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Monday, August 2, 2010
Heather Webber, Casting Director
Labels:
casing
,Deeply Desperately
,heather webber
,Jo Beverley
Hosted by Donna MacMeans
Back in February, I was participating in a book signing in Cincinnati and discovered the lovely Heather Webber sitting beside me. Heather grew up in a suburb of Boston, where she learned early on how to ride the T, skip rocks in the ocean, and root for the Red Sox. As a young mother, she tried her hand at writing novels and hasn’t looked back. These days she lives in southwestern Ohio with her high school sweetheart and their three children. She is currently hard at work on her next novel.
Join me in welcoming Heather to the lair.
Join me in welcoming Heather to the lair.
I think every author at some point is asked who they would like to see playing their characters in a movie. This question is so popular that there’s even a website dedicated to it. http://www.storycasting.com/browseauthors.aspx
Yet, for nine books I’ve avoided this question, passed it off, or pleaded the fifth. Not so much because I didn’t have actors in mind, but because as a reader I always like to form my own vision of a character and didn’t want to ruin that experience for others out there who like to do the same. There’s no one more perfect than the characters I create in my own mind. I can see the exact
color blue of an eye, the slight wave to their hair, the smooth, sculpted muscles of a stomach… And no matter how much an actor may come close to what I envision, in my mind, no one compares.
The question of who I’d cast, however, persists. And I’ve come to realize that readers are just curious. No matter what I say, they’ll still have that perfect vision they created in their mind. So I’ve decided to play along this time, with my new series.
The black sheep of her matchmaking family, psychic Lucy Valentine uses her abilities to reunite long lost loves and solve cold cases for the state police. She’s tall, blond, brown-eyed. There are hundreds of actresses that fit that bill, but not so many that have that je ne sais quoi, that special something that makes a character come alive on a big screen (or a small screen—hey, I’m not picky). The actress needs to have the magic to express why Lucy would take in handicapped an
imals (a three-legged cat and one-eyed hamster), put up with her matchmaking grandmother, consider Twinkies a part of a balanced diet, and live with the knowledge that thanks to a family curse she can never find true love.
Then there’s sexy PI Sean Donahue who becomes Lucy’s business partner and falls hard for her. He has secrets of his own—big ones—and the actor playing him needs to convey more than dark hair, pearl gray eyes, and superhero jaw. This actor needs to express Sean’s inner pain—the knowledge that a physical ailment may cause his death at any momen
t, and that because of his illness his whole life has had to change. He has had to change.
Remember, no one can live up to the characters in my mind, but if I were to choose actors to play Lucy and Sean, I’d pick:
Piper Perabo from USA’s Covert Affairs and Matt Bomer, from USA’s White Collar. They are closest I’ve seen to match the images in my mind. Now I just need someone to offer me a movie deal…
Do you cast characters in your mind as you read? Or choose to create your own images? One person posting a comment will win a copy of Deeply, Desperately. You can find more info at www.heatherwebber.com
Yet, for nine books I’ve avoided this question, passed it off, or pleaded the fifth. Not so much because I didn’t have actors in mind, but because as a reader I always like to form my own vision of a character and didn’t want to ruin that experience for others out there who like to do the same. There’s no one more perfect than the characters I create in my own mind. I can see the exact
color blue of an eye, the slight wave to their hair, the smooth, sculpted muscles of a stomach… And no matter how much an actor may come close to what I envision, in my mind, no one compares.The question of who I’d cast, however, persists. And I’ve come to realize that readers are just curious. No matter what I say, they’ll still have that perfect vision they created in their mind. So I’ve decided to play along this time, with my new series.
The black sheep of her matchmaking family, psychic Lucy Valentine uses her abilities to reunite long lost loves and solve cold cases for the state police. She’s tall, blond, brown-eyed. There are hundreds of actresses that fit that bill, but not so many that have that je ne sais quoi, that special something that makes a character come alive on a big screen (or a small screen—hey, I’m not picky). The actress needs to have the magic to express why Lucy would take in handicapped an
imals (a three-legged cat and one-eyed hamster), put up with her matchmaking grandmother, consider Twinkies a part of a balanced diet, and live with the knowledge that thanks to a family curse she can never find true love.Then there’s sexy PI Sean Donahue who becomes Lucy’s business partner and falls hard for her. He has secrets of his own—big ones—and the actor playing him needs to convey more than dark hair, pearl gray eyes, and superhero jaw. This actor needs to express Sean’s inner pain—the knowledge that a physical ailment may cause his death at any momen
t, and that because of his illness his whole life has had to change. He has had to change.Remember, no one can live up to the characters in my mind, but if I were to choose actors to play Lucy and Sean, I’d pick:
Piper Perabo from USA’s Covert Affairs and Matt Bomer, from USA’s White Collar. They are closest I’ve seen to match the images in my mind. Now I just need someone to offer me a movie deal…
Do you cast characters in your mind as you read? Or choose to create your own images? One person posting a comment will win a copy of Deeply, Desperately. You can find more info at www.heatherwebber.com
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Bun Rieu
Labels:
Noodles
,Soup
,Vietnamese
This is my version of Bun Rieu, it might not be authentic Vietnamese but it did taste fantastic. This soup is Alexander's favorite and he called it = The Red Soup. I learned this recipe from my friend, Lan who has opened my door to Vietnamese Cuisine.
Ingredients:
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup of crab meat or chopped shrimp
1 lb of ground pork
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp of ground pepper
1 yellow/white onion -chopped
4 ripe tomatoes - diced
3 liters pork/chicken stock
1 box 14 oz firm tofu - cut into bite sizes and shallow fried until crispy
1 tbsp tomato paste/puree1 tbsp fine shrimp paste
1 packet of vermicelli noodles
Method:
Cook the vermicelli noodles according to manufacturer's instructions and set aside.
Heat 3 tbsp cooking oil in a large pot and add in the diced onions. Sweat the onions and add in the diced tomatoes and tomato paste/puree. Saute until fragrant, add in pork/chicken stock, fried tofu and bring to boil.
Combine ground pork, crab/chopped shrimp, can of crab meat in spices,fine shrimp paste, fish sauce,pepper, and sugar. Add the beaten eggs and mix well.
When the stock comes to a boil, slowly add this crab mixture into stock in spoonfuls, do not disturb the soup and let the stock cme back to the boil and continue to simmer - pork/crab/shrimp balls will float when they are cooked through.
Adjust stock with salt or fish sauce.
Serve this soup with cooked vermicilli noodles and fresh garnishes.
Bun Rieu is usually served with plenty of fresh herbs and veggies.
Common accompaniments include:cilantro
perilla
mint
lime wedges
bean sprouts
split ong choy/kang kung/rau muong stems
Shredded cabbage
Fine shrimp paste
Serves
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Alicia Keys Vera Wang Wedding Gown
Labels:
Vera Wang
,Wedding Dress
Another Vera Wang wedding gown was worn by Alicia Keys at her wedding. Vera Wang's Grecian-inspired was made of ivory silk and there was a jewel detail on her back shoulder. She completed her Mediterranean look with crystal-encrusted flat sandals and elegant headband.
Source: People.com
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Source: People.com
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Chelsea Clinton's Vera Wang Wedding Gown
Labels:
Vera Wang
,Wedding Dress
Chelsea Clinton wore a Vera Wang wedding gown as she married her boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky. See some of the photos from the wedding.
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Chanel's Miami Peach
Believe it or not, this is my first Chanel nail varnish.
Miami Peach (203) is a pink-peach tone with some subtle gold shimmer. It is quite sheer so I had to apply three coats to match the colour in the bottle. I hate having to apply so many times (with base coat and top coat, that's a ridiculous total of five!) but it was worth the long wait: it is very pretty!
I think this might be the beginning of a new collection...
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Miami Peach (203) is a pink-peach tone with some subtle gold shimmer. It is quite sheer so I had to apply three coats to match the colour in the bottle. I hate having to apply so many times (with base coat and top coat, that's a ridiculous total of five!) but it was worth the long wait: it is very pretty!
(In the photo on the right I am holding some delicious green tea ice cream.)
I think this might be the beginning of a new collection...
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
Camp Prom
Labels:
camping
,Jo Beverley
,prom
,Susan Sey
by Susan Sey
When I was in high school, we referred to the junior/senior prom simply as Prom. Not the prom. Prom. Proper noun. As in, "Are you going to Prom?" "Anybody ask you to Prom yet?" "I found a wicked awesome dress for Prom this weekend. It'll rock with my black lace half-gloves & asymmetrical haircut."
Maybe it was a generational thing. (Those gloves sure were.) Because I also seem to remember referring to summer camp that way. "You sign up for Camp yet?" "I'm doing the two-week Camp this summer, plus a week of CIT training." "I can't wait for Camp."
I, like many geeky misfits, lived for Camp. (Prom not so much.) Camp was time out of time, a brief respite from a social hierarchy cemented in elementary school. Camp was full of kids who didn't know about the time in 3rd grade when you barfed corn dogs all over Mrs. Ecklestein's floor, and had never heard about your ill-fated flirtation with the crimping iron and stirrup pants.
Camp was a new wardrobe, a clean slate & a fresh start.
But more than that, Camp was also full of friends. Not just friends, though. Peers. Like-minded souls. Camp usually self-selects--church camp, horse camp, choir camp, sports camp...whatever it is, you're suddenly surrounded by people who love what you love.
Camp means finding your People. And time with them is precious. Brief. A cherished few weeks or days once a year.
I have finally realized that RWA's national convention is my new Camp.
I take a few days each summer to spend with my People. People who understand that the only thing scary about hearing voices in your head is the possibility that one day they may disappear.
People who fling around terms like Pantser & Plotzer with completely straight faces.
People who nod with grave sympathy when you tell them you chickened out of a fan girl moment for the fifth year in a row & tell you about the time they had one too many glasses of wine and didn't chicken out of their fan girl moment but sincerely wish they had.
I'm home now, exhausted from the travel & late nights. Terrified by the work ahead of me that seemed so possible and thrilling when I discussed it with my People just a few days ago.
And I have a whole year to walk through before it happens again. A whole book to write. Maybe two.
But I'm also energized from floating on all that creative energy, and motivated by having spoken by goals out loud to people who won't hesitate to kick my butt for me should I hesitated to follow through.
So now? Now I get to work. Wish me luck. And don't be afraid to drop me a stern email every now & then to make sure I'm on track.
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When I was in high school, we referred to the junior/senior prom simply as Prom. Not the prom. Prom. Proper noun. As in, "Are you going to Prom?" "Anybody ask you to Prom yet?" "I found a wicked awesome dress for Prom this weekend. It'll rock with my black lace half-gloves & asymmetrical haircut."Maybe it was a generational thing. (Those gloves sure were.) Because I also seem to remember referring to summer camp that way. "You sign up for Camp yet?" "I'm doing the two-week Camp this summer, plus a week of CIT training." "I can't wait for Camp."
I, like many geeky misfits, lived for Camp. (Prom not so much.) Camp was time out of time, a brief respite from a social hierarchy cemented in elementary school. Camp was full of kids who didn't know about the time in 3rd grade when you barfed corn dogs all over Mrs. Ecklestein's floor, and had never heard about your ill-fated flirtation with the crimping iron and stirrup pants.Camp was a new wardrobe, a clean slate & a fresh start.
But more than that, Camp was also full of friends. Not just friends, though. Peers. Like-minded souls. Camp usually self-selects--church camp, horse camp, choir camp, sports camp...whatever it is, you're suddenly surrounded by people who love what you love.
Camp means finding your People. And time with them is precious. Brief. A cherished few weeks or days once a year.I have finally realized that RWA's national convention is my new Camp.
I take a few days each summer to spend with my People. People who understand that the only thing scary about hearing voices in your head is the possibility that one day they may disappear.
People who fling around terms like Pantser & Plotzer with completely straight faces.
People who nod with grave sympathy when you tell them you chickened out of a fan girl moment for the fifth year in a row & tell you about the time they had one too many glasses of wine and didn't chicken out of their fan girl moment but sincerely wish they had.I'm home now, exhausted from the travel & late nights. Terrified by the work ahead of me that seemed so possible and thrilling when I discussed it with my People just a few days ago.
And I have a whole year to walk through before it happens again. A whole book to write. Maybe two.
But I'm also energized from floating on all that creative energy, and motivated by having spoken by goals out loud to people who won't hesitate to kick my butt for me should I hesitated to follow through.
So now? Now I get to work. Wish me luck. And don't be afraid to drop me a stern email every now & then to make sure I'm on track.
How about you? What's your oasis every year, your respite from the grind? Who are your People, & where do you find them? How do you keep going between visits? Source URL: https://violeta-diario.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-08-03T02:32:00-07:00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true
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