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Update

Emee Camp

March 26, 2026

Well hello dear neglected blog… As I mentioned in my last post, I was having a bit of burn out back in January. I took some much needed time away from writing contests and flash pieces. I spent more time on my novel and I’ve been enjoying writing again. I did participate in two separate…

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Burn Out

Emee Camp

January 20, 2026

I realized in late November/early December that I am having creative burn out. I wrote A LOT of short stories in October and November and most of them were flash pieces. I entered a bunch of contests and answered a lot of calls for very specific pieces. This left very little time for me to…

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The Importance of Moderation

Emee Camp

December 11, 2025

I recently finished Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker. Holy cow this book took me on a ride! I was angry, freaked out and sad by the end. It is definitely in my top ten reads this year. Truth be told, Bat Eater wasn’t even on my radar when…

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On Rejection

Emee Camp

December 3, 2025

You win some and lose… a lot I’ve talked about some of my recent wins in my previous posts. Wins are fun and exciting and keep me moving forward. But behind each win, there are at least five to ten rejections. I admit, the first rejection email I received felt like a massive blow. I’m…

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Writer’s Digest Award

Emee Camp

November 24, 2025

Sometimes when I write and submit a piece it feels like I am sending it out into the void of space. There are also a fair number of rejection letters… But sometimes you get big win. Last spring, I submitted a piece to Writer’s Digest for their Annual Writing Competition. It was a short story…

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Fantasy World

Emee Camp

November 8, 2025

As I mentioned, this summer I wrote a lot of short stories. Two I submitted were picked up for publication. The first one, A Tavern Tale was published by Four Tulips Publishing and can be read here. I had a lot of fun writing this piece. One of my favorite aspects of fantasy writing is…

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Goodbye, Summer

Emee Camp

September 26, 2025

Well, what a whirlwind of summer it has been. I submitted five short stories to various publications, worked on two longer pieces, oh and drove my kiddos all over to various summer camps. Additionally, we took two family vacations. So yeah, it’s been busy. With the kids back in school, I feel like I finally…

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2025 Reading Goals

Emee Camp

May 29, 2025

Like many readers, every year I set a reading goal for myself. Last year my goal was to read 52 books (1 book per week) and I ended up reading 64. This year, rather than setting a number goal, my reading objective is to finish some series that I have started but have not completed.…

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