<p>E.M. began writing when she turned 13 with fanfiction, but considered fictional writing after creating original characters and back stories within fandom universes. After extensive encouragement and building up her fanbase, E.M. plunged into original writing in 2012, specializing in paranormal mystery, urban fantasy, and psychological thrillers.</p><p><br />
She learned about the writing and publishing world while working at Borders Bookstores from 2008-2011, participating in running various book signings with indie authors, connecting with others and reading vast material to find her calling. After Borders shut down, she worked at Amazon in their Print on Demand (or Make on Demand) department, where E.M. learned about the expectations for self-publishing with CreateSpace and their software. After a year of working in this department, E.M. left the corporate world to pursue her dream of writing.</p><p>Readers can find bloopers, pictures and the latest news about E.M.'s projects at http://www.emwhittaker.com.</p>
