writer • storyteller • editor
Emily Jones, writing as Elle Michael River, is a reader, writer, and manuscript surgeon. She is a current MFA student as Southern New Hampshire University and has her BA in English from Thomas Edison State University.
Elle writes contemporary horror, fantasy, and speculative fiction and prefers stories about weird, messy people who make weird, messy mistakes. Her characters tell their own adventures, and they don't always end with happily ever after. Elle also writes candidly about chronic illness, mental health, and LGBT+ advocacy.
ELLE WRITES
Blogs • Web Content • Social Media Content • Articles • Ghost Writing • Short Stories • Novels
As an editor, Elle specializes in sensitivity and character development edits. She's worked as an editor on two novels, various short fiction, and theatrical pieces. Every work begins with a cup of coffee (or three) and an honest chat about the work's vision and voice.
ELLE EDITS
Sensitivity & Content • Character Development • Voice & Tone • Dialogue • Plot • Style & Consistency
Need a writer? An editor? A creative voice? Elle's best work is below. Give it a read and send Elle an email today: emichaelriver@gmail.com
When Jesus walked into the nuthouse, I knew things were going to get interesting. Our savior wore a gray t-shirt, ripped jeans, and a pair of orange, converse sneakers. An angry red sore oozed over his fat, brown lips, and he had the tell-tale bruising of a black eye almost healed.
Isabella was a single white rose in the midst of half a dozen red ones. Held together by pin and lace, like a delicate, porcelain doll. She might melt away should anyone happen to stain crimson wine on her ivory silhouette.
I published a quick checklist for writers looking to live dangerously and forgo an editor. Featured on Where Writers Win.
A bad writer is not the same thing as an untalented writer. Below are five tips for bad writers – like me.
The other day, one of my clients emailed me worried about his most recent manuscript. We’ve been working together for over 6 months, but the
I love to revisit the childhood classics that have shaped my writing and my life. Over the years, I have returned to C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia many times, enjoying the familiar, fantastical world of magic and adventure. But I wasn’t prepared for how different Narnia felt when I wandered through the wardrobe holding my daughter’s hand.
I haven’t read enough self-help books to offer an opinion on the genre, but Girl, Wash Your Face caught my attention because of the controversial reviews and the promise of a “cut-that-shit-out” narrative that would shock me into motivation. It was motivating, but probably not in the way Hollis intended it.
Rowling has stumbled for sure, but I think there are a few literary areas where the criticism surrounding her is inappropriate. Here is my writer’s defense of four of them.
Pregnancy. Science. Conspiracy. Mother of Invention asks us to examine our wombs–are we creators or captives of the future?
I am a guest blogger for the video game and geek culture website, Gaming Mommies. Check out my articles and retro reviews on their site.
There are those books that grab you by your collar, pull you beneath their pages, and drown you in adventure before you’re fifty words in.
I wrote a member story for the APF about my experience living with HCP. They published it on their website; I hope my story can show others with chronic illness they are not alone.