REUTS Author Interview: Emily Taylor

Emily Taylor began writing in early primary school and after two novellas, which will never see the light of day, she began to join writing sites. She finished her first novel, Blood of Angels, on Goodreads before moving to the disbanded Inkpop. There she finished her second novel, To Turn Left, which hit the Top 5. Figment bought Inkpop in 2012, making her the last ever Inkie of the Week, and To Turn Left became a “handpicked fig” by author Jackson Pearce that same year. Recently,Taylor has become more active on Wattpad, finishing Unmask Me, A Soul to Take and a remake of Blood of Angels, which won Watty Awards for On The Rise, Horror/Paranormal.

Besides writing, Taylor currently studies Music Technology at her state’s Conservatorium and in 2012, helped with Respect Cat Production’s feature film, In a Corner, as a Script Advisor. She is also taking screenwriting electives on the side.

A Soul to Take is her first formally published work and Book One of The Soul Stealer’s Trilogy, a New Adult paranormal romance.
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1.      Tell us how you came to be an Author with REUTS.I was actually discovered on the writing site Figment by owner Ashley. She messaged me out of the blue about this new writing agency she was starting in 2013, and if I was interested in submitting my novel. You can imagine my shock and excitement at the request. Of course, I seized the opportunity, and joined the family.
2.      What do you enjoy most about being a REUTS Author?The community. Everyone is extremely friendly, and it’s nice knowing they are there to support you and help in any way they can.
3.      What have your experiences been like working toward being published?Fun and fascinating. Like I was saying before, it’s just great having this team dedicated in assisting you. I’m learning so much.
4.      What would you have done differently?Compact everything to a smaller deadline. We’ve had a few delays with my novel, unfortunately, that have been outside of our control. But while frustrating, in the end of the day, my novel has become so much more and if things had occurred when they should of, I know I wouldn’t have been at the level of writing I am now, and I cringe at what could have been. Funny how things works out like that.
5.      How has your book been marketed?Through blog tours featuring trailers, visual “quote” promos, interviews, guest posts etc. I love this side of things, and try to be as involved as I can. Marketing is half the fun!
6.      Any advice on how to better market a book?My team at REUTs have done everything I would have thought of up to date; it all comes down to exposure and luck in the end, and without forking out heaps of money, you are a bit restricted. The best thing to do is be active. Make friends. Put yourself out there. A team can only do so much without you making the leap and engaging your audience.
7.      Last question; If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go, when would it be, and what would you be wearing?
There are so many places I want to go! But Japan would have to be first. Preferably in the bloom of Cherry Blossoms. I don’t know what I would be wearing—I usually wear spring dresses/playsuits with black high-top sneakers and floppy hat.


The world has changed. Demons are no longer legend, but part of life, integrated into our society . . . or so the Government claims. Things are never that simple, though, and neither side favors the new union. Agent Elixia Albelin knows the dark nature of demons firsthand, and will do everything in her power to protect the innocent from their wrath.

But when a mission from the Agency goes sour, Elixia finds herself in a predicament. Murdered, with her last living family-member kidnapped, her only hope is an offer from the very thing she despises: a demon. It’s no ordinary demon offering the contract, though, and his motive for such a deal is unclear. But if she's to discover the truth and save her sister, she must commit the greatest taboo for an Agent:

Sell her soul. 

Now, Marked and shackled to the terms of the contract, she must try to uncover the mystery of her sister's abduction before her new "owner" comes to claim what is his. Her past may hold answers, but what happens when her investigation finds something far more sinister? Something not even the demons can condone?