I have finished writing the book "Of Kilted Pleasure". I spoke with the publishers today, and they asked me to send them a completed chapter so they could entice readers with it in the advertisement during the production stage of the process. I sent them the rather sexy chapter of course, as I want people to know it's a romance book. I later received a call from the publisher stating that the book would be really popular and that they felt that it could be picked up by a major house!! Woo Hoo!! They have a hand-shake sort of arrangement with actual publishing houses, so if my book is well received, that could mean that it would be purchased by a bigger house and have more backing!! I like that.
The book is just over 71,000 words, which is a bit shorter than I wanted, but I'm OK with it. The story is told. I read the entire book in a few hours' time, so that's good, and I made the adjustments needed for the formatting. I added things, I took things out, and I created the quotation portion to resemble (as best I could) that of the 18th Century Scots language for some of the speakers. Not all of the speakers spoke Scots, but enough did that I found myself really paying attention to the words. I need to go back over it tomorrow to be sure I got it all right. The second time I go over it doesn't take as long as the first time.
Let me just say, I like the book. I really do. It's not as sexual as I thought it was going to be, but it does have its heavy heated moments. It's a good book in that I like the characters. I like their exchanges; it's a good book. I hope you like it too. I could possibly add more descriptions to it tomorrow, believing that a reader should have a good idea of who it is they are reading about. I was good with most, but I bet I skipped a few. The hardest part was getting the time frame to work out. I had skipped around a bit, and at first, I was going to have Aria be 10 years older than Ewan, but she's only about 3-4 years older. I had to change dates and data.
Let's see, 70,000 words = 280 pages when you add the dedication, thank you, acknowledgment, and blank pages. There are typically 280 words per page, but that's in 11 font. My book will be in 12 font, so that's about 250 words per page. We'll see how it works out. It will be a 6x9" book, I know that much. The cover will have lavenders, roses, and greys, and showcase the hillish moor where the manor house ruins are situated; you'll see Aria dreaming with Craig Mackenzie behind her, making love to her or about to, and you'll see Ewan Hastings as a lad making his way up toward the ruins; where they meet for the first time.
I had to give an "About the Author" blurb, and an "About the Book" blurb, and that's interesting too. I hope I did it well enough to drive a few more viewers and readers my way!! Here's to writing! I love it. This being the 6th of February, I can say that I started the book on January 4, 2023, and finished it in just over 4 weeks. Start to finish...wow. To think, Aria Campbell and Ewan Hastings didn't even exist 5 weeks ago....of course, Craig Allan Mackenzie did. LOL
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