As I sat reading the galley for Seducing
Kate, I realized what an incredible labor of love this book had been.
If you’ve ever raised children, you can relate to the publishing process.
The pregnancy—the creating a new being, the hopes and dreams
of what this being will eventually grow up to be, then finally, you start
pushing thing out of you. Painful as it may be, there’s just no stopping it.
You. Just. Have. To. Push.
Once it’s out, it’s not the most attractive thing, but you
love it all the same.
Then it starts growing up and you realize that, much as you
love it, your baby isn’t perfect. It’s colicky, cranky, and sometimes it takes
a dump on you. You and your parental partner, your editor, go to task to mold
this thing into a respectable fully-grown manuscript.
It hurts you, it breaks your heart, but at the same time,
you swell with pride as you get ready to release it upon the world.
Seducing Kate was like this. The pushing
out process was fairly easy. Kate and Kyle had a solid story and they were
ready to share it with the world. It was the growing (editing) part that nearly
killed me. Luckily, I have an incredibly patient editor who can see through all
my personal writing ticks to the beauty that lies beneath.
She saw through my repetitive wording and my filtering and
all those other bad author things I do. She saw through all the bullshit I pile
on, scraped it away, polished this up, and made it shine.
I am so excited and so proud to be sending this respectable
and fully-grown manuscript out into the world. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears
went into this one, and those disgusting bodily fluids weren’t just mine.
Jeanne De Vita did a fantastic job helping me raise this
little bugger.
I feel like a proud mama and I can’t wait for you to meet my
baby.
It took Kyle one look to realize he wanted to seduce his
best friend’s mother. And one kiss to realize he didn't have to.
It was lust at first sight for Kyle when he met his roommate
Justin’s mother Kate. Kyle, a college transfer, was too far from home to visit
on short school breaks, so Justin took him to Minneapolis where his mother was
serving up a family meal for Thanksgiving.
One look left Kyle with a healthy obsession for Kate which
grew with each visit. When he landed an internship in Minneapolis, he moved in
with Kate for the summer, and got in touch with his voyeuristic side. It wasn’t
until one late evening and a few too many glasses of wine that Kyle began to
suspect his attraction wasn’t one-sided.
When he dared to push the issue, he found Kate more than
willing to succumb to his seduction.
To read an excerpt from Seducing Kate,
please click HERE.
Today's Wench is the sizzling Emilia Mancini. Thanks for stopping by to spice things up for us, Emilia. Boomers do know that spice isn't always something up put in the pot to flavor the food!
Emilia Mancini is the naughtier side to
author Marci Boudreaux. Emilia stays hidden in the shadows
like a nefarious side kick, slipping out only when the stories Marci wants to
share are a little too grown up to be called
sweet romance.
Seducing Kate is Emilia’s second release
and, at least for the moment, her crowning glory.
Be sure to check out the Pinterest board for Seducing
Kate.
5 comments:
Wonderful post, Emilia, and perfect analogy.
Love this post! Writing a book is so like the process of having a baby! Cheers, Ms. Emilia and watch out for that after-birth! LOL!
Thank you, Sloane and Sharon! And thanks Lizzie for having me!
Excellent comments ladies, so true!
I love this whole concept! Have downloaded but not yet read it. Hah!
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