Yesterday I handed in the revisions on my 21st Presents and so today I am still exhaling in a long, drawn-out sigh of relief. My editor, as usual, had wonderful suggestions. The amazing thing about my editor is she gives me suggestions without being too specific, so I still have authorial and artistic control, as it were, (which makes me sound like a prima donna, but anyhow), while she pinpoints just what is wrong with the story. And after I get the revision letter, I give myself a mental (and sometimes literal) slap and think WHY didn't I think of that?! Instead I sent in a manuscript that someone might kindly refer to as 'raw' or more bluntly, 'dross'. I won't hear until the end of the week or so whether these revisions turned the story into gold, but I hope so. I love the hero of this one. His name is Ammar and here is a glimpse of him from the heroine's perspective:
She stared at him, saw his mouth was twisted with bitterness, or maybe even sorrow. He looked different, and it wasn’t just the scar or near-shaven head. It was something that emanated from his very self, from the hard set of his shoulders to the deep shadows under his amber eyes to the twisted curve of his mouth. He looked like a man who had endured far too much, who was near to breaking from it all.
Meanwhile The Lone Wolfe, my contribution to the Notorious Wolfes continuity, is on sale now! Jacob Wolfe is one of my most tortured heroes (almost as much as Ammar!) and I loved writing this story. I hope you enjoy!
Labels: Lone Wolfe, writing news
posted by Kate Hewitt at
Kate, I love the sound of Ammar. You had me at scars and almost shaven head! :-)