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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MEET DANIELLE JAMISON

All sweetness and light when dealing with the press and her fans, Danielle Jamison is a different creature behind closed doors.  Cold, cunning, and career-obsessed, she’s managed to parlay her role on a teen soap into movie stardom, but she won’t be satisfied until she has the Oscar, an award that’s already eluded her once.

Author’s Notes:  Every story needs a villain right?  The one in BLAME IT ON THE FAME just happens to come in a petite, sweet-voiced package.  Not that Danielle considers herself a villain; she’s just ambitious and goal-oriented and woe betide the person who gets in her way (that includes her husband and two small children.)

I love Danielle and make no excuses for it.  I’d totally want to hang out with her and listen to her talk smack about all of the other nominees in her category.  I’d just have to be careful never to turn my back on her; otherwise, I might end up with a knife stuck in it.

Danielle Quotes (non-spoilery):  “Are you insane?  How many kids with leukemia are members of the Academy?  If I want to win this thing, and you know I do, then I need to be courting the gay vote, not wasting my time on sick rugrats.  Tell GLADD I’ll be there.”

“I’ll look like frickin’ June Cleaver.  Minus the pearls, of course.  I’ll leave those to Reese, whose kids aren’t nearly as cute as mine.  I think she bleaches their hair.  It looks just a little too blonde to be natural if you know what I mean.”

“I’ve heard that drugs make you paranoid.  I guess you’re living proof.”  

Casting:  In my mind’s eye, Danielle looks like a young Amy Adams with the natural beauty (strawberry blonde hair, perfect skin, lovely smile) and aura of wholesomeness.