Shortly after her marriage to a ship's carpenter, Milne's poetry was shown to a Captain Livingston, a man of influence in Aberdeen, and together with other gentlemen (the Right Reverend Bishop Skinner and Mr. Ewen) he arranged for Milne to have a subscription list of 500 and sales of 600 on her book, which was published in 1805.
Shortly after her union with a ship's craftsman, Milne's poetry was presented to Captain Livingston, an influential person in Aberdeen, along with other gentlemen (the Right Reverend Bishop Skinner and Mr. Ewen), who helped facilitate the sale of her book by creating a subscription list of 500 and achieving sales of 600, which was published in 1805.