Welcome to the Scribble Pile !!!

April 14, 2025

You ever open a notebook, find some weird rambling in the margins, and go,
“Oh... that’s where my brain was.”
Yeah. That’s kind of what this is.

Welcome to the scribble pile of EMRYBooks.

A place for stray thoughts, behind-the-scenes chaos, world-building deep dives, emotional whiplash, and the occasional “why did I write that?” moment.

I’m Emmalyn Ryder—fantasy author, world-builder, and the human version of a dusty library you, and sometimes I, forgot was magic.

This pile is for:

• The curious readers who want to know what happens between the chapters
• The fellow writers who wonder how anyone survives the editing process
• And the tender-hearted ones who feel like ghosts in their own skin but still show up for the story anyway

Here, I’ll share:

• Thoughts that don’t know where else to go
• Half-finished ideas I’ll probably circle back to in three or so books
• Emotional rants disguised as deep reflections
• Marginalia from my brain—sometimes funny, sometimes raw
• The scenes that didn’t make it but still won’t let go
• Things I’m not sure I’m ready to say… but probably will anyway

Sometimes it’ll be poetic.
Sometimes it’ll be practical.
Sometimes I’ll just yell about a line I had to cut that broke my soul.
Sometimes I’ll just vibe here, making tea and pretending it’s research.
Sometimes it’ll get weird, chaotic, and messy.

But always, it’ll be honest.
Always, it’ll come from the same place the books do—deep breath in, exhale in ink.

Thanks for being here.
Let’s see how big this pile gets, shall we?

— Emmalyn 🖋