The glare of the spotlight
A large chunk of people move to Hollywood to become famous (I know, this really is the blog that reveals all the trade secrets, eh?). But it’s true: the valet at a.n.other Beverly Hills restaurant is...
View ArticleIt’s Venice Beach baby!
Rather like a delicate Victorian lady of comfortable means, I decided to spend some time at the beach this week in the hope that the ocean air would help clear my virus-ridden lungs. Everyone I know is...
View ArticleThe most over-dressed woman in Hollywood
A couple of times a week I do a circuit around Silverlake reservoir. While others run, I sort of half power walk/half amble, listening to whatever’s on my iPod and checking out the cute guys. Usually...
View ArticleA Night on the Red Carpet
Berlin is a long way from Los Angeles but I watched those giant dominoes topple live on CNN, as I pounded away on the Stairmaster at the gym this morning. I had a little tear in my eye watching the old...
View ArticleSweet times in Hollywood
I’m in the market these days for good news, back-handed compliments and glimpses of hope. This week I won Write On! Online’s November writing challenge thus presenting me simultaneously with all three....
View ArticleMeet and tweet
Last week, I hung out with my friend Jay D, who I met almost three years ago at Writers Boot Camp. It’s funny who you stay in touch with. We’ve probably seen each other three times in three years – his...
View ArticleReinvention ain’t easy
I recently returned from a three week trip to Europe. I hadn’t been back in over a year so was due some quality time with friends and family. I also needed a few days away from my laptop as my brain...
View ArticleGetting a script read in Hollywood
See that sight-seeing bus in the rather colourful picture above? I was driving behind it a few days ago, as we approached the always busy intersection where Franklin meets Highland. Just around the...
View ArticleNew York, Josh Brolin and Shoes
I flew to New York last week to interview dashing Josh Brolin for the blockbuster juggernaut that is Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. Once I worked out that this was the closest I’d ever get to...
View ArticleLORE AND ORDER
Thanksgiving week is always fun. Frankly, anywhere I can get a home-cooked meal that I don’t have to cook myself is something to be thankful for. (Thank you Cheydleur family). The trick is to...
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