Today I’m really excited to introduce you to a friend of mine. I have known Thomas Emson for almost two decades, and over that time I’ve been the lucky recipient of so much of his writing advice – he is a great teacher, and a wonderful human.
Thomas is the author of eight horror novels, all published by Snowbooks. He has also published a story collection, The Trees And Other Stories, and a non-fiction guide, How To Write a Novel in 6 Months, which I highly recommend. His stories have featured in the anthologies Holidays Of The Dead and Leaders Of The Pack.
Let’s see what wisdom he has to share with you today:
As a subscriber to Anna’s Substack, I’m very much interested in her writing process. I am slightly obsessed by every writer’s process, to be honest. Including my own.
Truth is, we all get there in the end differently. Our methods vary. Last time, in Lesson Nine: Getting Back on the Horse, Anna said she doesn’t envy writers who ‘churn books out’. I am — or was — one of those writers…