Finished writing book #5 at 123,068 words
The Highland Raven
Book #5 in The Resistance Girl Series
Yesterday evening (20 May ‘22) around midnight I finished the first draft of The Highland Raven at a whopping 123,068 words. (round 1) Now I’ve got a few weeks to edit the story (round 2) before my wonderful editor Michele at TwoBirdAuthorServices gets the opportunity to rip the manuscript apart (round 3) and I may assemble it again after her ruthless job (round 4).
Then the newly-assembled book goes back to Michele for the line editing (round 5), after which I implement her suggestions (round 6). Then it’s my ARC team’s job to spot the last inconsistencies, typos, grammar issues and the likes (round 7) and finally I polish off the last things (round 8) before formatting the document and uploading it onto Amazon.
The 8 rounds are carried out in a matter of 4 months as The Highland Raven is scheduled to launch on 27 September.
Thank you everyone who already preordered Sable’s story. Almost 350 copies! 🙏 I hope she will not disappoint you with the fifth book in The Resistance Girl Series.😊
Every time, I tell myself that this was the hardest book I’ve written so far, and it’s true again this time. The main character, Sable Montgomery, was in a league of her own and I had some trouble getting to find her softer, more accessible side as she was one tough cookie. But I think I found what made her tick.
More on my research into the secret agents in World War 2 next week.
