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"You shouldn't put politics into your work."
- 15 February, 2025
- Emily Kimelman
Is something I hear a lot. It’s ridiculous for many reasons…number one being: Who the f*** said anyone but me gets to decide what goes into my work? It’s MY work. I hate to be the a*****e over here pulling rank, but I’m the only me creating my work so I am, as Bush Jr would say, the decider.
And number two: Why the f*** shouldn’t I put politics into my work? Am I only supposed to write about flowers and puppies? Spoiler alert: Every book you’ve ever read was about politics—it was the author’s subconscious wrestling with the collective.
Every book is about relationships, and that’s what politics is—our relationship with each other. And besides, it’s my duty as a citizen to talk about and engage in politics. We can’t leave the most important decisions to assholes just because they say it’s “their” work.
Ladies and gentlemen, theys and gays…
Politics is all of our work. It’s the being a part of a democracy thing they don’t teach you in school. You don’t need an opinion on everything, but if you don’t pull your head out of the sand then you might miss the part where fascism takes over and it becomes illegal for me to put politics into my work.
Even if you don’t agree with me, you’ll probably agree that’s not a society you want to live in.
So if you’re not in denial about politics being super important, and also like to see female characters and their dogs f*** s*** up, then you should check out my Sydney Rye Mysteries.
Sydney Rye and her dog, Blue, exact justice with a vengeance. The dog doesn’t die, but the bad guys do. And it’s political AF.
📚 Pay what you want for the first 8 Sydney Rye Mysteries in ebook or digital audiobook. Save 40% on paperbacks:
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📚 Continue the adventure with books 9-12:
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📚 Catch up with books 13-15:
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📖 Preorder Feral Vengeance, Sydney Rye Mysteries Book 19:
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**This preorder is for late 2025, so please be aware it won’t arrive until then.**
📙 If you’re all caught up with Sydney Rye, read A Spy is Born, Starstruck Thrillers Book 1:
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📖 If you read book 1, preorder Lone Spy, Starstruck Thrillers Book 2:
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**This preorder is for summer 2025, so please be aware it won’t arrive until then.**
☕️ If you’ve read all the Sydney Rye Mysteries and Starstruck Thrillers THANK YOU.
The best way to reward yourself for all of that reading is with your very own mug, tote, or wine tumbler with quotes from the books, check out my exclusive merchandise:
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It's the perfect season to stock up your ereaders and snuggle in with a binge read.
Until next week…
Emily
Pet Shout Out
George shared a picture of his beautiful Luka!
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P.S. I promise the dog doesn’t die…but I make no assurances about anyone else. 😈
P.P.S. You should unfollow me now if you have issues with "strong" language, sex out of wedlock, or LGBTQ+ characters. 👈 Top 3 things my one-star reviews complain about.
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