Emily Barlow, Author

I'm gonna need Google Docs to stop trying to tell me I shouldn't use words like "happenstance." I'm writing historical fantasy, you daft bint. #authorproblems #autocorrect #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #historicalfantasy

There's a high chance I will! Both sets are inspired by Outlander, so definitely some book tie-ins there.

Fingerless gloves! They're Christmas gifts for friends, so I have to get going on them to have them ready for the holidays.

I have yarn mail coming today and I'm in the same boat!

Hey look, it's me! Go check it out, and while you're at it, make sure you follow along for the rest of the month! #sff #fantasyauthor #fantasybooks

"Become a god," they said. "You'll get offerings," they said.

Alas; she really missed her dumpster diving days.

As an atheist: thank you for this! ❤️

IT'S RELEASE DAY! Here are some bloopers from our recent interview series to celebrate.

YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser, Part 5 | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks

Meet the Author & Narrator, Part 5: does pineapple belong on pizza? And how many hobbies can you apply to writing? youtube.com/shorts/Msrdg...

YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser, Part 4 | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks

Ever wonder if I'm a planner, pantser, or plantser? Find out here! And learn what drove Cheryl-Annette to start narrating in the first place. (It's a cute story.) youtu.be/Bo5TnnXs91U

Banner image for our interview with Millie Abecassis. The banner includes a book dragon reading a book, and a ghostly cat playing with the dragon's tale. There is also a photo of Millie.

It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and somehow it's not actually raining.

To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone.

www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...

#BookSky #AMoRaR

YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser, Part 3 | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks

Meet the Author and Narrator, Part 3! youtube.com/shorts/eyTHI...

Man, that's a great default thumbnail...

YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser, Part 2 | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks

Q&A with the author and narrator of Sunchaser, part 2! youtube.com/shorts/oQVD-...

YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser! | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE FOR SUNCHASER IN AUDIOBOOK! Monday, November 10th is the official release date! Between now and then, check out some fun interviews between myself and the talented narrator, Cheryl-Annette Parker. youtu.be/ghPU-RV2yu4?...

You might even spot something of mine in there at some point this month...

Also the folks who run it are absolute gems and you should follow along with them regardless. But everybody likes something for nothing and cozy autumn vibes. www.readindiefantasy.com/category/news/ #booksky #sff

Do you like indie books?

Do you like finding new indie authors and a chance at getting book-type things for nothing?

Of course you do! In which case you should check out the Read Indie Fantasy blog, where they're doing A Month of Rain and Reads!

Let me not to the narration of my
books admit impediments; ACX
does not approve when it approval finds,
or works with the approver to approve.
No, it is an ever-slowing mark
That looks on release dates and is ne'er shaken.

A brown-haired white woman in her early forties wearing a dark green sweater with a collar and orange pumpkin-shaped earrings. She's wearing glasses without rims and has blue-gray eyes and a wide smile.

Happy Halloween! This is as good as it gets this year; I'm on kid duty, so no Endermom costume. I suppose I could be a librarian, with my seasonal earrings and sweater, but really it's just comfy and warm. Hope everyone stays safe and has fun!

What does it look like? What one thing in some crazy dystopian world would we all agree represents us utterly?

The indie author community has organized into genre-based tribes and squabbles over whether romantasy should join fantasy or romance. Fantasy needs the head count, but romance also needs the...anyway, we've united under a single banner, one we've all agreed represents the community as a whole.

It's been 4,732 days since I submitted the audio for Sunchaser. The world has devolved into madness; dogs and cats are living together, "skibidi Ohio" has become part of the vernacular, and Patrick Rothfuss has actually finished his series. (George R.R. Martin, however, has not.)

Still so tickled by this! Also having an absolute blast following along with the competition--you should, too! #sff #booksky #sfincs3

A banana peel laying in the middle of a sidewalk covered in dead pine straw

I've played far too much Mario Kart and watched far too many cartoons to be fooled by this while out on a run. Nice try, universe!

That would drive me insane! My eustachian tubes sometimes get stuck in the open position and I can only hear myself talk and breathe for a while until it fixes, so I know kind of how that feels. Staying hydrated helps keep it at bay, though, so I'm lucky there.

My nephew had an extra sinus that stayed infected until they closed it off. Apparently it's genetic and not at uncommon as they thought, but not something they often check for. Fingers crossed they get you fixed up!

A screenshot of a box from the ACX status page for Sunchaser showing that it's in review and one of four steps are complete. It was submitted on October 22nd, five days prior to this post. Underneath is the statement "Feels like waiting on Windows file transfers...Could take two minutes...or two months," with a graphic of two file folders exchanging files.

Waiting on audiobook review by ACX. For anyone who remembers the old Windows file transfers--the time estimates always changed drastically... #audiobook #authorproblems

A Bialetti-brand press pot with used coffee grounds in the bottom stands on the left, while the white mug to the right says "Nope..." in black script etched into the ceramic. In the background, a Keurig watches, judging.

Friday: a statement

A square image with two portraits: on the left, a woman with brown hair, pale skin, and freckles, smiling in a field of yellow grass; on the right, a woman with brown hair, glasses, and pale skin wearing a knitted shawl with a tree of life shawl pin and standing in her office. Below them in the middle of the image is the cover art for the audiobook version of a novella called Sunchaser, by Emily Barlow, narrated by Cheryl-Annette Parker.

Pushed the button last night to submit the audio! It won't be long now. And if you go to my website and sign up for my newsletter, you might get a shot at a release day exclusive once it's live... #audiobook #fantasybook

A tall, white mug with a black handle and black text stating "morning sunshine; I see the assassins have failed"

Wednesday's message is about triumph in the face of adversity. The horrors persist, yet so do we.

A hand drawing in pen of two Venn diagrams separated by a horizontal line. The top one says "Mom" on the left in an adult's handwriting and "Ash" on the right with a colored-in heart in the middle; the bottom one says (in a child's handwriting) "she heart me" on the left and "I heart her" on the right with a heart in the middle and the word "same" above the center.

He's nine and still does this. Be still, my heart.