writer's life, To Nurture & Kill
E.M. Markoff
When Writing Advice Becomes Toxic: Stop ...
writer's life, Writing tips
E.M. Markoff
Writing Tips I learned at Flights of Foundry

It’s day 66 of sheltering in place in San Francisco. Clear blue skies and blinding sun are dominating the day, and the the Assistant—Kanoqui the Feral Prince—is quite happy with this change in weather. Kanoqui tends to get rather cranky when there is no sun for him to bask in …

Bookish recipe, The Ellderet Series, The Faceless God
E.M. Markoff
Cinnamon Tea Recipe (Té de Canela): A Mexican ...

I’m very grateful to be able to work from home and have been keeping busy with working on the sequel to The Deadbringer. One of the chapters I was recently working on had a placeholder for a drink of some sort, and by placeholder I mean typing out the letters “XXX” or “YYY” …

Ellderet Tales, Bookish recipe, The Ellderet Series
E.M. Markoff
Sweet Corn Atole Recipe: The Mexican Beverage ...

Hello!! I hope everyone had a lovely holiday. It’s a cold and rainy day in San Francisco as I write this post. The Assistant is sitting in his chair beside me, buried under a blanket because the room that is my office doesn’t really heat up …

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Day 44 of Sheltering in Place in San Francisco: I Don't Want "Normal," I Want Better

It's day 44 of "sheltering in place" in San Francisco. I hope everyone is keeping safe as best they can <3 The shelter-in-place order for the Bay Area has officially been extended to the end of May with some restrictions slowly being lifted starting May 4. I've been thinking about how I keep wishing life would go back to the way it was “before.” But then I remind myself that the way things were before is the reason that so many are without any form of safety net right now and are struggling to survive …

Horror fantasist E.M. Markoff writes about damaged heroes and imperfect villains; she is also an inkblot artist. She is the creator of The Ellderet Series, a diverse dark fantasy epic exploring how family bonds are tested in a violent world.

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