Hello, everyone!
In recent weeks I’ve been posting weather reports on Twitter from the Highlands. Every morning before dawn, I race into the woods after my favorite alpha male characters and their feisty heroines, inking their adventures into stories to share with all of you.
If you hadn’t already noticed on either my website or my spirited Twitter posts, I write time-travel paranormal romances set mostly in the medieval Highlands of Scotland.
This fall, I’ll be bringing you the first story in the series.
{vibrates excitedly}
The 2013 Calendar
First Manuscript
The first award-winning manuscript in the series is nearly ready to publish. Starting next week, I’ll be glued to my keyboard as I incorporate the insightful suggestions made by my beta readers.
In mid-April, the manuscript is going to a wonderful freelance editor.
{cringes, imagining a chainsaw ripping into my work of art}
A creative summer will be filled with final edits, final proofing, cover art, and arranging a promotional tour.
The first book is tentatively set for a September 2013 release date.
Holiday Novella
My early morning Twitter weather reports from Inverness, Scotland?
They’ve prepared me for the daily plunge into the snowy forests of the Highlands in a holiday novella I’m also penning for the series.
Incorporating characters from all three of the longer novels, the novella will release in November of 2013.
Second Manuscript
Furious drafting of the second manuscript has begun. While chasing after my characters to document their wild adventures, I’ve been typing two to three thousand words a day.
I anticipate an early 2014 release for the second book.
About the Stories
I’ve had such a blast combining my favorite genres–paranormal, romance, and the medieval Highlands–into my writing. All the stories feature strong characters who go on a journey of self-discovery, finding unexpected love amid their turbulent adventures.
Many themes center on the difficulties in overcoming issues of trust and the rewards of learning acceptance. Redemption will play a large role in the second and third novels of the series.
Some of the stories will also highlight the great tragedy of human trafficking set within the timeframe of the stories. The characters struggle with the grave injustice brought into their lives and learn to survive and thrive in spite of the darkness of their world.
The completed series will tell the stories of three siblings whose lives and clan are affected by a very unique kind of magick.
{refuses to give away spoilers} 
ARC Reviews and Blog Tours
Are you a book reviewer?
Do you love paranormal romance, time-travel, or Highlander romances?
I’ve begun a list for ARC copies. If you’re a book reviewer interested in reviewing the book for its release, and we’ve not yet spoken, please contact me via Twitter or by email. I’d love to add you to the list.
If you participate on a blog or with a magazine and wish to be a part of any of the promotional tours, please email me your information and ideas. I’d love to start building that list and calendar as well.
As I mentioned, I’m anticipating a release of the first book sometime in September 2013 and the novella sometime in November 2013, but will know firmer dates as the months progress.
Donations to Charities
In recent months, traveling along my own road of self-discovery, I’ve become a more selfless creature and strive to continue toward that end every day.
Both World Vision and Covenant House support efforts to fight human trafficking. In November of 2012, the romantic poetry collection of Utterly Loved, with inspiring foreword by the incredible author and humanitarian Sylvain Reynard, was published to support those worthy charities.
With every other book I publish, a portion of the proceeds will go to an ever-growing list of charities in the hopes of raising awareness and increasing support for those that are lost in this world and in need of our love.
Final Thoughts
Now that I’m chronicling a rowdy clan of Highlanders, my weekly blog posts will transform into spontaneous musings. I’ll occasionally wander out of the forest for a signal on my electronic devices.
My goals for the year are to get that first book into your hands by early fall and release that novella by the holidays.
Meanwhile, be sure to follow me on Twitter, where I try to say hello at least once or twice daily; “like” me on Facebook; and “friend” me on Goodreads.
Thank you for every bit of enthusiasm and support that you’ve given for my writing and for the charities I support.
Until the next blog post…
{disappears into the Highland mist, notepad and pen at the ready}
Your humble shoe,
~ Kat
© 2013 by Kat Bastion
