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Episode: Ghostwriter to Novelist: Emily Krempholtz on Crafting Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore
Description: In this inspiring and joy-filled conversation, Marisa Serafini (@serafinitv) and I sit down with author Emily Krempholtz to discuss her debut cozy fantasy romance, Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore—a magical, heart-forward story about second chances, redemption, and what it truly means to be a good person.Emily shares her creative journey from bestselling ghostwriter, editor, and book coach to querying her own novels, facing rejection, and finally writing the story that made publishers say yes. We explore how Violet Thistlewaite evolved from its earliest concept to the finished book, what motivated Emily to write about a re...