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Thomas Emson

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Thomas Emson is a British horror author. He has written eight novels, all published by Snowbooks in the UK. They include Maneater, Skarlet, and Zombie Brittanica. His Jack The Ripper novel Pariah was published by Tantor Media in the U.S.
His collection of stories The Trees And Other Stories was published on Kindle and CreateSpace. He has also written How To Write A Novel In 6 Months, a how-to guide for would-be novelists, which is available on Amazon.
He is represented by Mariam Keen at the Whispering Buffalo Literary Agency.

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Thomas Emson There's no such thing. You get stuck sometimes; you don't feel like it - but that goes for any worker in any trade. Carpenters can't afford carpenters…moreThere's no such thing. You get stuck sometimes; you don't feel like it - but that goes for any worker in any trade. Carpenters can't afford carpenters' block. Teachers can't afford teachers' block. Just get to your desk - or wherever you write - and just start; write anything. Eventually, you'll get going.(less)
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Zombie Britannica

3.72 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Skarlet (The Vampire Trinit...

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Maneater (Maneater #1)

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How To Write A Novel In 6 M...

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Krimson (The Vampire Trinit...

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Prey (Maneater #2)

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Pariah

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Pandemonium Road

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“Where do you get your ideas from, Thomas?”

I get asked that all the time. I guess most writers would say the same. So what’s the answer? Well, ideas come from all over the place. My first novel Maneater is about a werewolf called Laura Greenacre who wants to avenge the death of her clan. So there’s an idea: a revenge novel. About …

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“She smelled him. The blood was rushing through his veins. She could sniff out the heat in his body. His odour saturated her nostrils and filled her lungs.”
Thomas Emson, Maneater

“three questions Sellotaped to my laptop and I consider them when I am writing a scene. Every character must have a “simple, straightfoward, pressing need which impels him or her to show up in the scene,” Mamet says. Of course, he is advising screenwriters here. But we, as novelists, can also benefit from his counsel.”
Thomas Emson, How To Write A Novel In 6 Months

“does the reader really need to know this piece of information? If the answer is “No,” cut it out.”
Thomas Emson, How To Write A Novel In 6 Months

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