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Author: Emilya Naymark

Emilya Naymark is the author of the novels Hide in Place and Behind the Lie. Her short stories appear in the Bouchercon 2023 Anthology, A Stranger Comes to Town: edited by Michael Koryta, Secrets in the Water, After Midnight: Tales from the Graveyard Shift, River River Journal, Snowbound: Best New England Crime Stories 2017, and 1+30: THE BEST OF MYSTORY. When not writing, Emilya works as a visual artist and reads massive quantities of psychological thrillers, suspense, and crime fiction. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.

Elvis, the American Dream, & Transformation in Storytelling

May 6, 2025 Emilya Naymark #inspiration, Uncategorized

Elvis is Everywhere The year I came to the United States, Elvis was everywhere. He died three days after I[…]

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The Mystery of Desire in Writing

April 1, 2025 Emilya Naymark #inspiration, Creating Characters, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized

And how to structure it As I continue to writhe in the throes of my edit (YES, still editing the[…]

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Simon & Schuster Will No Longer Require Blurbs

February 25, 2025 Emilya Naymark Marketing, Promotion, Uncategorized

In what is shaping up to be a controversial decision (at least according to social media), Simon & Schuster’s new[…]

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Editing for Tone, Mood, and Consistency

January 7, 2025 Emilya Naymark Editing

I’m currently in the throes of an edit, and unlike my earlier edits on this MS, this one focuses on[…]

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How Reading Across Genres Has Made Me a Better Writer

December 10, 2024 Emilya Naymark Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, Writers inspirations

As writers, we are instructed to read widely within our genres. The advice is solid. We need to understand what[…]

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Reading and Writing with a Reviewer’s Eye

November 12, 2024 Emilya Naymark Marketing, Mystery Community, Promotion, Publishing, Reviews

I am thrilled to welcome award winning author Jodé Millman to the Miss Demeanors. Jodé reviews books for Booktrib.com and she[…]

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Solving Writer’s Block with Embodied Writing

October 15, 2024 Emilya Naymark Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, Writers habits

Embodied writing connects the mind and body, allowing writers to access deeper layers of creativity and insight. It involves tuning into physical sensations, emotions, and instincts as a way to inform the writing process. Instead of just relying on intellect, writers engage their bodies to explore their characters and stories more fully.

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Sensational Writing

September 24, 2024 Emilya Naymark Writers, Writers inspirations, Writing

Sensational can mean many things. It can mean fabulous, trashy, astounding. But that’s not what I’m writing about today. Today,[…]

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Newsletters & Substacks About Publishing

September 5, 2024 Emilya Naymark Newsletters, Uncategorized

Yes, yes, we are inundated all the time with newsletters and substacks flying at us like confetti on New Year’s.[…]

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One Sentence

August 13, 2024 Emilya Naymark Uncategorized, Writing

I was having a discussion with my critique partners the other day, and one of them, Matt Witten, mentioned how[…]

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