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What’s in your car?
I very rarely leave things in my vehicle. My husband and I switch vehicles quite frequently and he doesn’t necessarily want or need the things that I do. Since we live in Michigan, we have ice scrapers and snow brushes. … Continue reading
A Moving Story
The question this week is: If we had one of our stories made into a movie, who would we like to see cast and who would we want to direct? Unfortunately, that is not a very realistic question because the … Continue reading
Posted in big plans, characters, Fantasy vs Reality, inspiration, Life, movies, Tonette Joyce, writing
Tagged Apollo 13, Betty White, casting movies, Die Hard, Harry Potter, Jaclyn Smith, JK Rowling, John McTiernan, making your own movie, movie directors, movies, Nomads, plays, Rob Reiner, Ron Howard, Sandra Bullock, Sophia Loren, The Hunt For Red October, The Thomas Crown Affair, writing plays
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Lights, Camera, ACTION
When My Novels Finally Hit Hollywood By Jeff Salter No, it has not happened yet. But I’ve had several people tell me “ABCD novel would make a great movie.” I totally agree. Fact is, I can imagine any / … Continue reading
Posted in characters, Jeff Salter, Miscellaneous
Tagged Called to Arms Again, Diane Lane, films, Frank Capra, Harrison Ford, Hollywood, Lawrence Kasdan, movies, Penny Marshall, Rob Reiner, Ron Howard
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Who would be in my dream cast?
This was a tough topic for me because I don’t tend to imagine celebrities as my characters. Sometimes after the book is done, I will run into someone and think, ‘you are the perfect Minnie.’ Several people have suggested that … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged dream cast, favorite actors, movies, Romance, romantic comedy
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“There’ll Be Some Changes Made”
“If I were suddenly a bestselling author with lots of fame & royalties… how might my life and/or my typical days be different?” That is the question of the week. Well, I think I covered what I would do altruistically … Continue reading
“Unhappy, Darling?”
This week we are discussing whether we prefer happily-ever-after, (HEA), or happy-for-now, (HFN), endings to stories. Tragic endings were not offered as an option, but all of us touched on that type of ending. [If you don’t recognized the title, … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Books, inspiration, movies, protagonists, Random thoughts, reading preferences, romance, Tonette Joyce, writing
Tagged "Sommersby", Bittersweet endings, books, Happily Ever After endings, Happy For Now Endings, HEAs, HFNs, movies, novels, Rachel Joyce, Rachel Joyce's 'Perfect', Romance Novels, The Addams Family, The Return of Martin Guerre, Tragic endings, WIP: work in progress
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Putting the Cart Before the Horse?
Topic of the week: Have you ever read books because of the movies based on them? How did they measure up? Preparing for this week’s post, I was really worried. As I’d mentioned, I don’t watch many movies, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, movies, Patricia Kiyono
Tagged books, Cider House Rules, Erich Segal, family, friends, Love Story, Maze Runner, movies, Patricia Kiyono, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
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Tangled in a Frozen El Dorado
Oh my goodness gracious, hallelujah, wham bang … We’re talking “Children’s movies” My inner child talking here, what a topic … and so little time. Eek. Where do I start? I’ve always loved kids’ movies. Always watched them and even … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Books, childhood, Family, Life, youth
Tagged Biene Maja, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Disney, Disney movies, Enid Blyton, frozen, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, movies, Pipi Longstocking, Pippi Longstocking, Pocahontas, Robin Hood, Tangled, Tarzan, The Famous Five, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, The Rescuers, The Road to El Dorado, Tin Tin
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