Ask the Author: Beth Kery
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Beth Kery
Hi Shani!
I'm so glad you enjoyed Glimmer and Glow! Thank you!
The story is complete with Glimmer and Glow.
Thanks for your interest!
Beth
I'm so glad you enjoyed Glimmer and Glow! Thank you!
The story is complete with Glimmer and Glow.
Thanks for your interest!
Beth
Beth Kery
Hi Heather,
Sorry I haven't been over here for a while! I didn't realize I had so many questions.
In future, you can also contact me at bethkery@aol with questions. That I check daily. :)
Both Because You Are Mine and When I'm With You were first released as ebook serials, one episode one time for 8 weeks. When they did well in that format, my publisher released them as a complete book. The order of the Because You Are Mine series is:
Because You Are Mine (The complete novel)
When I'm With You (The complete novel)
Because We Belong (originally released in traditional format)
Since I Saw You (same)
Books 1 and 3 have the same H/H, Ian and Francesca. However, you will be confused if you start Book 3 without having read 2, because Ian and F are in When I'm With You, and a major part of their story is told.
Hope this helps!
Beth
Sorry I haven't been over here for a while! I didn't realize I had so many questions.
In future, you can also contact me at bethkery@aol with questions. That I check daily. :)
Both Because You Are Mine and When I'm With You were first released as ebook serials, one episode one time for 8 weeks. When they did well in that format, my publisher released them as a complete book. The order of the Because You Are Mine series is:
Because You Are Mine (The complete novel)
When I'm With You (The complete novel)
Because We Belong (originally released in traditional format)
Since I Saw You (same)
Books 1 and 3 have the same H/H, Ian and Francesca. However, you will be confused if you start Book 3 without having read 2, because Ian and F are in When I'm With You, and a major part of their story is told.
Hope this helps!
Beth
Beth Kery
Hi Kelly. I'm very glad you enjoyed Glimmer and Glow.
Haha. And I love your new titles.
However, this was a duology and is now complete.
Best,
Beth
Haha. And I love your new titles.
However, this was a duology and is now complete.
Best,
Beth
Beth Kery
Hi Tiffany. If you are in the U.S., the series is called Home to Harbor Town, and begins with The Hometown Hero Returns, followed by Liam's Perfect Woman, Claiming Colleen, One in a Billion and The Soldier's Baby Bargain. In the UK, they were renamed, repackaged and rereleased as the "If" series, but they are the same books.
Beth Kery
Hi Sandy!
I'm sorry for not answering until now. Bad me, I haven't checked these.
As you probably know by now, Glimmer and Glow are a duology. There is no further books in the series.
My apologies again for not getting back sooner.
Beth
I'm sorry for not answering until now. Bad me, I haven't checked these.
As you probably know by now, Glimmer and Glow are a duology. There is no further books in the series.
My apologies again for not getting back sooner.
Beth
Beth Kery
Hi Teri. The Affair is currently available only as a serial ebook. This is the format that Because You Are Mine and When I'm With You was first released in as well. It is not available in print. The publisher will decide if it plans to release The Affair in any alternate formats, but there is no plans for that at this time. Thanks for the question!
Beth Kery
That is up to the publisher. They have not yet announced if they plan to do so or not. If they do, I will let readers know on facebook and at my website. Thanks for the question.
Beth Kery
Hi Connie. I don't write a serial as a novel and then randomly break it up into parts. Each serial segment is an episode, meant to be enjoyed in 8 separate periods of time. It's actually quite difficult to write the serial, adding a layer of complexity and planning.
I typically don't wholly change the direction of a story, as there is a known ending point. However, many times I change smaller aspects of the story as I write, and characters take on their own voice and direction.
I typically don't wholly change the direction of a story, as there is a known ending point. However, many times I change smaller aspects of the story as I write, and characters take on their own voice and direction.
Beth Kery
Yes. You will be confused if you just start reading Because We Belong.
Beth Kery
That is up to the publisher. They haven't announced whether The Affair will go in to an alternate format. I will let readers know on my facebook page and website if they plan to, and if so, when.
Beth Kery
I have considered the YA genre, but I just can't come up with a good enough story! I read YA quite a bit.
Beth Kery
No, I have never been asked for my books to be made into a movie.
Beth Kery
A couple things come to mind. The readers. I love hearing from them. Writing is a solitary profession, for the most part, so it's nice to know I'm connecting to people.
The second thing, that I get to wear sweatpants or yoga pants for work, and I don't have to put on makeup.
Thanks for asking!
The second thing, that I get to wear sweatpants or yoga pants for work, and I don't have to put on makeup.
Thanks for asking!
Beth Kery
Reading old newspaper stories.
Thanks for asking!
Thanks for asking!
Beth Kery
I'm working on a very fun, different book for me called GLIMMER. There is a follow up book to it to be called GLOW. It's sort of a little more new adult b/c there's a come into one's own element for the heroine, but it's also got a suspense element. In general, though, it's a sexy, contemp romance. It's been a lot of fun for me to write.
Thanks for asking!
Thanks for asking!
Beth Kery
Hi! I just keep writing. It blasts me past writer's block. Even if I don't use what I write, it does serve to clarify me. So the content isn't what's important in the writing, it's the insight I get from it.
Thanks for asking!
Thanks for asking!
Beth Kery
Hi Annie! Yes, I went to SIU. :) I'm originally from central Illinois. Vulture's Canyon is actually a fictionalized version of a town there. Very loosely based. Two points if you can guess the town.
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