Opening the Door (and Sweeping Out the Dust)

If you’re reading this, you’ve wandered onto the freshly painted front porch of my author website—watch your step, the varnish is still drying. I’m E. E. Lawson, wanderer of Ohio cornfields, Fargo prairies, Seattle rain, and—currently—Rhode Island’s salt‑stung coastline. I write women’s fiction for readers who like their hope earned and their prose immersive.

For months this corner of the internet has existed only in my mind: part craft journal, part cozy book‑club parlor, part confession booth for a novelist balancing five sons, one husband, and a stubborn coffee habit. Today I’m unlocking the door and inviting you in.

What you can expect here

• Behind‑the‑scenes glimpses of each project’s messy middle—deleted lines, scribbled margins, and the tiny research rabbit holes that shape a sentence.

• Book‑club extras—playlists, recipes, printable discussion guides—so your reading circles can argue, laugh, and maybe cry together.

• Dispatches on courage and craft, because every story I write begins with a woman whispering “What if I refuse to stay quiet?” and ends with her answering that question out loud.

• Updates on upcoming releases:

  • Absolution arrives in June (burried secrets + second chances).

  • Prose and Cons follows in September (a devilish publishing deal).

  • “Hurry Down the Chimney” lands in November (1953, a “sexy Christmas song,” and plenty of mischief).

A small favor.

If any of that sounds like your cup of something stronger, I’d love for you to pull up a chair and subscribe to the newsletter, Between the Lines. It’s how I’ll send first‑look excerpts, ARC invitations, and the occasional photo of me wrangling dialogue while the household buzzes around me.

An invitation

Stories live longer in conversation, so drop a comment below: tell me what you’re reading, a time you rewrote a personal rule, or simply where you’re tuning in from. I’ll reply—probably with a mug of coffee balanced on my keyboard and a to‑do list stuck to the monitor.

Here’s to fresh pages, fearless voices, and the shared thrill of a story well told. Thank you for stepping through the door. Let’s make this place feel lived in.

— Emily (“E. E.”)