How did the picnic on the pier get set up? Answer: Meet Jack.
The picnic on the pier…
How did it get set up and taken down?
In my head canon, Nate has a minion. That minion’s name is Jack and in polite company, Jack is called Nate’s personal assistant.
Jack is a (no pun intended) jack-of-all-trades who grew up in the California foster system and got into UCLA's film school on talent and scholarship. Once he graduated, he needed a job, and applied to an anonymous ad on a Hollywood job search website for a personal assistant. Come to find ...
Drunk Brunch
I got an editor note back for Chapter 16 suggesting that I change “drunk brunch” to “hangover brunch”. And even though I’ve been friends with my editor for nearly 10 years, I guess I never mentioned drunk brunch to her. . . Oopsie.
I don’t know if it’s a Louisiana thing or a my-friends-from-college-in-Louisiana thing, but every Sunday (and some Saturdays) during college when we all lived in dorms, we would meet around 11 AM in the LSU Student Union for drunk brunch.
Somet...
Luca Paretti Rosé
The wine Nate uses to woo Tori in the final scene of Chapter Eighteen. . .
I'm sure you're shocked to learn this is not my photo. . .
I had a glass of this when I was at Catch LA for brunch for my cousin’s birthday in late July. Catch LA is a truly phenomenally rooftop garden restaurant in Hollywood. It takes weeks to get a reservation – like, you can’t even walk in without your name on the list – and the flowers alone were worth it.
My meal was meh. I really have to stop ...
One Canal Place (Chapter 9)
That photo above? Not my photo. Nor is the one below. Shocking.
At the end of Canal Street, almost at the river, on the edge of the Quarter, stands a high rise. In that high rise, you can both get your passport from the passport office upstairs, Chanel 22 at Saks Fifth Avenue, and a great little dress at one of the boutiques.
http://www.theshopsatcanalplace.com/
The Dress (Chapter 9)
In my head, Tori is wearing the perfect red dress...
It’s Kiyonna from 2015 and no longer on the market <sad panda>. Kiyonna has some similar styles, but, to me, this dress is nigh on perfect. An amazing shade of red, the stark contrast of the black belt that shows off your waistline, the sweetheart neckline, and the flirty tulip skirt. How can a woman not feel gorgeous in that dress?
That’s the kind of dress you save for a special occasion and/or a special man.
Isn’t ...
Actors and Directors and Producers, Oh MY!
A Tiny Insight into the Film (and Television) Industry
Producing/Directing/Acting
This is something I didn’t know until I actually was in the industry. In simple terms:
Actors are the “talent” (they’re literally called that *eye roll*). They’re the faces that make the story real. I guess that’s why they make bank (sometimes, depending, not the bit parts).
Directors direct the movie. It’s their vision how the script comes alive. Their job is to make sure that there’s ...
What it takes to become a Hollywood A-list star…
So you want to be an actor or actress...
Becoming an actor
I’ve met…many… young girls who were determined that they were going to be an actress, going to be a star one day. Is it possible? Sure. There are about 40 A list actresses out there, they were all just a girl with a dream at some point. We’ll just ignore for a moment that most of them have impressive film pedigrees with parents, and grandparents, already well established in the industry and able to blast the door open for ...
Tori wears Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm
This is what I used to wear when I waited tables. It made your lips soft all night, but, better yet, it would stain your lips so even if you talked your lipstick off over the course of your shift, your lips would still have color that wasn’t blotchy or feather-y.
I would absolutely recommend it for easy lip color.
(Now in my personal life, I wear lip liner and lipstick, usually in red.)
Burt's Bees Website - Red Dahlia Tinted Lip Balm
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