Thank you so very much for reading The Princess of Convenient Plot Devices, Volume 6!
Mamecyoro here.
Volume 6 is all about Meet the Parents. It outlines the events between the end of Volume 5 and Octavia formally presenting her lover. Now, who do you suppose Octavia chose to play her fake boyfriend?
Oh, and You-know-who is also coming back.
During the initial planning stages, this series was going to be in three parts. Part 1 was the Meet the Parents Arc. Part 2, the Council of Feudal Lords Arc. And Part 3 would take us to the end with the Turchen Arc.
And while that plan hasn’t changed much, I put some events that were supposed to happen in Parts 2 and 3 in Part 1, which made Part 1 kind of long… Even I think so.
Since Volume 1 was all about, “I’m gonna find me a fake boyfriend!,” this arc ended with her getting aforementioned fake boyfriend.
And thanks to all of you dear readers, I’ve finished Volume 6. Thank you with all my heart!
Since getting to the Meet the Parents was always a big driving force in me, I am truly so pleased to make it past this very big finish line.
That’s right, I thought of this as the first finish line.
In my mind, since this was Part 1 of this series, I never doubted that I had crossed the finish line. It was like, I got everything in wanted in there, so we’re good!
But when I handed my first draft for Volume 6 to my editor, they were like, “What, is this the end?!”
Huh?!
Was my finish line metaphor…way off?
I mean, come on, she introduced her fake boyfriend to everybody—that’s a big finish, isn’t it?
But wait, put another way, when you think about all the other things…well, yeahhh…
My editor has a point!—I believe you’ll also get that out of Volume 6.
Now, since I wrote about Klifford in Volume 4 and Octavia in Volume 5, this time—despite what happened to him in the story—I wanted to put the rom-com character spotlight on Derek.
So. Derek… Not like I mean to neglect the guy, it’s just, when it comes to romantic hierarchy, he’s the one I’m the most indecisive about! Actually, he’s damn low on the hierarchy. “Why don’t you just make him romantic already?!”—is what the rom-com gods are screaming right now.
Since his feelings are more conscious than subconscious, he’s the opposite of Octavia. Also, if I had to pick between pursuer and pursuee, he’s definitely the type of character who would be pursued, which is why I figured if he was forced to be the pursuer, he would be incredibly awkward about it. Also, he had altogether fatally horrible timing!
But he’ll be okay. He is a certified resident of the rom-com world!
If he successfully wrestles his demons, he has the potential to be the most powerful man in The Princess of Convenient Plot Devices Rom-Com Literary Universe.
Lastly, I would like to thank my editor for helping me out so much once again, and Fuji for the wonderful illustrations. It’s amazing to see how the pair on the cover art was updated so perfectly.
My proofreader and my designer, and everyone else involved with this series, I offer my humblest and deepest thanks to you all.
May we meet again!
Mamecyoro