works in progress, Books Ready for Submission
If I am not mothering, scheduling, grumping, working, sleeping, or drinking coffee, I am usually writing. And as of right now, I'm still struggling to get published (don't I sound like a true writer!). So, take a look around. You might find something you like--and maybe something that'll land on a bookshelf near you soon.
AGENTS & EDITORS: Do you like what you see here? Any projects making you do the happy dance (think Snoopy hopping and prancing about)? Then, by all means, EMAIL ME (bethany@hiitola.com) I'm dying to talk to you too!
baring my breasts: a breastoir
by bethany hiitola
I've been through it all: Spraying breast-milk (yes, from my breast) on the woman next to me in a church pew at a funeral, watching a passersby's face fall when a blanket fell from my shoulder exposing my breast and nursing infant to the world, and attempting the whole peeing and nursing thing simultaneously so the baby doesn't wake up. I'm living proof that breastfeeding can work. Even if it wasn't something you intended to do for the long haul. BARING MY BREATS is what I would term a "breast-oir." A humorous memoir of my emotional breastfeeding journey from the beginning when I was sure nursing would only be for the first four months to extended-nursing my two-year-old son.
The book uses true stories of non-intentional hurtful comments and embarrassing breast showing moments in public in 25 anecdotal chapters about my breast feeding experience. Sample chapter titles include: War Breasts, Daddy Cop-Out, Restroom Nurser, Milk Fountains, and Sleep Envy.
Proposal, sample chapters, marketing plans... all ready whenever you are.
I dream of Gene
by bethany hiitola
Sarah, a Chicago suburban mom, is at the brink of chaos as she tries to shuffle a part-time work at home job, being a mother of three boys under the age of 5, an attentive wife of a workaholic, self-abosrbed husband, and maintaining the happy image of a well adjusted family in front of neighbors and friends. A late evening in May changes her life forever. While doing dishes she discovers a genie trapped in the dish soap.
Manuscript complete and ready for submission.
