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“He left Hollywood and renounced the pursuit of fame, joining a brotherhood of Franciscans who supported their monastery by refilling ink cartridges and baking fruitcake, available on Amazon.com.” click on the picture

December 5, 2014 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Advertising, Art, Books, Christmas, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Humor, Literature, Los Angeles, Movies, Palm Springs, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: #itsinhiskiss, A Modern Hollywood Whodunnit, Happy Hollywood and Merry Tinseltown, It's in His Kiss a novel by Vickie Lester, yummy Hollywood neo-noir

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“A Modern Hollywood Whodunnit: you find yourself wondering how closely some of these folks might be modelled on current A-list stars.” click on the picture

December 5, 2014 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Advertising, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Literature, Los Angeles, Movies, New York, Palm Springs, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: #itsinhiskiss, A Modern Hollywood Whodunnit, Happy Hollywood and Merry Tinseltown, It's in His Kiss a novel by Vickie Lester, yummy Hollywood neo-noir

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Just had 938 downloads of my book in one day, and it’s Billy Wilder’s birthday… Hey, I live in CA, naturally I make some kind of woo-woo connection. Thank YOU, and there are a little more than four more hours to get your free copy. Honestly, I feel a little lightheaded…

June 22, 2014 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Advertising, Art, Blogging, Books, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Literature, Los Angeles, Memoir, Movies, Music, Mystery, New York, News, Palm Springs, Parenting, Photography, Publishing, Romance, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: #itsinhiskiss, A Modern Hollywood Whodunnit, Billy Wilder, free download, It's in His Kiss a novel by Vickie Lester, leave a review on Amazon.com, lightheaded, Marilyn Monroe, thank you, thank you again

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Does fate rest? Or is it relentless?

June 22, 2014 by Vickie Lester

Free download today! Click anywhere! Tell your friends! It’s In His Kiss – Kindle edition by Vickie Lester. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Categories: Advertising, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, law, Life, Literature, London, Los Angeles, Memoir, Movies, Music, Mystery, New York, News, Palm Springs, Parenting, Photography, Publishing, Relationships, Romance, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: #itsinhiskiss, A Modern Hollywood Whodunnit, a novel by Vickie Lester, Advertising, Billy Wilder's birthday June 22 1906, digital frontier, download It's in His Kiss for twenty-four hours free on Amazon, FaceBook, free, free download, gripping mystery, Hollywood, Hollywood behind the scenes, hot lights of Hollywood, I used to write screenplays, It's in His Kiss a novel by Vickie Lester, Kindle, starry-eyed, Sunday, Sunday June 22, tell your friends, twitter, with an ending I never saw coming, YouTube

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TELL YOUR FRIENDS: IT’S IN HIS KISS FREE on Amazon for One Day Only!

June 21, 2014 by Vickie Lester

There are many suggestions out there in the world and on the web on how to promote your work in this brave new digital frontier, however, I tried a slightly different approach: I got down on my stylishly-attired (okay, I was wearing jeans!) knees and prayed to my ancestors… Yeppers, forget Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, ancestor worship is key. My grandfather was in advertising—yeah, yeah—it was the 1920s, but I’m sure he could have given me some pointers. Book-wise. So […]

Categories: Advertising, Art, Blogging, Books, Children, Choreography, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Literature, London, Los Angeles, Movies, Music, Mystery, New York, Palm Springs, Photography, Publishing, Romance, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: #itsinhiskiss, A Modern Hollywood Whodunnit, a novel by Vickie Lester, Advertising, Billy Wilder's birthday June 22 1906, digital frontier, download It's in His Kiss for twenty-four hours free on Amazon, FaceBook, free, free download, gripping mystery, Hollywood, Hollywood behind the scenes, hot lights of Hollywood, I used to write screenplays, It's in His Kiss a novel by Vickie Lester, Kindle, starry-eyed, Sunday, Sunday June 22, tell your friends, twitter, with an ending I never saw coming, YouTube

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Hey, Baby! Guess what’s free Sunday on your Kindle? Hollywood… Somewhere around the stroke of midnight… California time

June 20, 2014 by Vickie Lester

 

Categories: Advertising, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Literature, Los Angeles, Movies, Mystery, Palm Springs, Photography, Publishing, Romance, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: #itsinhiskiss, A Modern Hollywood Whodunnit, a novel by Vickie Lester, be careful you don't turn into a pumpkin, Billy Wilder's birthday June 22 1906, fantasies, free, free download, gripping mystery, Hollywood, Hollywood behind the scenes, I used to write screenplays, If Audrey Hepburn had a potty mouth, It's in His Kiss a novel by Vickie Lester, stroke of midnight, Sunday, Sunday June 22, The best novels out of LA are woven with a noir tone - all that sun and all those palm trees have to cast a shadow, with an ending I never saw coming

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Ms. Lester Regrets (Nothing)! For It’s A Book Club World, After All!

June 9, 2014 by Vickie Lester

There’s a lot of talk these days about the seismic changes in the publishing business. What’s discussed less are the changes to the social aspect of reading and the increasingly social ways people interact over books. And this social component is even driving the way books are marketed, both by publishers and by authors themselves. via The Millions : Book Clubs Mean Business. I was walking down the street to my neighbor’s pool the other day when I ran into […]

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Joan Collins, in the words of Mr. Lester, “Zowie!”

May 27, 2014 by Vickie Lester

“Have you met my significant other?” Anne shook her head, expecting him to introduce a strapping young man, possibly, most likely, in the acting profession. Instead he blew a kiss to a taught, angular woman in her late sixties / early seventies wrapped in an Indonesian sarong. She smiled serenely. She was stunning. Anne tried to place the face, and then she realized she was looking at a bombshell from the fifties—Toni Todd. Oh my god. She’s my father’s age—eighty, […]

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Where the elite are never discrete…click on the picture

May 24, 2014 by Vickie Lester

Anne expected The Buccaneers to be some gimcrack, seedy nightmare, covered on the outside with weathered wooden panels while within would be a world of piratical tack with swags and ropes and men in velvet doublets—minus pants…  pg. 167, It’s in His Kiss

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Solar sneezing — when you walk just before dawn, and as soon as the sun beams down and hits your nose — kerchoo! I’ve learned to bring tissues. Sleeves will only get you so far. . . . . . Time for a #sunnyday cup of #coffee. . #livethelittlethings #beautyofstillmoments #goodmorning #decor #door #heart #outforawalk #pursuepretty #postitfortheaesthetic #thatsdarling #architecture #thehappynow #gooutside #Conquer_LA #LAStory #LostInLA #MyDayInLA #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #goodreads #socal #story.
He said, “Look at the sunset,” and I glanced up to see the light had turned luminous coral in the sky, so I ran up the stairs and climbed out on the roof for an unfiltered #LA #sunset. . . . . . #goodnight #love #gooutside #pursuepretty #exploretocreate #artofvisuals #palms #MyDayInLA #clouds #bluesky #naturephotography #citylife #LAStory #silhouette #glowing #hollywood #light #thehappynow #discoverearth #writersofinstagram
There are some #words that just set me off, like effulgent. Which is what this image is, #radiant with #light. And the feeling it captures, which is joyful because shortly after I snapped it I saw a very little boy, maybe 18 months old, dressed in a onesie and tennis shoes out waddling along with his father, when he heard a dog bark across the street. The pre-verbal little one broke into a beaming smile then wagged his head and lolled his tongue out and Papa said, “That’s right! It’s a puppy.” Such a moment makes a day worthwhile. And now I’ll get back to my griping — effulgent — a grating word for something glorious. Don’t even get me started on copious. . . . . . #sweet #friday #california #bungalow #architecture #livethelittlethings #thehappynow #amwriting #outforawalk #hollywood #postitfortheaesthetic #thatsdarling #lastory #writersofinstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #socal #story #beautyofstillmoments #home #pursuepretty #agameoftones #artofvisuals #gooutside
How my morning got a #French twist — stopped by my favorite @cafemontrose and found Mme. Pam herself putting a new #sparkle on the #design, and the food? Merveilleux, as alway! It’s #wine #wednesday at the #cafe. Drop in and raise a #glass in #congratulations. Or, if you’re like me, bite into a #strawberry #pastry and revel in #spring. . . . . . #mirror #friends #reflection #portrait #restauranteur #cafe #neighborhood #Paris in #socal #delicious #coffee #bakery #breakfast #lunch #local #bijoux #bistro
Once upon a time I had an astronomy professor who would explain the quality of light and celestial motion in a rrrrolling Germanic accent. He would tell us all about Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), an astronomer — except he said Tycho Brrrrhhh-hay — who besides being a brilliant and precise observer of the heavens before the invention of the telescope, had a few quirks. At university he fought in a duel and thereafter wore a brass nose. He was considered superstitious and in his native country, Denmark, they refer to “Tycho Brahe days,” meaning a whole slew of inauspicious days scattered throughout the calendar. In April there are seven such days. And, not one of them is the 13th. Wishing you a floral Friday, with ❤️. . . . . . #rose #love #petals #blossom #flowers #history #stars #livethelittlethings #lightandshadow #color #story #friday #fridaymood #superb_flowers #bouquet #exploretocreate #art #nature_perfection #chiascuro #jardin #garden #garten #flores #fingerscrossed #goodluck #visualsoflife #MyDayInLA #amwriting
Our heroine’s romantic fantasy of living in a turret fizzled as soon as she lugged her groceries up the stairs... . Life in #Hollywood, as seen from a babysitter turned movie mogul’s eyes. Just a taste on the blog today. Link in the profile. . #goodmorning #sunday #livethelittlethings #beautyofstillmoments #artofvisuals #design #garden #homedecor #outforawalk #pursuepretty #postitfortheaesthetic #thatsdarling #agameoftones #thehappynow #gooutside #wasthatacastle #LAStory #LostInLA #MyDayInLA #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #goodreads #socal #story.
When you’re writing, and the words come to you in wonderful waves, and you feel like you’re floating just inches above the floor... . #imagine that — . #amwriting another #hollywood #novel.. . And now it’s time for #tea. . #LAStory #LostInLA #MyDayInLA #elegance #style #color #agameoftones #spring #flashesofdelight #flightsoffancy #home #losangeles #artofvisuals #book #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #filmindustry #author #love #literature #lovebooks #goodreads #socal #story
A shout-out to the saintly ladies of Hill Street, who guide us through jury selection with patience, kindness, a bit of wit, and the resolve of the upright. I reported for jury duty the other day and walked into the assembly room as a judge was invoking the words of Martin Luther King, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I like to remember that, especially now. This is the view from Grand Park, past the superior courts, with City Hall smack-dab in the center. . . . . . #gooutside #cityscape #exploretocreate #think #urban #palms #perspective #architecture #postitfortheaesthetic #dtla #beautyofstillmoments #artofvisuals #agameoftones #thehappynow #Conquer_LA #LAStory #LostInLA #MyDayInLA #elegance #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #author #literature #lovebooks #goodreads #socal #story #itsinhiskissbyvickielester

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