biography She is from a small town in Eastern Ontario, Canada. At age 10, she declared that she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. ...