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denver 🪴 🍄 ⛰️ reader, psych suspense writer, theatre marketer
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An agent’s guide to SPECTER! 👻

If you’re a literary agent who likes an unhinged female protagonist who just can’t keep her messes contained, this one is for you!

• Unreliable narrator
• An isolated setting that feels like a character
• Neighbors who love to be up in each other’s business
• Yearning that drips into obsession
• An insidious past that keeps rearing its ugly head
• Tortured artist vibes

If you’re not an agent, please feel free to drop some words of encouragement! Y’all know I could use them! by @emmys.shelf

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I think I’ve never felt more at home than I do this evening. At home in my little one bedroom apartment, at home in my skin, at home in my writing. Little by little, I figured it out 🍁

#authorgram #bookish #tbrlist #thrillerwriter #booksta by @emmys.shelf

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If the manuscript I’m currently querying was a…

This was so much fun to make!! Meet my psychological suspense, Specter:
🍂 Unhinged woman does unhinged things
🍂 Nosy neighbors in an isolated coastal town
🍂 Lots of yearning and obsession
🍂 Dual-timeline
🍂 Atmospheric claustrophobia

I have to say, the “if my book were a song” is my favorite—what’s this song make you think of?

#queryingauthor #querying #suspense #thriller #aspiringauthor by @emmys.shelf

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Currently reading → 👻🍷🍂

Have you read Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy? So far, I’m absolutely loving. I saw a goodreads review someone left saying, “I support women’s wrongs,” and that about sums up how I’m feeling so far!

As a certified mood reader, this one fits the bill for October!

#horrorbooks #currentread #bookaesthetic #booksta #tbrlist by @emmys.shelf

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Writers, here is a mini tarot card reading to kick off your week! Seven of Pentacles 🍇✨

Simply put, don’t quit. I know it’s hard right now, but this is the time to keep going. Soon, you’ll get to reap what you’ve spent the past few weeks, months, maybe even years, sowing. Now is a good chance to pause, take a breather, look behind you, and then fix your gaze on what’s to come. Good things are headed your way—but take this as your sign to remain patient and recognize that you are in this for the long game.

Remember, healthy grapes and time yield rich wine. Continue to nurture your work, and you’ll be rewarded!

Any part of this speak to you? I want to hear about what’s going on with your work!

#bookish #bookstagram #authorgram #thrillerauthor #horrorauthor by @emmys.shelf

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My desk set up as an aspiring author drafting my second manuscript! 🖥️ if I were an animal, I’d be a wee crow 🐦‍⬛

#writersetup #writersofinstagram #authorcore #thrillerwriter #fantasybooks by @emmys.shelf

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9 days ago

This is the greed they talk about in the Bible (I was 5 minutes late giving him dinner) by @emmys.shelf

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9 days ago

If you saw the ice cube in my glass of wine… no you didn’t 👹

Are any of these your favorite books or authors? One or two of these may be my comp titles for my current manuscript… can you guess which!?

#thrillerbooks #tbrlist #bookrecommendations #horrorbookstagram #writersofinstagram by @emmys.shelf

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12 days ago

Five years ago, Emmy would have retreated into her shell at a writer’s conference. Actually, that Emmy probably wouldn’t have even registered in the first place.

I spent the weekend at the @rmfwriters Colorado Gold conference—only my second year attending, and my first year going by myself. This was also the year that I decided to put myself out there. I was still my shy self, still fairly introverted and quiet. But this time, I actively participated in workshops, raised my hand and used my voice, met dozens of aspiring and established authors and swapped cards and stories with them.

I even booked two pitches (both of which resulted in requests!!!) and a mentor session, which offered so much perspective on my possible paths forward as an author.

Perhaps the most valuable thing I learned this weekend that there is no downside to trying something new and claiming space as a writer. So, cheers to finally entering our author eras, friends.

I want to hear from you! Have you been to any writing conferences? Which are your favorites? 🖋️ by @emmys.shelf

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First snippets of October 🍂 @rmfwriters Colorado Gold Conference 2026 (more on this later)

First snippets of October 🍂 Ingredients for a little dried orange slice garland

First snippets of October 🍂 Thai Con popping off from a good season of summer growth

First snippets of October 🍂 First pumpkin coffee of the season

First snippets of October 🍂 My writing desk at night

First snippets of October 🍂 Baby Fraaaaank by @emmys.shelf

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Today is the day! This weekend is @rmfwriters Gold Conference, and I’m giddy at the chance to connect with some new authors and industry professionals. I’ll also be pitching SPECTER to two agents. What’s inside:

👻 obsession & yearning
👻 dual-time isolated locale plus campus novel
👻 nosy neighbors who know too much
👻 tortured artist vibes
👻 all the Easter eggs taken in Denver, Colorado by @emmys.shelf

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15 days ago

Because my first manuscript was a rough time, and I want this one to feel different. 💛

#writingcommunity #authorsofinstagram #queryingauthors #thrillerwriters #booktok by @emmys.shelf

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