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Author · Storyteller
Emily May
@emilymay
Independent writer working mainly in adventure, with an interest in craft, books and the practical side of publishing.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Emily May writes adventure and historical fiction. Their interests range from character and story structure to editing, formatting and the practical realities of independent publishing.
A finished page should still feel alive.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Emily May
On the writing desk
Currently creating
First draft
The Salt Ledger
In 1812, a quiet archive clerk in Pembroke Dock discovers a coded ledger hidden among naval records, pointing to a missing cargo ship and a trail of smuggled salt along the Welsh coast. When she follows the clues, she is pulled into a dangerous search through harbours, libraries and half-forgotten lanes, where every answer seems to cost another piece of the truth.
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Draft progress
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Publishing
A blurb has a narrow job. It should sell the mood, the promise, and the central conflict without sounding like it was...
18 August 2026
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Feedback Wanted
Chapter epigraphs only earn their keep if they change the way the scene lands.
16 August 2026
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Fantasy
Animal speech works best when the animals are still animals.
16 August 2026