This is a scene from my manuscript This Time Around – a work in progress. It may or may not make it in the final version of the manuscript. “You ready? It’s nearly 6:30. Get a move on.” Janine steps into my office, bouncing on the balls of her feet, gym bag slung over her … Read more
An hour passed and Cassandra Werner hadn’t changed positions. Sitting with her legs flung over the arm of her favorite overstuffed chair, she’d been staring at her phone hitting refresh and waiting for the Nieman Marcus website to update. From the corner of her eye Cassandra saw the housekeeper enter the solarium. Without looking away … Read more
Of late, I’ve been bolting out of bed at 5am because my mind is racing with things that need to be done. This morning was no different – except my heart was acting like a hammer rather than a muscle, my eye was twitching as if I’d put it on automatic wink mode, and I … Read more
I meant to get to you yesterday, but things got out of hand here. This is a crazy business. One of the other Line Producers took it upon herself to fire the Director of Photography (DP) on her show because he was a horse’s ass disguised as a DIVA. I was at the copy machine … Read more
Dear Diary: I woke up this morning and decided – new day – new me. I was going to be nice if it strained the last ounce of sanity I possessed. But bam. No sooner do I walk into the office then I discover the production “Fairy God Mother” is on strike and I’m on … Read more
Show Runner: “We really need the special light for this round of shooting.” Line Producer: “Why? I’m not saying no, I just need to understand why before I can allocate $350/day for something that was never discussed or budgeted for.” Show Runner: “Yeah, well, the DP says we need it to create the effect we … Read more