Emily had a goal when she was 15, she would have a daughter named Marquel and write a novel titled "Marquel." She accomplished both and more. A member of The International Thriller Writers, Emily was a protege of the late master of the pulps or paperback originals, Harry Whittington. Emily interviewed Whittington during her days as a feature writer for the Clearwater Sun daily newspaper and its weekly division. They became friends and he taught her how to plot and gave her approval of the original outline and sample chapter for "Marquel" shortly before he died in 1989. After Whittington passed away, Emily challenged herself to write as her mentor did and wrote a chapter a day and finished the novel "Marquel" in 52 days. For more details on the novel's history read: http://www.thefilmmom.blogspot.com/20... Fast forward, a second daughter, Blair is born and Emily and husband Tom focus on raising their family. Both daughters are now grown and work in Hollywood. So this might be an example of art imitating life or the reverse? A devoted Catholic, Emily is rekindling her love for writing and has just completed the movie script for "Marquel" and the pilot for her a young adult paranormal series appropriately named after her youngest child, "St. Blair: Children of the Night." Her third book in the St. Blair: Children of the Night series: "The Diary of St. Blair" is set to release on All Saints Day, November 1st 2017. Emily also writes under the name E.W. Skinner When Emily isn't working as a marketing consultant or writing, she enjoys writing and producing short films. Emily is the proud Executive Producer of Blair Skinner's film "Relative Eternity," a 2012 LA Shorts Film Festival selection, Sunscreen Film Festival selection and Short Film Corner Festival de Cannes selection. Written, directed and edited by Blair Skinner, "Relative Eternity" is on snagfilms.com for your viewing pleasure. It is free to view. Also, watch for Emily's short film "Dough Nuts and More," with daughter Marquel directing and the lead Jane Dough and daughter Blair, assistant director. The premise is based on Emily's experience as a sales rep. Dough Nuts and More Logline: Supermom and superstar sales rep Jane Dough has prepared for two years to close the biggest sale of her newspaper career when her presentation is disrupted by a call that her husband John is in the emergency room. Follow Emily's Blog at: http://thefilmmom.blogspot.com/