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Emma (E. L. Williams)
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Welsh author crafting witchy romantic fantasy to stir the soul. Book 4 arrives in 2025.

I talk about finding the courage to write, learning the cello in my fifth decade, my love of plants and nature, and why animals are my favourite people. ✨
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Everyone’s a critic.
But what if the critic is a close, much-loved friend?
And what if the target of their disdain is your first, precious manuscript?

#author #writingcommunity #booksky
"A dramatic image of burning paper with flames and ashes. The overlaid text reads: 'My Friend Destroyed My First Novel. Why criticism needn't break us, even when it's truly brutal.' Below this, a website link reads: ELWILLIAMSAUTHOR.SUBSTACK.COM."
May 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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My Ethereal World eBooks are just £0.99 (or equivalent) So if you've been meaning to stock up, now's your chance!! Available everywhere.

There's free shipping from my website too when you buy more than one paperback.

Big love!

#kindledeals #99pbooks #booksale #fantasybooks #ELwilliamsauthor
Promotional graphic advertising books sale. At the top, a yellow stitched banner says 'SALE' in bold white letters. Three fantasy book covers are displayed: 'The First Ethereal,' 'The Blessing of Crows,' and 'The Magic Keepers' by E.L. Williams. Words around the covers highlight themes: witches, slow burn romance, found family, time travel, hope, strong women, secret library, and prophecy. Website link www.ELWilliamsAuthor.com is shown. Text at the bottom reads: 'eBooks £0.99 - Free Shipping on Paperback Bundles.' Background features soft golden lights.
April 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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What began as research for my next book became an unexpected act of rewilding myself. #writing #booksky
Text overlaid against a picture of sand dunes and blue sky with Worms Head in the background, a rocky outcrop in the sea near Rhossili, Swansea, Wales. Words read: Indie Em: Salt On My Lips And The Wind In My Hair Rewilding My Soul Ready For My Book Edit
April 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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🤯 You know you should exercise more, but you don’t.
🤯 You want to write more, but you don’t.
🤯 You know you should market your books, but… yeah, same.
I’ve figured out a few sneaky ways to work around myself, because resistance is real, and willpower is seriously overrated. #BOOKSKY #writing #books
Close up of a running shoe in motion. Overlaid words read: Why I Run In My Underwear & Write In My Pyjamas Overcoming resistance to get things done ELWILLIAMSAUTHOR.SUBSTACK.COM
March 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Something magical happened when I:

✨ stopped waiting to feel like a writer
✨ pulled out of the‘you are a writer’ race
✨ accepted that everyone is good enough to try—including me.

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The words: How I Stopped Waiting to Be a Writer The meandering path of 'becoming' in white overlay a hazy, nostalgic picture of a long country path, the sun setting to the left of the image. The athour's Substack address is at the bottom ELWILLIAMSAUTHOR.SUBSTACK.COM
March 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Sometimes we're up. Sometimes we're down. And why I believe that's a good thing. #booksky #writingcommunity #author

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White text on a black and white background of a close up of The Wheel of Fortune Tarot card. Text reads: Holding On and Letting Go Nothing Lasts Forever—And Why That’s a Good Thing ELWILLIAMSAUTHOR.SUBSTACK.COM at the bottom of image with Substack logo which is two lines above a rectangle with a notch cut out of the middle.
March 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Today we walked to a local craft fair, bought a few gifts to support local makers and then borrowed books from the library. Sometimes resistance comes in the shape of small acts - but it still matters!
Picture of a hand made blue wool coaster with a mushroom design on the front. Two brown notebooks held up to the camera. One has a unicorn head and the other the words Don’t worry, be Cappy above a pic of a capybara.
March 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Look what my amazing stepdaughter painted for my birthday! And there’s space for book four 🥰🙏🏻 #booksky #writingcommunity
Framed watercolour of three novels by E L Williams. The First Ethereal (grey), The Blessing of Crows (black), and The Magic Keepers (blue) Three novels by E L Williams stacked on a table. The First Ethereal (grey), The Blessing of Crows (black), and The Magic Keepers (blue)
February 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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My days are bookended by visits from the robin.

The first to arrive at the window feeder to claim a pre-dawn breakfast, & the only bird to take their supper here too.

I rarely see them, but I nearly always get a song. What a gift. 🥰

#writer #author #booksky
Picture of a windowsill covered in plants including a snake plant, prayer plant and purple orchid. Also ornaments including small ceramic pumpkin and rose quartz egg. Sky beyond window is still dark. There’s a bird feeder attached to the outside of the glass.
February 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Took our granddog to Waterstones today. His first trip to a bookshop. He was very excited! Oh wait, that was me! 😂🥰
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February 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Happy Valentine’s Day, lovelies. 💛

Love isn’t just for partners or ourselves—it’s for the Earth too. We are nature. So when we talk about self-love, let’s include love for the planet and all who call it home.

Love grows when we share it—let’s spread it far and wide. 🌿💫🧡

#ValentinesDay #EarthLove
February 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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This popped up in my memories today. I was so moved by Amanda Gorman's beautiful poem that I made this graphic & then my lovely stepdaugher framed it for me as a gift. It feels like a good time to remember it. #booksky #staypositive
Poem extract in a black frame: "For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it.'
February 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Struggling to write? I was too. But the answer was easier than I imagined. #booksky #writing #author

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Faded image of a woman's hands typing on an old typewriter. Text reads: How I made writing a habit. From writing in the holidays to three novels and a daily practice.
February 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Oops. I sat at my desk at 05.30 …& now it’s 19.47.

But, I did build a website for my husband, write a blog and design, build & publish my #writers coaching proposition.

Do I have a problem? I have enjoyed myself… 😬 #booksky
AI pencil drawing of harassed looking woman with wild hair and big round glasses.
February 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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When I started my author journey, I made a rule: no politics, no religion. But silence, in times like these, feels indecent. Worse, it feels complicit.

I found comfort in a quote this week & I wanted to share it. (2 min read)

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#booksky #fear #comfort
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February 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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My first author event of 2025 and I was beyond excited as my table was IN THE LIBRARY! (traders are usually in the room next door)

I had so many fabulous conversations with visitors & I almost sold out of The Magic Keepers! Thank you #BourneEnd

#booksky #author #authorlife
Picture of an author's table, covered in a black cloth, and covered in books. The table is in a public library and there's a pop-up banner in the background with 'E. L. Williams' and 'Magical fiction' on it.
February 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Car packed ✅
Magic Keeper earrings in ✅
Snacks ✅

The Bourne End Community Market, with >70 local makers (& me!) is happening today from 10am - 2pm.

Wakeman Road, Bourne End, Berkshire, SL8 5SX, UK.

Hope to see you there!

#booksky #author #authorlife #authorevents
Picture of a middle-aged woman with long hair pointing to a book shaped earring. Caption reads, ‘I’m ready…’
February 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Okay, I am officially a lightweight. As we're celebrating Stu's award nomination, I cracked open the last special edition can of my Ethereal beer. And, predictably, I'm already tipsy! And I've only drunk half the can! 🙈 😂
And please excuse the no make-up, crazy hair look!
#booksky #authormerch
February 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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The world has lost its mind, but today I smiled because the bluetits are back at the feeder on my office window.
I can’t change the world, but I can feed a hungry bird and that’s a start. #booksky #nature
Small bluetit bird perched on a window feeder.
February 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Sound up if you want Robin to cheer you up too! 🥰

#writing #booksky #author
February 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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My plan for the day.

What’s yours?

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February 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Just me? 😁
#booksky
Close up of a chalk board which reads: sometimes you just need to lie on the couch and read for a couple of years. coffee cup and muffin in the foreground.
February 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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We popped to Windsor this morning looking for a last minute birthday present for yours truly but as the doggy in the window wasn’t for sale, I settled for a very indulgent doughnut! Short changed much? 😂 #booksky
Top picture is of a cute peach coloured god lying in a bed in a shop window. Bottom picture is of a caramel doughnut with sprinkles
January 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Aw, look who popped up in my memories today. I can barely believe he’s been gone almost three years. 🌈💛
Black and white oicture of a mini schnauzer sitting on a yoga mat
January 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Happy Friday lovely people. Has this happened to anyone else? Any top tips on reclaiming my favourite addiction?

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#booksky #authorlife #writing #coffee
Close up of a coffee with a heart on the top. Words say: The decaffeinated writer: like swans, I used to believe that writers and caffeine were bonded for life. Turns out, I was wrong.
January 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM