Emily Thiede

Young Adult Fantasy Author

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Author: E.K.Thiede

I'm a writer, former teacher, mother of tiny humans, fast talker, and a northern transplant who now lives in central Virginia. Things I love: books, people who care deeply about things, dance parties with my kids, espresso, and big squashy armchairs. I edit my novels constantly, but not my blog posts, so don't expect brilliant wordplay here. Welcome to my brain! It's messy and disorganized but never boring.

Line Edits: Tightening up that Prose

Posted on September 26, 2018April 17, 2022 by E.K.Thiede

My mother is an editor and a former English teacher. Now, granted, she edits medical manuscripts rather than young adult novels, but it’s fair to say my elementary school essays got more intense critique than most. I also live in a town with a wonderful writing non-profit where I take classes and participate in writing…

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More Pitchwars Class of 2017 Books Deals

Posted on September 11, 2018June 18, 2020 by E.K.Thiede

I’m working on a long post about writing tricks and tips I’ve learned over the years, but it’s taking a while, so in the meantime, I am here to bulk up your GoodReads “To Read” lists once more. CLICK HERE FOR THE FIRST BATCH Drumroll, please… ADULT THE BODY MYTH, by Rheea Mukherjee Blurb: Mira…

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Okay, fine.

Posted on August 14, 2018April 17, 2022 by E.K.Thiede

I’ve been stalling, I’ll admit it. For months, I’ve been mentally drafting my “PitchWars Eve” post. “Soon,” I’d tell myself. “After I hear back from Agent X. Then I’ll write it.” But there was always another agent. Another query. Another excuse. Another reason to postpone it. Because I knew what kind of post I wanted…

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Get Thee to GoodReads

Posted on May 17, 2018June 18, 2020 by E.K.Thiede

It makes me a little lightheaded every time I think about it, but my PitchWars 2017 classmates are starting to pop up all over GoodReads and I’M SO EXCITED! Add these to your want-to-read list today! ADULT TEMPER, by Layne Fargo GoodReads Blurb: Two ambitious women drawn into the mind games of a manipulative theater…

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Back in the Saddle

Posted on May 17, 2018April 17, 2022 by E.K.Thiede

Hello friends! I’ve been busy with a million things that aren’t writing, including installing shoe molding, sewing (hot glueing?) DIY mosquito curtains for our patio, and trying to survive the hectic last month of school for my kids. I also gave my PitchWars book the brutal revision it probably needed months ago, chopping roughly 6000…

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Edit Letters

Posted on May 4, 2018April 17, 2022 by E.K.Thiede

We’re talking feedback today. Those daunting, extensive edit letters that usually start with praise, then dive into everything that isn’t working in your story. In the past I’ve said good feeback usually stings– the knee-jerk pain is your brain fighting the realization that the criticism is valid (ouch.) And for me, it generally comes with…

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Author Mentor Match, Round 4

Posted on March 31, 2018April 17, 2022 by E.K.Thiede

I couldn’t be happier to share that I’ve been chosen as a Round 4 Mentee for the wonderful Author Mentor Match program! My mentor’s name is Jamie Krakover and she’s a real live rocket scientist! Jamie is represented by the lovely Kira Watson at the Emma Sweeney agency and you can check out Jamie’s website…

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#AMMConnect

Posted on March 1, 2018April 17, 2022 by E.K.Thiede

Hi, I’m Emily, and I’m a glutton for writing mentorship programs. I can’t help it. I love writing, I love talking about writing, I love brainstorming with other people, I love developing my craft, I love writing friends and I looooooove revising. MY WIP Working Title: PARCHED Genre: YA Science Fiction Length: 75k (ish. I…

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Stage 2

Posted on February 14, 2018April 17, 2022 by E.K.Thiede

Sorry I’ve been MIA, friends. I’m determined to have a completed first draft of my newest book by the end of the month, and I just decided to switch from one main character to two, so now I not only have to finish writing the plot, but I have to go back to revise the…

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Motivation

Posted on February 4, 2018April 17, 2022 by E.K.Thiede

Okay, let’s talk about staying motivated while working on creative endeavors. It’s…. a challenge, isn’t it? As a psychology student and then a teacher, I learned a lot about motivation. The types of motivation, how to motivate students, what decreases motivation, etc. I’m also a mom, and I spend way too many hours a day…

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Emily Thiede's books on Goodreads

This Vicious Grace
This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1)

reviews: 22

ratings: 43 (avg rating 4.74)


Untitled
Untitled (The Last Finestra, #2)

ratings: 3 (avg rating 5.00)


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