Jacob Emrey
Thank you brandon sanderson
I never thought a creative writing class was necessary to become a good writer. In fact, I tend to agree with Stephen King: if you want to get good at writing, start writing, keep writing, and then write some more. I had already been writing for more than a decade when I finally decided to check out Brandon Sanderson’s online creative writing course. To be honest, it was interesting but not particularly helpful for me. If anything, it reinforced my confidence in my own process. Yet there was one activity he did that inspired this book.
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He asked the class to create plots or settings for a horror story, and one student suggested “economic.” Sanderson was a bit stumped by the idea but intrigued. As an economics teacher, I took it as a personal challenge, and in a flash, the idea for The Manglers of Carraig came to me: what if a nation’s currency was not only a medium of exchange but also the very thing people needed to keep the monsters away at night? I immediately took that concept and layered it over Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not—and voilà, my masterpiece was born.
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I’m very proud of this book, and it never would have happened without Sanderson’s creative writing course.​
The Manglers of Carraig
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In Carraig money isn't just a medium of exchange, it's also keeps the monsters away at night.
The manglers don’t hunt North Hill. Not where the lights never go out. Not where the streets glitter with emerald warding gems. But in the alleys of the lower city, children vanish, screams echo, and blood slicks the cobblestones. Conell knows—he’s seen the price of darkness firsthand as a child of the slums. Riona, meanwhile, safe behind a wealth of green gems, turns mangler fangs into ornaments for the wealthy, an openly detestable enterprise but secretly the talk of the town. Unfortunately, her supplies are running low, if only she could find some poor soul to risk life and limb to stock her lucrative endeavor.
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Coming Soon
Dear reader of fantasy,
Are you frustrated that George R.R. Martin is still working on Winds of Winter or that there is only one Joe Abercrombie? If so, I have good news, "The Siege of Lothbrook" is here and it will scratch that itch while you wait. It's an exciting stand alone novel (no need to get caught up in another endless fantasy series) with a rugged knight who loves his mother, greedy bankers who love their money, and a beautiful actress who loves herself. The book has something for everyone with action, adventure, and even some bad humor. If you have that fantasy itch, The Siege of Lothbrook is sure to scratch it.
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Sincerely,
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Jacob Emrey
The Siege of Lothbrook
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The city of Lothbrook is doomed. It is only a matter of time before the Bailic armies break through the walls and unleash great violence upon the city’s innocent subjects. However, the king’s alchemist has concocted a surprise for the Bailic hoard. He has infected the citizens with the harrowing ability to rise from the dead and enact savage revenge. Of course, he told no one about his little plan so when the finance minister kidnaps the king to force a truce it all goes very badly. And then there is the sergeant of the guard Otto Grunt. A fierce warrior known as the Beast of the Tyne and feared by all, except his mother. This hulking brute is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure his mum survives the siege. This leaves Anamara, a gifted actress, obsessed with fame and to her delight has been given the gift to control the city’s growing undead population. They are an unlikely trio but find they will need each other if they are going to save thier city and themselves.