Emotions Check

Another week gone! I can't believe how quickly the time goes. I'm done teaching for the year in TWO DAYS! Madness.

Emotions check: excited for summer and DEFINITELY ready for some rest, but sad to say goodbye to this group of students. It's been a good year. What can I say?

Writing Progress

ID: A Scrivener screenshot showing that 93,595 words of The Patron Saint fo Scoundrels have been revised.

I've been FLYING through TPSOS! This is good news because I've been feeling more and more ready to move on to the next book. However, I know I have to finish the major revisions for TPSOS first. I'm sending it for line edits on September 15, so I have lots of time to do another pass AND work on Book 3. Super exciting!

It's been pretty fast going because, as some folks may recall, I already did the MAJORRRRR rewrite of TPSOS from September-November 2024, and now I'm just making it match up with TMOT. Most of what I'm doing is changing details, fixing continuity issues, and cutting words. :) I think I'll order a proof copy for my next read; this will help me find errors AND it means hubby can read it, too. (He really goes give amazing feedback.)

Emotions check: I LOVE LOVE LOVE The Patron Saint of Scoundrels. It has all my favourite angsty moments and some of my favourite soft moments, too. So I'm damn excited about it, and so very happy with how its's turning out. 💕

TMOT, Marketing, and Social Media

I revealed the cover to newsletter subscribers last Monday and to social media on Wednesday. :) So exciting! I'm very proud of how the cover turned out (although the pressure's on to have a matching one for TPSOS, oh god), and it's nice to have it out there. The Amazon listing looks so much better with the cover!

THE COVER! SHE HAS ARRIVED!

The Amazon listing has now been updated to include the TMOT book cover. 💕 You're seeing the price in CAD, by the way, not USD.

Next steps for me: engaging more on social media once school is out (look, it's almost impossible to be consistently online during the school year, what can I say?) and doing my best to recruit ARC readers. Wish me luck!!

R U Okay, Kate? (Yes!)

If it feels like these blog posts have gotten shorter over the past few weeks, you're not wrong! They have. And while I am very tired and in need of a good, long break, you don't need to worry about me. I just happen to be at a stage of writing/publishing where things are moving a bit more slowly and I have less to say.

Emotions check: huh, to be honest? I'm scared of my next steps in publishing. Of course I'm scared! One of my weirdest fears at this point in time is (as it so often is) centred on social media. On one hand, I'll scared that I'll try my hardest to gain traction/attention/engagement (whatever you want to call it), and nothing will work. On the other, I'm scared of social media consuming my life, especially without school to distract me. I confessed this to my hubby yesterday, though, and he promised he won't let me get addicted. Thanks, honey. 🥰

Snippet

Okay, we're almost at the end of TPSOS! Only two chapters left to revise! So have a moment from the chapter I finished yesterday, "Righteous Anger," the last Jamie chapter of TPSOS.

“Where the hell have you been?” I demand the moment he sets foot inside the house. Somewhere behind me, someone slaps their palm to their forehead. Colette, I’d wager, but I don’t turn around to check. “You lost your goddamn mind? What if someone saw you?” His eyes land on me for a few seconds, then travel across all the other faces that wait, worried and expectant, for his answer: Geoff, Colette, Verity. Allan’s awkwardly making small talk with the Meunier parents, and his voice drifts in from the dining room. With his jaw clenched, Will turns around and walks back outside without a word.

Have a great week, everybody!