Just threw a bunch of chicken wings in the fridge to marinate for tonight’s dinner.
Lime juice, old bay, salt, pepper, garlic, chili oil and italian seasoning.
We’ll probably have pasta or potatoes. Debating making a macaroni salad but I don’t have eggs. Must have eggs.
Whatcha all having for dinner?
Oh. Just so you know…. April 16th!
From the Novel Approach…
On Thurs…. Rhys Ford pops in today with a “State of the Rhys” address. She shares news about her upcoming releases and will also be giving away some goodies, so stay tuned for that. Oh And Exclusive Cover Reveals *grins*
I’m just going to leave this here.
This is a lovely shot for contrast of skin. The stark white is a great background and the tones of gold on his skin are highlighted by the deep blacks of the shot’s shadows. The off centre of the subject is nice.
Please welcome Joe Cosentino to the blog! Joe is an author with Dreamspinner Press and has written a fantastic story! Everyone please give a warm welcome to Joe. I’ll have you know I resisted the urge to use that last exclamation mark there.
JOE COSENTINO ANSWERS READERS’ QUESTIONS
Rhys Ford, thank you for hosting me today on your amazing blog. Via Facebook, I asked my readers to post questions they would like me to answer on your blog. They came up with some really interesting questions. It was great fun answering them. Enjoy!
When you were an actor, which director did you get along with best? Have you remained friends with any or your costars?
I am still friends with the writer/director of CIRCUS, a musical I did at the Cubiculo Theatre in NYC in 1975. I played Rodo, the clown. I looked adorable in my clown outfit and makeup. Hah. We are all still friends! We have reunions at each other’s homes. We literally have grown up and grown old(er) together sharing career changes, location changes, marriages, divorces, births, and deaths. Our story would make a great movie. I want to play me!
Over the next few years I also acted opposite Nathan Lane (ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT in dinner theatre), Rosie O’Donnell (AT&T Industrial), Bruce Willis (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM in regional theatre), Holland Taylor (MY MOTHER WAS NEVER A KID ABC-TV movie), Jason Robards (Commercial Credit Computer commercial), and Charles Keating (NBC-TV’s ANOTHER WORLD) as well as with many many other gifted actors, writers, and directors. After our roles were finished, we moved on to other things and did not remain friends. That is one of the reasons I cherish the CIRCUS group so much.
Where do you get your inspiration for creating your characters? Which of your characters most resembles you?
Each of my characters is a composite of a few people I’ve known. The exceptions are Harold and Stuart in AN INFATUATION (Dreamspinner Press), which started as my one-act play and morphed into the novella. Harold is based on me, and his husband Stuart is based on my spouse. Harold has my sense of humor and ability to forge on despite amazing obstacles. Since it spans a twenty-year period, Harold matures throughout the novella as I did in my life. I love Stuart’s devotion to Harold as well as Stuart’s over planning of everything. My spouse makes lists of the lists he needs to make. He plans the itineraries for our vacations to the minute. Finally I love how Start isn’t jealous of Harold’s infatuation with Mario, because Stuart has the utmost faith in the strength of his and Harold’s relationship. Mario is a composite of a few studly guys I knew as an actor. They took it for granted that everyone was infatuated with them, and they were!
Jana Lane in the Jana Lane mysteries was born with PAPER DOLL by Whiskey Creek Press. She is based on a number of child movie stars like Hayley Mills, Shirley Temple, Patty Duke, etc. I cringe when my students tell me they’ve never heard of them!
The Nicky and Noah comedy mysteries (releasing this summer from Lethe Press with DRAMA QUEEN) take place at a college. Since I am a college theatre professor and department head, my colleagues tease me that if they tick me off I will kill them in one of my books. In actuality, the characters are conglomerations of many people I’ve known. I think that makes the characters more interesting and bit larger than life—which I like! Continue reading “Joe Cosentino Is At My Place! Welcome Mat Out!”
This is NOT an April Fool’s Joke. Dreamspinner Press is REALLY having a 50% off Sale on all IN-STOCK paperbooks. Time to raid the couch for pennies!
Down and Dirty is now $7.50. I think there are some Dirty Kiss and Sinner’s Gin there too.
I’ll have to check to see if you get the ebook as well when you purchase the paperback. For some reason that sticks in my head but I could be wrong. I need clarification there… LIKE BUTTAH!
Cassie’s name was selected from among the hundreds of people who donated, mentioned and passed the link along. I had to create a spreadsheet. Math is hard. Just saying. Cassie will become a Morgan in the next Sinners book after Sloe Ride (Yes there will be a one-off).
Cassie, your name was pulled from the GOFUNDME page. Your entry was:
So sorry to hear about your family’s struggles. My prayers and best wishes for strength of body, heart, and purpose, and of course health and well-being. I heard about your fundraiser on Rhys Ford’s blog, and I hope my small drop in your bucket is part of a much larger tidal wave of good will and support. God bless.
Please know every drop in the bucket goes to support a lovely man and you are a doll for being there with us. His road is a bit smoother because of you. And every one of you.
Cassie, please email me at rhysford [at] vitaenoir [dot] com and let’s talk about how you’re going to be in the next Sinners book!
Congrats to Cassie but most of all, thank all of you. Truly. Warms the cockles. *HUGS*
I get twitchy about my desktop. For better or for worse, I like to have shortcuts to series I’m working on lined up on the left side along with a master file.
A few seconds ago, I was kind of… damn I wish I had room to put a shortcut marked One Offs under here but there are too many folders.
That’s when I realized in about six months or so, I’ll begin the end of Cole and Jae’s story arc…
And that shortcut will leave my desktop.
A shortcut that’s been there for years…through a few laptops and thousands of cups of coffee.
Huh.
It’s a very weird feeling.
Rhys Ford 