I've been holding in this news for what seems like months, but it's finally safe to announce... (drum roll please).... I sold two more stories to HQN!
Out of the Ordinary (think Gilmore Girls meets The Sopranos) and a subsequent book--working title--Into the Wild (think Romancing the Stone meets The Discovery Channel.) I'm thrilled. I'm... dancing on air. Woo-hoo!
(Special thanks to my super-hip agent Amy Moore-Benson and my-too-cool-for-her-stilettos editor Keyren Gerlach)
Did I say... woo-hoo!??
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WRITING: Worked on the WIP synopsis. Am I done yet??
RECREATION: Watched a movie with Steve. Where Eagles Dare. An old war flick starring Richard Burton and a young Clint Eastwood. Ambitious. Maybe overly so? I was so confused.
EXERCISE: Added two pound wrist weights to my, now, forty minute power walk. During the first five minutes I was certain my arms would fall off, the burn in my biceps was so bad. But ignored the pain and persevered. I WILL have toned biceps, darnit.
DIET: Made my WW garden veggie soup. Yum. That was lunch. Zero points. Steve made us fish for dinner. Coconut crusted something-or-other. Also yum.
MOOD: Thoughtful
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Success is as much a matter of luck as of ability, but perhaps even more, of perseverance in "sticking it" until the luck turns." --B.H. Iddell Hart
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I'm so happy for you, Beth!
And I'm happy for myself too - after all, I get to read them!
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
- Mark Twain
CONGRATULATIONS!
That's wonderful news. Make sure you let us know when they're actually out for us to read. They sound like they'll be fun reads.
Pat
Congratulations Beth! I
Congratulations Beth!
I have to say though your blog posts always make me feel like such a slacker. LOL
Donna
FALLING FOR MR DARK AND DANGEROUS, Romance, August 08, Aus/NZ Sept. 08
THE RANCHER'S RUNAWAY PRINCESS, Romance, January 09
HIRED: THE ITALIAN'S BRIDE, Romance, June 09
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Oh, Beth!
Awesome news!!! .... Congratulatins! :D
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Thank You!
Thanks so much for sharing in my joy, ladies. I'm very excited!
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"...enchanting, madcap romance..." Publisher Weekly
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Congratulations, how
Congratulations, how exciting -- and Romancing the Stone is one of my favorite movies.
Cady
TBR--The Born Readers
Way kewl! Congrats it is so
Way kewl! Congrats it is so exciting to know that there will be more of your books for me to chase down. Please let us know when we can find them.
Nancy
Amazing
Ok, I just yelled that out loud to my cubicle mates and we're all waiting with bated breath now....sounds AMAZING!!
Jayne
Community Manager
"We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh"—Agnes Repplier
Cady...
Romancing the Stone is one of my faves too! Unfortunately, the sequel didn't live up to it. *sigh*
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"...enchanting, madcap romance..." Publisher Weekly
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No worries....
Nancy, I'll be sure to give a shout when these stories are out of my head and in print!
www.bethciotta.com
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Jayne...
I'm weirdly thrilled and intimidated at the same time. LOL I'll do my best to deliver on my wacky description.
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"...enchanting, madcap romance..." Publisher Weekly
"...wry humor; sexy, multifaceted characters..." Booklist
Yeah, the sequel was a real
Yeah, the sequel was a real disappointment. I did love the original though, the scene with the drug dealer who loved her writing - classic.
Cady
TBR--The Born Readers
LOL on that sequel, Cady
I tried to re-watch Jewel of the Nile a few months ago. The cheesy synthasized 80s soundtrack made me insane... among other things.
A, but the scene you descirbed from Romancing the Stone... priceless. I also love the mudslide scene.
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