In case y’all haven’t seen this already . . .
I have an official title for my second Culper Ring book! Wooooot!
For any of you non-writer folk out there who might be scratching your heads going, “Okay… um… what’s so exciting about that?” allow me to explain a bit. =) An author’s titles aren’t always approved by the publishing committee, so they’ll then ask for a list of other possible titles and will go from there, sometimes picking from that list but more often using it as a springboard to come up with a title their marketing experts say will sell. I was kinda surprised when there was no discussion on either my first title or series name–they loved both Culper Ring Series and Ring of Secrets. I was warned, however, that the second two books would be talked about. 😉
So. I’d originally called this book I’m writing now Mask of Truth. The experts at Harvest House didn’t think “truth” sounded romantic enough, so asked for other suggestions. I sent them a list of probably two dozen alternatives, LOL, and they took the words I’d listed as appropriate to the story and feel and came up with–drumroll please……
Yay!! It’s a beautiful title that I totally love, and I’m now having fun weaving its imagery into the story as I write. =)
And of course, one of the first things I changed was the name of my Pinterest board for the book. Which, I might add, is now full to bursting with Regency style clothing that my characters would be wearing, so if you have an intense love for those Jane Austen-esque fashions, you might want to hop over there. 😉
And while you’re browsing through beautiful empire gowns, I will be back in Baltimore of 1814, where poor Gwyneth is even now sitting at a borrowed desk in a rumpled gown with pencil smudges flawing her ivory skin and bizarre drawings before her . . . 😉
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.
I LOVE the title! It is amazing! Seriously, it is. And I love how you can weave it into the story because the way the title is worded. I am SO EXCITED about your Ring of Secrets series! And the novella. And any other upcoming book that I missed! Keep up the excellent writing, I will keep reading!
PS–I love the dress. Where did you get this photo?
Love the title! And HOW fun to get to weave it into the book now. Never thought of that.
Thank you, Sapphire! I would so love to have a dress like that. *Sigh*
Oh, treasures! I love that sort of thing. =)
Beautiful title, and beautiful dress! 🙂
I have old photo's with old gowns being worn by my pre-victorian Grandmothers…. amazing photos. Kim Saynor-Lomas published children's author.