“The deepest betrayals aren’t found in the deeds of enemies, but in the silence of a spouse's secrets.”
— E.E. PRESTON
“I write women who refuse to disappear— women who confront the truth, reclaim their power, and rewrite the story.”
— E.E. PRESTON
Behind the Scenes of
Unmaking Amber
A monthly peek into the moments, inspirations, and quiet obsessions shaping the novel.
April 2026 The Locket With No Photo
This month, a detail surfaced in the draft that I didn’t expect: a broken locket Amber keeps on her nightstand. The chain is still intact, but the hinge is cracked, and the photo inside is missing. I didn’t plan it. It simply appeared — quiet, insistent, impossible to ignore.
Once it was there, the entire scene shifted. Her stillness stopped feeling like shock and started feeling like grief. She wasn’t staring at the locket because of what it held, but because of what it didn’t. The empty space inside it said more about her marriage than any argument ever could.
I love when an object like that steps forward on its own, revealing a truth the character isn’t ready to speak aloud.