Today, I went to hang out with the fans for the premiere of King Arthur:Legend of the Sword.  Soooo many fans there to see Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou, and Guy Ritchie just to name a few.  It was so crowded that I couldn't get a closeup, but it allowed me the opportunity to network and I met a wonderful upcoming actress, Esther.  She gave me the hookup on how to get interviews with celebrities because they want and love promoting their stories.  So, I'm working on getting you know who on a new talk show that I'm producing soon.  I will keep you posted.  Oh, forgot to mention, I met Normani Korbei from Dancing With the Stars at my first ballet class this past weekend.  We happen to be at the same dance school and I'm such a big fan of hers.  I told her that I had been voting for her.  She's so gorgeous, very courteous and sweet.  A real gem.  I would love to cast her for the character of Madi from my amazing suspenseful thriller, Love Has No Ending.  Thank God, I'm not shy cause networking is so important.

  He’s mid-50s to early 60s, a man who went through midlife crisis staring at everything that wore a short skirt and was 20 years his junior. He started a new family, his oldest from the first is 35 and his second marriage has rendered him two more, a 4- and a 2-year-old and now one more in the oven.  So, as I was working at 3am in the morning watching one of my favorite very great shows on Netflix, Grace and Frankie, and doing what I love writing, blogging, and simmering with ideas, in comes a hunk of a sexy man, beautiful full shapely lips, tall, dark, and a deeply mellow sounding voice that resonates from the screen.   An epiphanous moment, this gorgeous hunk of a guy, could he be my Detective Shameus who’s obsessed with catching Troy because he believes him to be a cunning, deceitful, murderer who has managed to remain a fugitive. Could it be this guy who never gives up like a hound dog, indelibly handsome and regretting his impulsive midlife crisis behavior decisions which caused him to end his 32-year-old marriage and start a new one, young family and all, all of four years?  But after all of the midlife foolishness, several good things made this impetuous man grow, revelation time.  He stopped smoking cigarettes or at least change habits.  Now he taps.  He doesn’t smoke them, but now he’s acquired a musical tapping habit—he continually taps e-cigarettes. He finishes things now. And now, a little too late, he realizes that he had the best thing ever, his first wife.  Hmmmmm… what’s cooking there?  Or should he be my Boz Stratford, a new character that I’m introducing… more to come in the second book of Love Has No Ending.  Would love your suggestions for Detective Shameus. What actor could you see as Detective Shameus (different spelling)? 

This week while out at one of my favorite places, I overheard a lively but educational conversation among several men about their experience with women which captured my attention. Two men (looked to be from 25 – 35 years old) were talking about the kind of women they have met in their lives.  Who knew, I didn’t know men had conversations about women and not to that degree. The discussion evolved around how women handled betrayal. Well, one gentleman talked about women from a negative standpoint and the other positive, so I’ll call them, Mr. Negative and Mr. Positive. So, here goes. Mr. Negative felt that if a woman is betrayed they are going to retaliate. Some physically, verbally, and others very obscene or a combination of all. Mr. Positive commented that women react differently and it really depends on who the woman is.  If you hang with a “ratchet” woman, then the behavior is going to be the same, ratchet—loud, boisterous, and can be obscene, totally ignorant.  “It’s all about the selection,” he said. His experience had been that if he selected a woman who was on her “A” game—was going places, had goals, was achieving them and demanded the same of him, he had a different experience.  If he couldn’t keep up or stay focused, then she would dump him and that’s the kind of woman he wanted. He said all that to say, you get what you look for, ratchet or substance.  “It’s all about the selection.”  Your Thoughts? 

Defining and peeling those layers of personality traits and secrets that we may want to remain hidden is what makes a great character interesting and even exciting.  It’s his or her elusiveness that adds the mystery and thriller.  Defining Troy was a little difficult because I wanted to introduce a good guy who had some hidden secrets that had not been explored.  I hope I have achieved that because I want the reader to get to the finish line saying, “Hmmmmm, I didn’t see that coming.”    

Music often inspires my writing. So, I was listening to several songs and different artists, when I came across these strong women singing and I wanted to share them with you. They blew me away. I'm writing a scene where Dora is reassuring her young lover and colleague that he is special to her.  For he is feeling somewhat threatened about Detective Shameus' return into Dora's life. Especially after he hears Detective Shameus say to Dora, "I'm still your friend" as he leaves her office.  Reminisce, and I would love your thoughts and comments.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58D4elqQqbg&list=RDg5fV2p9lQXY&index=5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58D4elqQqbg&list=RD58D4elqQqbg#t=33