(This post is part of my mission to watch and review 100+ of the movies on the AFI Top 100 American films of all time.) #33 on the 1998 list. #27 on the 2007 list. If you want to play along and see what I’m talking about, High Noon is out now on Blu-Ray: High […]
Continue readingI just had to cut this from the WIP and that makes me sad. But: pacing, pacing, pacing. GRACE You were shot, Mr. Donovan. DONOVAN Just Donovan. GRACE How’d that happen? DONOVAN A long time ago, the first Donovan set sail from Ireland and–
Continue readingSince it’s been about a month since I wrote a blog that wasn’t a review of some kind or music related I thought it might be nice to do a check-in post. So, Noble Romance folded, which means my second book The Beauty’s Beast is no longer available for purchase. 🙁 I’m going to re-release […]
Continue readingYes I needed three exclamation points. Don’t judge me. I’m kind of obsessed with musicals. It started as a kid. My mom used to love watching musicals with us, especially Kiss Me Kate and Calamity Jane (because of this, my sister and I each have a deep and enduring obsession with the wonderful and sexay […]
Continue readingThese are the three newest songs I’ve added to my iPod in the past couple weeks. (Please note, some of these are pretty old. “New” in this case means “just discovered” and not “just came out”.) I didn’t really enjoy High Noon (the review is coming soon), but man I really liked the ballad by […]
Continue reading(This post is part of my mission to watch and review 100+ of the movies on the AFI Top 100 American films of all time.) Swing Time tells the story of gambler/dancer Lucky Garnett (Fred Astaire). The movie starts with him trying to win/earn enough money to marry his moneyed fiance Margaret, but it swiftly […]
Continue readingAs I’ve mentioned before, music is a pretty important part of my writing process. I always make a playlist for my books, and I use certain songs to help get me in the right headspace to write a scene. A few months ago, I did a blog about the playlist of songs from my first […]
Continue readingI thought it might be fun to do a music break of some of my favorite songs that might be a bit more obscure to most people. “Return of the Eagle” — The Eagle Soundtrack [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U28W_TyJUhQ&w=560&h=315] I’ve probably talked about my love for Atli Ovarsson before. He’s an up and coming film composer. I love, […]
Continue readingI’m doing really damn good today: Went grocery shopping. Did a 45 minute walk around the neighborhood. Changed the litter box. And I’m eating a SALAD. I feel all accomplished and shit. Like a Jane Austen heroine or sumthin. ;P
Continue readingI was poking through my blog archive and came across this post from last year. Since I now have a new WIP I thought it might be fun to update the meme. Writers go to page 77 of your WIP (work-in-progress), find line number seven, and copy the next seven lines. Here they are: “Lachlan, […]
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