It began with a simple question…
“Do you want me to pick up a bottle of water for you?” asked Christine Witthohn, my agent and roomie at the Women’s Fiction Festival in Matera, Italy.
“Yeah, that’d be great,” I said.
“Large or small?”
“Large, since I’m trying to drink more water.”
And, with that, Christine returned with the largest bottle of water I’d ever seen. Which sent me into a round of giggles.
When I retold the story to Cassy Pickard, more giggles ensued, and I said the water bottle felt like an award, which somehow led to a discussion of the author I aspire to be like one day, Dean Koontz, which somehow led to this video:
Silly, huh? But, I still crack up every time I view it. (LOL)
October 18th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Cracks me up every time I watch it, too — and I can’t wait to read the first RC CK-type story!
October 18th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Oh, it’s good I could make you laugh, too, Leigh. I was afraid it needed to be one of those had-to-be-there moments in order to see the humor.
Regarding my Dean Koontz type story … I can’t wait to read it, either. Oh, yeah, I gotta write it, first. (LOL)
October 20th, 2009 at 6:34 am
ROFL. That had me laughing out loud. Hope you had a great time in Italy
October 20th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Looks like you had a good time and you have a great sense of humor
October 20th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
LOL good one Rachelle! And I’m a Dean Koontz fan too and yours of course!
October 20th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
That’s truly humorous!
October 20th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Danny and Beth, glad you enjoyed it — and, yes, I had a great time. Italy is one of my favorite places to visit.
Sue, aw, shucks - what a nice thing to say. Thanks.
And how wonderful that you’re a Dean Koontz fan! Have you read his ODD THOMAS and FRANKENSTEIN books?
Stephanie, glad you thought so.
October 26th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Looks like you had a lot of fun, lol… this cracked me up
October 26th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Ever had one of those goofy moments where something silly just sends you into fits of laughter? That was one of those moments, Ali. Yep, it was fun.
October 26th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
That looked like alot of fun!! Dean Koontz is my favorite author in his genres. I have everyone of his books:)
October 26th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
That was so FUNNY!! I am so excited about your new book!! I still LOVE Sex Lounge and have read it about 100 times!! Keep up the great writing!! Yuo are my favorite author!!
October 26th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
You looked like you were having a good time. That was one BIG bottle of water! LOL!
October 26th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Judy, nice to meet a fellow Koontz fan! What’s your favorite? I think mine is FROM THE CORNER OF HIS EYE but, well, it’s hard to decide.
Tracy, you are fantastic for my ego!! If only you could see the huge grin on my face. Thank you soooo much! Glad you love my work.
Annalisa, yeah, it was, which is why I thought it was so funny. Poor Christine - I think she was a little perplexed by my laughter. She kept saying, “well, you said you wanted a big bottle.”
October 26th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
lol to funny u have a wonderful sence of humor thank you for sharing and congratsyour work is awesome
October 26th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Yr work is awesome, can’t wait to read the next book. I hope I win I really want it but can’t afford it
October 27th, 2009 at 5:25 am
Beverly and Peggy, thank you for the compliments!
Good luck!
October 28th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
That’s hilarious! Thank you for sharing that moment of giddiness and joy.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Leigh, I pulled your name as a winner but, you aren’t eligible. Plus, you already read it and gave me an awesome quote.
So, the real winner is … Annalisa, you won a copy of MEN ON FIRE. Please email me your mailing address and I will get that out to you. Congrats! And thanks to everyone who entered…