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Moms-to-Be
You only have nine months to prepare to become the perfect mother, and all the time in the world once your baby arrives to test out your notions. So what do you have to worry about? A lot. The stories in this book will be about that preparation, angst, joy, morning sickness and antsy husbands and partners, everything important leading up to that special day. We would love to get stories from the non-pregnant parent, and we will probably use eight or so adoption stories in the book.
Tentative Chapter Titles:
- Breaking News (pregnancy test fiascos, breaking the news to friends, family, or partner/spouse)
- Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News (prenatal visits with doctor or midwife, ultrasounds,
evaluations, weigh-ins) - Baby Bump Breakdown (morning sickness, exhaustion, stretch marks, and more)
- Crazy Cravings
- What’s in a Name?
- Encounters of the Other Kind (encounters with complete strangers, crabby medical personnel,
birthing class instructors and participants, and the funny and not-so-funny things complete
strangers say to pregnant women) - Show of Support (mom-to-be support groups and friends’ advice, including the not-so-welcome
labor horror stories) - Family Matters (dealing with in-laws, your baby’s siblings, your own siblings, and more)
- Expecting the Unexpected (making a birth plan, when plans go awry, etc.)
- This is all going to be worth it, right? (Tales from The Big Day)
Updated: 3/28/2012
Deadline: Open until we get enough workable stories to fill a title.
Thank you and good luck!
SUBMIT YOUR STORY HERE
About this title's co-creators
Dianna Graveman writes and edits from the banks of the
Missouri River in historic St. Charles, Missouri. A former elementary and middle school teacher and college instructor, Dianna has also worked as a corporate training designer and as an editor for an international publisher. Her writing has been included in many print and online publications including Teachers of Vision Magazine, St. Anthony Messenger, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Cup of Comfort, Suburban Journals, CBS-St. Louis, multiple Adams Media anthologies, Kansas City Voices, Gold Rush, American Land Surveyor and other trade magazines and more. Dianna is also coauthor of four books on Missouri history and a regular contributor to Baby Corner online.
In 2011, Dianna launched 2 Rivers Communications &
Design, which provides writing, editorial, and marketing services to businesses, publishers and independent authors. Her husband, Don, and son, Steve, jumped onboard in 2012 and made it a family affair. Don and Dianna also have two daughters, Beth and Teresa. When Don and Dianna aren’t hanging out by the river in St. Charles, you can often find them at the top of the world—somewhere in the mountains of Colorado or Wyoming.
Blog: diannagraveman.wordpress.com
Web: 2riverscommunications.net
About me: www.DiannaGraveman.com
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