Some of 2005’s Emmy
nominees earn six figure paychecks for playing TV characters who earn considerably less.
careerbuilder.com reveals what police consultant Adrian Monk, NYPD Det. Olivia Benson, sportswriter Ray Barone, shrink Dr. Craig Huffstodt, attorney Alan Shore and other TV characters would probably make in real life.
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Search Me II
Here are some of the searches that brought people to this blog today…
Ninya Perna Sex (Who is "Ninya Perna?")
Jeri Ryan Encino (Is someone trying to find out where she lives?)
Jenna Lewis Sex Tapes (Jenna who? People still remember her?)
Celebrity Nipples (Would Jenna’s nipples qualify as celebrities?)
Hunter + McCall Slash Fanfic
Brothers Grimm Slash Fanfiction
Pernell Roberts (Odd..no one is asking about his plastic surgery, his nipples, or looking for slash fiction with him and Little Joe)
Lara Flynn Boyle Plastic Surgery (Nipple implants, no doubt)
White Wash + Ian Ludlow (this one aroused my curiosity)
Orlando Bloom + Mpreg
Reunion+ reality+sucks + Fox
Chicken Pot Pie
Worst Novel Opening Lines
William Shatner Plastic Surgery Hoax
Karina Lombard Nipples (what is it with this nipple obsession on the web?)
Lindsay Lohan Nipples (I knew that would get me hits!)
Whedon Goes to Mars
Zap2It reports that BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER creator Joss Whedon will guest-star in the sixth episode of VERONICA MARS this season as a rental-car manager.
Celebrity Gossip
This is the week for celebrity marriage break-ups. Renee Zellwegger & Kevin Chesney are annulling their marriage after just five months. Tori Spelling & Charlie Shanian are separating after a little over a year after their wedding. And Lindsay Lohan still has nipples.
(That last observation will send my hit counter soaring)
On the Road Again
Yesterday, I kicked off a schedule of promotional events (that stretches into March 2006) by signing at The Mystery Book Store and Mysteries to Die For with my friend Zoe Sharp, who is in the states from the U.K pushing her hot new novel FIRST DROP. She was accompanied by Andy, her swarthy body guard, photographer, sex slave, pack-horse, chauffeur and doting husband. We had a wonderful time meeting readers, chatting with booksellers and hanging out. My daughter Madison strong-armed Zoe into buying a copy of her book
ADVENTURES OF KITTY WONDER #2: LOTS OF KILLING and at Mysteries to Die
For, Andy test-drove the owner’s new Lexus hybrid. Zoe will be posting some pictures of our whirlwind L.A. tour on her website. You can also check out her road-trip blog.
Here’s a story of a man named Brady
I make the mistake of joking about Partridge Family slash fanfic and what happens? My brother Tod finds this:
"Greg. Greg Brady." Greg proffered his hand to be shaken and Keith [Partridge] held onto it a little too long.
"You’re touring with us, right?"
"Uh huh." Greg licked his lips and wondered why his pants suddenly felt so tight.
"We should be getting ready."
"Yeah." Greg shook himself out of his reverie and said, "You have nice hair."
"Thanks. So do you."
"Maybe we could–" Greg started tentatively.
Keith smiled slowly. "I know a place."
"We could get caught. I mean–" Greg’s cheeks flamed bright red and he ducked his head to avoid Keith’s probable scrutiny.
"Not if we hurry. Come on."
Keith knew where all the dark places to hide were. He had to. He had an
overprotective mother and more siblings than he could count.
At Least it’s not The Partridge Family
There’s a Livejournal community dedicated solely to slash fiction about the
alternative music duo Insane Clown Posse. It’s about time.
(Thanks to Jeffrey Hitchin for the heads-up. I’m not gonna ask how he found it)
“How Much Did You Pay To Get Published?”
Author Susan McBride posted her "Slightly Sarcastic Rules for Writers," a must-read for all aspiring novelists, on Lipstick Chronicles today. Among the questions she tackles are: "How Much Did You Pay To Get Published?" "What Font Should I Use?" "How Many Pages Should My Manuscript Be?" and "How Much Did You Pay Your Agent to Take You On?"
Every time I speak to groups of aspiring writers (I spoke last night to the Ventura County Writers Club), the first piece of advice I give them is not to pay to have their book published, that it’s a complete waste of money and is not a necessary step in becoming a professional writer. This always goes over badly — because half the room has either already self-published or just sent in their checks. They want to believe there’s a short-cut that gets them past all the scary hurdles of publishing…and they don’t want to discover that there isn’t.
Search Me
I had a big day hit-wise at A Writers Life, so I was curious what people were searching for that brought them here. There were an extraordinary number of people looking for details about Andi McDowell’s breasts, Hunter Tylo’s plastic surgery, Steve Erhardt, Lindsay Lohan’s breasts, and information on Temperance Brennan, the hero of the new series BONES. Here were some of the other searches that brought people here:
"hair dresser Michael Jacks0n Los Angeles cleft chin same surgery"
"Alexander the Great fanfic"
"Obi Wan Kenobi sex"
"Nipples"
"Jeff Lindsay Dexter Literary Agent"
"How to Write a Treatment"
"Author Jan Goldberg" (that had to be my Mom googling herself)
"Tod Goldberg" (that had to be my brother doing his hourly self-google)
"JK Rowling is a plagerist"
"Another bullshit night in suck city + lousy"
"asshole + Lee Goldberg"
"How to sell my book"
"PublishAmerica"
"How to write a sex scene"
"Fanfic + Lee Goldberg"
"Janet Evanovich’s phone number"
"Lord of the Rings real cities on earth"
"mpreg stories"
"mpreg + Spock"
and my name + every science fiction show ever produced (is someone preparing a blog post about my views on sci fi TV?).