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Emma Kathryn Harris

Emma Kathryn Harris

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How important is your author brand to your platform?

November 15, 2024November 12, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Often when authors hear they have to have a platform, they enter panic mode. Building an author brand story goes deeper than marketing or their book. It is about who they are and why people should care enough to read their books.

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Videos

Writing is a process

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Writing is a process. Turning grief into prose.

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Videos

Music in the garden with Erik Satie

October 30, 2024October 25, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Music in the garden with Erik Satie: Gnossiennes: No. 3, Lent.

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Health

Hurricane Helene’s effects on mental health

October 25, 2024October 18, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Hurricane Helene brought massive physical destruction to Western North Carolina. It also left many traumatized, scarred, and emotionally paralyzed.

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Health, Writing Life

When life paralyzes your writing

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Events in life, such as trauma, can paralyze our writing productivity. What should we consider about ourselves when we feel ineffectual, unable to focus?

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Essays

The study of strangers

October 2, 2024September 15, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

People watching is a pastime for many of us, especially as writers. But would strangers alter their behavior if they knew they were being studied?

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