EmmaMaree.com

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Hello, I'm Emma Maree Urquhart, a writer and desktop engineer from the windswept Scottish Highlands. The Urquhart clan motto is "Mean Well, Speak Well and Do Well". These are rules I try to live by.

I published my first book, the children's fantasy novel "Dragon Tamers: Reality Goes Virtual" aged 13, followed by the sequel "Dragon Tamers 2: Digital Tempest". Thanks to fan support and some utterly exhausting, relentless touring, it sold extremely well and published by well-known publishing houses across Europe (more details here).

I work full-time in IT as a remote desktop support engineer. Almost all of my free time is spent writing, with the occasional break for reading, drawing, or watching the TV.

I'm represented by literary agent Genevieve Carden of the CardenWright Literary Agency, who can be contacted on gen@cardenwright.com

Reoccuring Characters

Dave: The fiancé.  Dave's my boyfriend of 4 years. He's heavily relied upon for cooking, spider-killing and other manly activities.

Tea & Coffee: The pet ferrets, introduced in this post. They're cute, fluffy, and hyperactive to the point of stupidity.

Mac: Our very stupid but very adorable labrador.

Josh: The best friend and housemate, a hyperactive Englishman who works in IT, always wears a suit and is an award winning chef. He's the mastermind behind most random trips and restaurant visits.

The Friends: A group of supremely awesome people who routinely join me for geeky nights in, entertaining nights out or drag me into adventures.

Extended Bio

Emma the Writer

I'm a published author of young adult, sci fi & fantasy fiction since 2003. Alongside impressive UK fiction sales, I've had my work commercially published across Europe and translated into Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek and Portuguese. I've also provided media interviews for print and TV, and I speak regularly at festivals and in classrooms.

On the non-fiction front, I'm experienced in professional/business writing for web and print and copywriting. I've written reviews for the Telegraph, and currently work as a book blogger, liaising with UK publishers to provide honest, critical reviews of their upcoming fiction titles.

If you're interested in having me do an appearance, blog or interview you can find out more here.

Emma the Computer Engineer

I'm an experienced Remote Desktop Engineer, working to provide high quality technical support for various large, secure contracts. The 'remote' part of the title is because I'm in Scotland fixing PCs across England, but I'm also regularly found running around the office fixing problems (or in the evenings, fixing broken PCs that have been brought to my house). I can troubleshoot and resolve faults on all Windows operating systems, including heavily customised builds.

I'm also a hardware enthusiast, providing local hardware support for my office and pouring far too much money into my own gaming and performance desktops.

I've worked in web-design and content creation for 6 years, and run various sites. I'm experienced in the WordPress and Drupal CMS systems, e-commerce systems Zencart, Ubercart and WP e-commerce, blogging, copy-writing, social media, and SEO optimised content.

Photos

I'm not very photogenic, but photos are a necessity on the Internet these days, so here's a few half-decent ones.

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  1. Chris Lee
    May 27th, 2010 - 11:19

    Hello Emma! I am in the middle of yor first book, and I have to say it is very interesting. I'm in the middle of writing my own novel, Im 14 and I've been writing mini stories also since I was around 10 also. I would like to have some tips from you on how to keep moving foward and what happens if you get writers block? Big Fan!

    -Chris

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  2. E.Maree
    June 6th, 2010 - 16:23

    Hi Chris! I'm really glad you're enjoying my book. I'll try to work on a post about writer's block and put it up soon. =)

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  3. E.Maree
    June 6th, 2010 - 17:30

    I had the time, so it's up now on: http://emmamaree.com/writing/3-golden-rules-to-…
    I hope it's useful. :)

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  4. Gord
    June 25th, 2010 - 14:49

    Hey, I was wondering if you could give me any tips on getting published? I've done a few searches on the internet but it's hard to know which sites are scams and which ones are actually for real these days. Many thanks :)

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  5. E.Maree
    June 26th, 2010 - 15:52

    Hi Gord,

    I've put up a post on this over here: http://emmamaree.com/writing/getting-published-…

    Let me know if you've got any other questions, okay?

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  6. Kyra
    July 14th, 2010 - 09:09

    Hi, E. I'd like to know if you're going to write any more books on the Dragon Tamers collection. I really enjoyed both your books. I think it's amazing you published a book being 13 years old. Well done!

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  7. E.Maree
    July 14th, 2010 - 12:02

    Hi Kyra,

    I'm taking a break from 'Dragon Tamers' right now to work on a different project, currently called 'Saint'. I do have plans to rewrite the first two 'Dragon Tamers' books, though, and then continue the series from there, and I've started the rewrites already. I'm really glad you enjoyed the books! =)

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  8. Kyra
    December 22nd, 2010 - 10:39

    By the way E., I’d like to have your opinion in fantasy-type books. Elves, fairies, dwarves, mermaids, all the jazz. I’m writing one and, well, I’d like to know if you can advise me on something (or tell me something that’ll help me not to blow it all up). My bests!

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    • E.Maree
      December 22nd, 2010 - 20:00

      Hi Kyra,

      I’ll do my best! If it’s just a few questions feel free to ask them here or using the ‘Contact Me’ form under the About tab. Or if you’re wanting people to have a read through, on http://emmamaree.com/forum/ there’s a board called ‘Your Creations’. It’s for registered members only and everyone there is great at gentle but constructive comments. =)

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  9. Alex
    November 23rd, 2011 - 19:54

    Hi Emma, I’d just like to say that I think it’s awesome that you were published at 13. If only I’d become interested in writing before that age! I started writing proper stories a couple of months before my fourteen birthday, and, now sixteen, I hope I’ve formed some style of my own. Of course, I hope to be published and will be looking at the above-mentioned blog-posts in a mo’. By the way, did you find the whole process difficult?
    Well done again,
    Alexandrina :)

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    • E.Maree
      November 23rd, 2011 - 20:03

      Hi Alex,

      I found it pretty easy, which in retrospect should have been a warning sign – the publishing process, if followed properly, is challenging and it can take a lot of work to get your book out there.

      If you have any specific questions about the process, feel free to e-mail or comment and I’ll do my best to answer. I’m also a big fan of the AbsoluteWrite forums (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/), they’re huge but very helpful for learning about the industry.

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  10. Kirsty
    March 2nd, 2012 - 13:55

    Hi Emma,

    I love the ‘other recurring characters’ part of your bio.
    I need to find me a man to take on spider killing duties.
    Thanks for your comments on my blog – look forward to chatting with you more.

    Kirsty

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