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Emma Newman

Emma Newman

About

Author of the forthcoming Twenty Years Later (Fall 2010), Emma was born in a tiny coastal village in Cornwall, south west England, during one of the hottest summers on record. Four years later she started to write stories and never stopped until she penned a short story that secured her a place at Oxford University to read Experimental Psychology.

After graduation, a ten year writing hiatus followed, during which Emma distracted herself with becoming a web site information architect, dabbling with being a designer dressmaker and working for a magazine publisher. She even went to such lengths as becoming a psychology teacher in central London for four years, in the madness of convincing herself that she wasn’t a writer. Ironically, it was during this time she wrote Twenty Years Later, cramming chapters in between teaching classes and on the commutes in and out of the great city.

Emma now lives in Somerset with her husband, her son and her books, where all are loved dearly. She runs her own copywriting business and a free short story club on her blog. Nowadays, Emma knows better than to avoid writing, otherwise it gets angry and comes looking for her.

She Does Not Fear the Snow

She Does Not Fear the Snow

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<p><font color="#000000" face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="line-height:normal;">An Amazon #1 bestseller with 50+ glowing reviews. </span></font></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">Available in Kindle and print.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">From the very start of her faith autobiography, ‘She Does Not Fear the Snow’, author Bobbie Ann Cole reaches out across the page and endears herself to her reader. You will very quickly feel that you know her, and will be richer for the knowledge. </span></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;height:auto;"><div>She comes to Israel, seeking meaning and purpose for her life, following breast cancer and the demise of her long-standing marriage. There, God claims her and lays a trail of miracles that lead her from her native England to a new husband of faith in Atlantic Canada. <br />Though she is upfront about her ending, you’ll find yourself longing to learn the next step in her discovery of new love and deeper faith journey. This is one of those books you just can’t put down. Potentially, you’ll be following the twists and turns of her journey into the wee small hours. <br />‘A mysterious rug with a life-changing message, a Ruth-type love story, fascinating interactions with other believers, poetic descriptions of landscapes many native Canadians take for granted—and a message of God’s love and salvation,’ writes critic Margaret Welwood. ‘Bobbie Ann Cole’s story is a little too strange and untidy to be fiction. As a true story, it will leave you satisfied, yet wanting to know more.’ <br />‘Often times, life will take us to the end of our rope, leaving us helpless and at our wit’s end. Yet, even in such dire situations, our God is not helpless. He will bring in plentiful harvest – a harvest of renewal, hope, joy and happiness in our life,’ says Khamneithang Vaiphei. ‘She Does Not Fear the Snow is an incredible testimony that will have a profound impact on you.’ <br />If mystery, romance, women’s faith issues, the Jewish roots of Christianity, Christian living or outreach appeal to you, you will find much to enjoy.</div><div> </div></div>

Story Behind The Book

In 2009, Emma Newman started a short story club on her blog which now has over 300 members. Free to join, members receive a short story in their inbox every month, inspired by a winning prompt submitted to the blog. The winning commenter has the opportunity to read the story prior to its release to the club. In early 2010, between short story club stories and flash fiction written for her blog, Emma realised she had enough to create a small anthology. Keen to experiment with self-publishing, she produced an e-book entitled ‘From Dark Places’ containing 11 short stories, sold via Smashwords. During this time, eMergent Publishing commissioned Emma to write a second short story for their Chinese Whisperings anthologies, after the success of The Red Book in 2009. After such a positive experience with the company, Emma approached eMergent in late 2010 to hire them to edit an extended second edition of From Dark Places. Instead, eMergent Publishing offered Emma a contract to publish a new edition of the anthology in traditional and digital formats. The 2011 edition of ‘From Dark Places’ contains 25 stories, including one written specifically for inclusion in the new collection.

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<p>“Newman is unafraid to explore the darker side of fiction and, by extension, life. The stories are by turns touching and funny and heart warming. And dark. In places very, very dark. Leave the light on.”<br /><em><strong>DAN POWELL, 2010 Yeovil Literary Prize winner</strong></em><strong><br /></strong>(Short Story)</p><p></p> <p>“Gods, demons and angels inhabit these pages, as much at home as the cheating spouses, spurned lovers and ugly, foul-mouthed orphans. Newman is a powerful emerging voice in dark fiction. I’ll be watching out for more of her stuff. You should too.”</p><em><strong>ALAN BAXTER , Author of ‘RealmShift’ and ‘MageSign’</strong></em><br /><div>With these short stories Emma Newman proved to me that she is indeed the master of the dark twist. Spooky mixed with a touch of humour that makes it all the more entertaining, this collection is a great sampler of her work, showing her many skills when it comes to creating (and abusing!) memorable characters in not many words. I agree with Steve Weaver's review: it would be amazing to hear her read these stories out loud. Great collection, Emma-- I can't wait to read what you produce next! <br />Jen Brubacher<br /><br />Once again we are entertained and delighted by a hot new author on the scene. Emma Newman brings back insinuation and innuendo as an art form; reminiscent of the twilight zone or Outer limits. In an age of verbal overkill, Emma proves that less can be more! The only way it could have been the smallest bit more enjoyable was had she read them aloud.. If you have not heard her, then rush over to her website and indulge in some audio treats!!! Kudos and congratulations, I look forward to your next work.<br /><br />Steve Weaver</div>