So now that it’s official I can announce that Lauren Dane and I have SOLD our joint novella project (joint as in working together, not the smoking kind) to Black Lace!
Can I get a whoop whoop? :)
It’s the project formerly known as Risky Business. Now it’s called Taking Care of Business…
And I’m so excited! Our new editor seems to totally “get” where we were going, so even though we’d planned two intertwined novellas and now we’re doing one book with alternating chapters, it’s going to be such a great experience. It will have a UK release of October 08 and hit the US in Dec/Jan 09! Which I know seems like a long time from now, but it’s not in the publishing world, believe me.
This is the story, btw, that we brainstormed while standing in line for dinner at RT 2008. And I’m not saying that there was any one person or persons who directly inspired this idea because, of course, that’s simply ridiculous to think so *coffcoff* — other than in the most roundabout, vague and entirely coincidental way, of course. And even if this idea sprang from the inspiration of an actual, living breathing person (and I categorically deny it did) the actual written work has little or nothing to do with such a person, because that’s what happens when you write, things happen and it ends up in a different place from where it began.
AHEM.
At any rate, I love this story, the hero is…guh…and I’ve really enjoyed writing it. I’m almost done with the rough draft and it will be fun to work with LD on the polishing and tweaking.
I’m just thrilled this project, which honestly is a story of my heart, something I wanted to do just BECAUSE and for no other reason, has found a publishing home. Thrilled I tells ya!
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Congrats to both of you!!! :)
by Karen Erickson December 11, 2007 - 2 Tevet, 5768 at 10:24 pmmm, cowboys.
Congrats to you guys and T…nevermind.
by Amelia June December 12, 2007 - 3 Tevet, 5768 at 9:06 amThanks, Karen!
AJ — Mr. T says “I pity the fool!”
…there aren’t any cowboys in this story. Haha.
by Megan Hart December 12, 2007 - 3 Tevet, 5768 at 9:42 amYou say that, but I know the truth ;)
by Amelia June December 12, 2007 - 3 Tevet, 5768 at 9:46 amHaha! Well, This Is What I Want has a cowboy in it. Taking Care of Business doesn’t.
And beyond that, my lips are zipped!
by Megan Hart December 12, 2007 - 3 Tevet, 5768 at 9:50 amPerhaps I was referring to unrelated hot cowboys that have nothing to do with your post at all :D
I totally can’t wait for TCB to come out, though, stupid publishing taking a year and stuff. Meh.
by Amelia June December 12, 2007 - 3 Tevet, 5768 at 9:53 amHaha, well, unreLATED hot cowboys, sure. Of course. Because, as I said, the story wasn’t really based on any actual person I ever actually met, in person.
Not really.
:)
and thanks! I’m excited, too!
by Megan Hart December 12, 2007 - 3 Tevet, 5768 at 9:56 amMegan wants to tweak me, wheeee!
by Lauren December 12, 2007 - 3 Tevet, 5768 at 1:55 pmI will tweeeeeeeeeak you!
by Megan Hart December 12, 2007 - 3 Tevet, 5768 at 5:11 pm