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Emily Barlow, Author
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Author of Sunchaser, The Raven's Children, Involuntarily Immortal, and Stormkindler
https://emilybarlowwritesthings.com
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Emily Barlow, Author @emilybarlowauthor.bsky.social · 17d
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?...
Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser! | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks
YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things
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Y'all, I have recently learned exactly how much material the Bodleian Library at Oxford has digitized for public use, and it is amazing! So many rabbit holes to go down. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #historicalfantasy
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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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
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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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
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's interview time.

We've got some questions and answers with Emily Barlow ( @emilybarlowauthor.bsky.social ), whose book Sunchaser just came out on audio.

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

#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for our interview with Emily Barlow. The banner shows the book dragon, the ghost cat, and there's a photo of Emily.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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IT'S RELEASE DAY! Here are some bloopers from our recent interview series to celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Meet the Author & Narrator, Part 5: does pineapple belong on pizza? And how many hobbies can you apply to writing? youtube.com/shorts/Msrdg...
Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser, Part 5 | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks
YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things
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November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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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
Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser, Part 4 | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks
YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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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
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.
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Meet the Author and Narrator, Part 3! youtube.com/shorts/eyTHI...

Man, that's a great default thumbnail...
Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser, Part 3 | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks
YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Q&A with the author and narrator of Sunchaser, part 2! youtube.com/shorts/oQVD-...
Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser, Part 2 | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks
YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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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?...
Meet the Team Behind Sunchaser! | Author & Narrator Talk Fantasy, Magic, and Audiobooks
YouTube video by Emily Barlow Writes Things
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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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!
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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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.
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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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!
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.
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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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.)
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Still so tickled by this! Also having an absolute blast following along with the competition--you should, too! #sff #booksky #sfincs3
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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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!
A banana peel laying in the middle of a sidewalk covered in dead pine straw
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Waiting on audiobook review by ACX. For anyone who remembers the old Windows file transfers--the time estimates always changed drastically... #audiobook #authorproblems
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.
October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Friday: a statement
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.
October 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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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 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.
October 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Wednesday's message is about triumph in the face of adversity. The horrors persist, yet so do we.
A tall, white mug with a black handle and black text stating "morning sunshine; I see the assassins have failed"
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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He's nine and still does this. Be still, my heart.
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.
October 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Throwback to the time I made a playlist for Involuntarily Immortal...
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Involuntarily Immortal
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October 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Just listened to Cheryl-Annette perform this section and had to share it with you all. Sometimes I go back and read something I've written and say, "Hey, maybe I'm good at this." This was one of those times. #booksky #sff #fantasybooks #audiobooks
A ship's mast and rigging in the background, with a screenshot of a manuscript with the following text: The captain of the Shima stood beside his helmsman, feet apart, hands behind his back. Glorya approached from the starboard side, taking the man’s measure as she approached. He was Zhedaban, but wore breeches and a shirt in the northern fashion, like her, though they were far more colorful than her own; oranges and yellows danced across his collar in a fiery procession that rivaled the setting sun. He was broad of shoulder and dark of skin and hair, like many of his countrymen, and wore a mustache that flowed into his thick beard in one grandiose sweep. She put his age somewhere in his forties, though she’d noticed that years on the sea were often worn more heavily on the faces that saw them pass. He regarded his crew with a keen eye, gesturing here and there to his first mate and watching with satisfaction as the men and women on deck wove back and forth in the intricate dance that brought the ship around to its proper course. An image of the audiobook cover for the book Sunchaser with a pair of headphones across the cover image and text stating that it's available soon in audiobook on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes
October 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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I have all the audio for Sunchaser! It's mine...my own...my preecioouuusssss...
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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We're down to a few more days of recording, listening, and approving before the final audio for Sunchaser is submitted! I can't wait to share Cheryl-Annette's performance with all of you. It's fantastic! #booksky #sff #fantasybooks
A parchment-colored background with gold geometric designs in the corners and the title "Sunchaser" in red font in the middle of the image. Ropes with loose knots in them border the top and bottom of the text, and beneath them we see that this references a book written by Emily Barlow and performed for audiobook by Cheryl-Annette Parker. At the top of the image sits a stylized golden sun with a compass inside.
October 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM