Good news, everyone!  After waiting for what seemed like forever—yeah, yeah, it was really only about two weeks, which is nothing in the publishing world, but it felt like forever :hothot —I got the thumbs-up from Editor C on the synopsis for my Harlequin Desire “Dynasties:  The Kincaids” continuity story.

Hip-hip-hooray! :dancing

No title yet—not even a working one; I’m simply calling this manuscript “Kincaids, Book 4” *g*—but I know it’s in the works, so that will probably be coming soon.

And despite filling my outline with quite a bit of detail, I have to admit that I’m not 100% sure how to open the book.  I’ve got the characters pretty well sketched out in my head.  I know the book’s setting; the hero’s & heroine’s backgrounds, conflicts, & motivations; & what I need to get across fairly early on in the story, but I don’t yet have a specific opening scene in mind. :blinkie

Which means I have to put on my thinking cap & get those brain cells communicating over something more significant than just which lead actor from Hawaii Five-0 I should spend the most time lusting over.  (Seriously, it’s keeping me up at night…& only occasionally in the good way. :angeldevil Who do you most lust after—Steve, Danny, or Chin?)

I do have a couple of options in mind, though.  And once I figure that out for sure, it will be off to the races!

But say a little prayer for me, anyway—to the Muses of Hot & Steamy Romantic Fiction—that this book goes quickly & smoothly.  Because the sooner I finish it, the sooner y’all can be reading it. :gotcha

Word of the Week: What Would Jesus Text? — Simple text messaging etiquette—do not send text messages that might hurt another person or ruin their reputation. Stop and think: ” WWJT?”

So how many of you have seen the adorable animated film Igor?

I love this movie so much!  And the funny thing is that I actually avoided it for a really long time.  I kept seeing that it was on TV, but even though I knew John Cusack voiced one of the characters, I just couldn’t work up the enthusiasm to actually watch it.

And then one day I did!

What an idiot I was not to watch it sooner!  Dumber than the majority of Igors this movies is about! :beerlaugh

Which is why Mistress Heidi & I have decided to make Igor Required Dungeon Viewing.  That’s right…watch it or face the consequences.  And they could be brutal.

Seriously, though, how could you possibly resist a movie that’s laugh-out-loud funny, chock full of evil, & even has a character named Heidi walking around?  An evil Heidi, no less!

Not only that, but it has more fabulous lines than you can shake a whip at.  For instance:

“Not the smartest scientist. His last invention was an evil lasagna. Didn’t kill anyone, & it actually tasted pretty good.”

“So how do we get this evil bone up & running, huh? We kick it, we slap it, we take it to the movies & call it Irene?”

“It would be really swell if you didn’t go psycho girlfriend on me right now.”

“Hey, I don’t come down to where you work &…oh, that’s right. You don’t work.”

“Wait—no kissing Heidi!”

:beerlaugh  What can I say—it’s a hoot! You must, must see it as soon as possible, if you haven’t already.

The Mistress has spoken. :devil

Now go, watch, enjoy…  You will not be sorry.