blogging buddies rock – BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD

August 5, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Double Indemnity | Brick Wahl

I love the blog Beguiling Hollywood. Vickie Lester posts these great pictures of stars of yore–publicity shots, movie shots–and describes them with a quick caption or a little essay and they’re always good. Today’s was a still from the film noir classic Double Indemnity. Barbara Stanwyck in shades Fred McMurray…

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June 30, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Interview: Vickie Lester and Why “It’s in His Kiss” | It Rains… You Get Wet.

This is Miss Marilyn Monroe at the Racquet Club in Palm Springs. She was never shy in front of the camera, but I always have been…so I say: one million thanks to Michael for the Q & A—it was a blast! If you want to kick off your shoes and…

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June 23, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Marlene Dietrich, “Mother Teresa with better legs,” (according to Billy Wilder) and me…

This is just my ever-so-subtle way of asking those who picked up my book yesterday to please (You don’t really want to see a grown woman beg do you? Apart from anything else it bags my nylons!) take a few minutes to leave a review at Amazon.com once you have…

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May 10, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Write what you know…and then grit your teeth and publish. With an older and wiser Vickie Lester and a young Joan Crawford

Write what you know??? If that were true all you’d be hearing from me is, “Blah-blah-blah, perimenopause, blah-blah-blah, who didn’t close the refrigerator?, blah-blah-blah, that director is an ASSHOLE, blah-blah-blah, does anyone see my glasses anywhere… Furthermore poppets, I get queasy handing out advice, but the thing about writing, more…

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May 8, 2014 / Vickie Lester

When self-publishing seems to be spinning out of control…

And you feel like this (hint: deer in the headlights): (please note: after the dust has settled I will be HAPPY to talk “the process” with any of you who has questions, that means you at thefirstgates, especially you) What was I saying? Oh, yes. When the demons of DIY…

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Double Indemnity | Brick Wahl

Interview: Vickie Lester and Why “It’s in His Kiss” | It Rains… You Get Wet.

Marlene Dietrich, “Mother Teresa with better legs,” (according to Billy Wilder) and me…

Write what you know…and then grit your teeth and publish. With an older and wiser Vickie Lester and a young Joan Crawford

When self-publishing seems to be spinning out of control…