SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY - 3/11/12

Welcome to Books by Banister!  Since most of us lost an hour this morning, it's the perfect day to read something short and sweet like this six sentence snippet from my Oscar-themed Chick Lit novel, BLAME IT ON THE FAME!  Today's excerpt features Best Actress nominee, Laurel Hastings.  Laurel retired from show biz to raise her family 15 years ago and has been living the quiet life of a suburban wife and mom in Connecticut ever since.  Having decided to dip her toe back into the acting pool by taking a role in a small film directed by a friend, she expected, and hoped for, a low-key comeback.  When her husband, Patrick, brings her news of her Oscar nomination, she's not exactly thrilled.

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“Great, I’ve been given the grand old dame/Helen Mirren/Meryl Streep slot.  I hope I have something appropriately matronly to wear.”

     

Patrick chuckled.  “That’s not the grand old dame slot, that’s the sexy, experienced, aging gracefully slot.”

      
“Thanks, but you know that 48 is decrepit by Hollywood’s standards.  Everyone will probably expect me to show up on the red carpet with a walker.” 

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SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY - 3/4/12

Welcome to another Six Sentence Sunday on Books by Banister!  Thanks so much for stopping by to check out another snippet from my Oscar-themed novel BLAME IT ON THE FAME.  Today's sampling will give you a peek inside the marriage of Best Actress nominee Danielle Jamison and her husband, Logan Rafferty.  Dani and Logan both rose to fame on a popular primetime teen soap called "Doheny Bay."  Since the end of that show, Danielle's career has skyrocketed and she is now one of the most sought-after movie stars in Hollywood.  As for Logan . . .

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"I wish you wouldn't yell at the kids," Logan said when he was sure Sierra was out of earshot.


"Yeah, well, I wish you'd get a job so that I wasn't solely responsible for supporting our family and this household, but I guess we're both shit out of luck."


"You know my agent's got feelers out."


"He's had feelers out since Doheny Bay got cancelled; I’ve done seven movies since then, and you’ve done what - two Japanese beer commercials and some lame-ass comedy with Seann William Scott?”

“Those residuals checks from Doheny Bay help out.”

“$1500 a month - woohoo, call the Lamborghini dealership!"

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Hope you enjoyed that!  Be sure to check out the snippets of all the talented writers who are sharing their work this week at Six Sunday or search for the hashtag #sixsunday on Twitter.

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SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY - 2/12/12

Thanks for stopping by to read this week's six sentence snippet (try saying that five times fast!) from my Chick Lit novel, BLAME IT ON THE FAME.  My book follows the journey of the five fictional ladies who've been nominated for Best Actress at the 2012 Oscars, from the moment they receive the news right up to the big night when the envelope is ripped open and the winner's name is revealed.  One of these nominees is supermodel-turned-film star Anaya Reynolds.  She's young, she's brash, she likes to party, and she's always feuding with someone.  In the following excerpt, a hungover Anaya has been rudely awakened by her manager, Robert.  He wants her to figure out where she is so that he can pick her up and get her to the set on time, but she'd rather debate the merits of one of her most valuable assets.

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"I have a great ass, an ass that sold eight million pairs of True Religion lo-rise jeans.  My ass brought dark wash denim back," Anaya reminded Robert as she left the apartment and staggered down the corridor towards a bank of elevators.

"I stand corrected.  You have an amazing ass.  We should have it bronzed for posterity."

      

"I think JLo already did that with hers and I'll be damned if I'm gonna copy that uppity, no-talent heifer."

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SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY - 2/5/12

It's Six Sentence Sunday here on Books by Banister, and that means I get to share a little snippet from my recently released Chick Lit novel, BLAME IT ON THE FAME, with you.  My book tells the story of the five nominees for Best Actress at this year's Academy Awards.  One of these nominees is British stage actress, Philippa Sutcliffe.  Philippa's caught between a rock and a hard six-pack when she's forced by the studio to go out and promote her Oscar-nominated film with her co-star and former lover, Miles McCrae.  The first stop on their Reconciliation Tour is a chat show called "Eye on London," where the combative exes come face-to-face for the first time since their acrimonious break-up . . .

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“You look good, Phil.  You’ve put on some weight . . .,” his eyes traveled up and down her body, which was encased in a form-fitting wrap dress that showed off every womanly curve, “. . . in all the right places.”


“Well, you look like hell,” she commented waspishly after taking note of his rumpled hair, unshaven face, and drooping eyelids.  “Did you even bother going to bed last night?”

     

“Oh, I went to bed.  I just didn’t get any sleep.”  

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BLAME IT ON THE FAME can be purchased on Amazon and Smashwords