The Moral Compass (Shaking the Tree Book 1).
The Moral Compass (Shaking the Tree
Book 1)
Florence lives like a Princess attending dinner parties and
balls away from the gritty reality, filth and poverty of Victorian London.
However, her world comes crashing around her when her father suffers a spectacular fall from grace. She must abandon her life of luxury, leave behind the man she loves and sail to the far side of the world where compromise and suffering beyond anything she can imagine await her.
When she is offered the opportunity to regain some of what she has lost, she takes it, but soon discovers that not everything is as it seems. The choice she has made has a high price attached and she must live with the heart-breaking consequences of her decision.
This novel is part one in the 'Shaking the Tree' series.
However, her world comes crashing around her when her father suffers a spectacular fall from grace. She must abandon her life of luxury, leave behind the man she loves and sail to the far side of the world where compromise and suffering beyond anything she can imagine await her.
When she is offered the opportunity to regain some of what she has lost, she takes it, but soon discovers that not everything is as it seems. The choice she has made has a high price attached and she must live with the heart-breaking consequences of her decision.
This novel is part one in the 'Shaking the Tree' series.
Meet the Author K. A. Servian
An
overwhelming urge to create led Kathy to pursue qualifications in both fashion
design and applied design to fabric which were followed by a twenty year career
in the fashion and applied arts industries and a crafting habit Martha Stewart
would be proud of.
Kathy then
discovered a love of teaching and began passing on the skills she'd accumulated
over the years—design, pattern-making, sewing, Art Clay Silver, screen-printing
and machine embroidery to name a few.
Creative
writing started as a self-dare to see if she had the chops to write a
manuscript. Kathy’s first novel, Peak Hill, which was developed from that
manuscript, was a finalist in the
Romance Writers of New Zealand Pacific Hearts Full Manuscript contest in 2016.
Her second
novel, Throwing Light was published in February 2017 and her third novel, The
Moral Compass is due out in late 2017.
Kathy now
squeezes full time study for an advanced diploma in creative writing around
writing the sequel to The Moral Compass, teaching sewing and being a wife and
mother.
K. A. Servian on the web:
I find the artistic process relatively easy, it's the marketing and promotion side that I struggle with. People who read my books seem to really enjoy them, but getting them to choose mine over all the other options available is a huge task.What is the most difficult part of your artistic process?
Does your family support your career as a writer?
Very much so. My husband is my number one fan.
If you had to do something differently as a child or teenager to become a better writer as an adult, what would you do?
I enjoyed writing as a child and at school, but I concentrated on other creative pursuits as a teen and adult such as sewing and design and put my writing on the back burner. I wish I'd carried on during those years, even just as a hobby. When I picked it up again in my forties, I found I was rusty and it took time to get my 'flow' back.
How long on average does it take you to write a book?
The initial draft usually takes around three months. Then reviewing and editing take a further three to six months.
You get things written and revised in a relatively short period of time. It takes me much longer. Best of luck with your writing endeavors!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sherry. I find the initial writing much easier than reviewing and editing.
DeleteMarketing and promotion is definitely a struggle.
ReplyDeleteVery true, Chrys.
DeleteIt was great reading this post. Congratulations on the release of your book!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ann.
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