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Cary Grant:

I have had a major crush on Cary Grant since I was little.  I loved his movies and was fascinated by him from a very young age.  I found his voice alluring, his eyes mysterious but inviting, his mannerisms to be caring and loving, but most of all, I most of all was attracted to him because no matter who is onscreen love interest was, his true heroine, he put them under his spell and they fell in love.  (No matter what movie he made, I was truly under his spell).  Yes, cheesy, I know, but he made it seem so easy — boy and girl meet, fall in love and a kiss  at the end, letting me know that their love story would last a lifetime.  After watching “An Affair To Remember,” “Penny Serenade,” and “That Touch of Mink,” it was because of him, that I wanted to fall in love, forever…

Doris Day:

I can’t recall what my first Doris Day movie was, but it didn’t matter, because she was the woman wanted to be like, when I grew up.  She was the delicate blond, who was very confident in herself and wasn’t afraid to tell a man what the thinks of him, like in the movie “Pillow Talk.”  Her natural beauty, inside and out, is what I believe a true Heroine should imitate.  Ms. Day’s characters she played on-screen were courageous, fun-loving and not at all, one that would make her look bad offscreen.  She will forever be the Heroine I wish to live up to.  (I have already written a blog about the Heroine of a Lifetime — Dame Elizabeth Taylor).

Bradley Cooper:

Sexy, charming, charismatic, loving, sporty and adventurous…oh, Bradley Cooper!  When I first saw him in “He’s Just Not That Into You,” I was hooked on this man!  I literally was flabbergasted at the beauty of this man!  I can’t remember ogling over a man like I did him, in a very long time.  Bradley Cooper was my new George Clooney, the new Brad(ly) Pitt.  When my brother and husband wanted to go see “The Hangover,” I certainly did not hesitate.  Recently, I remembered that he was also in “The Wedding Crashers,” “Valentine’s Day,” but most recently, “Limitless.”  The HOT Mr. Cooper is my new fantasy man who I use my imagination with when I’m writing love scenes…oh, and I did mention how hot he is?  One thing about him is that he picks very different characters to play onscreen, which allows my fantasies to elevate.

Sandra Bullock:

When I watched one of the cheesiest movies in the early 90’s, I fell in love with Sandra Bullock.  In “Love Potion No. 9,” I could relate to her character because she was a nerd in the movie, much of how categorized myself during that time in my life.  At the end of the movie, it was as if the nerdy girl had turned into a beautiful swan, when she met her true love.  I knew, because of this movie, that nerdy girls could be loved too.  When I saw her in “Speed,” I liked how her character was so different, though she seemed to still have stunning features that the action movie needed.  When she received an Academy Award for “The Blind Side,” I was so happy for, because this beautiful, stunning, funny, caring, actress was now “America’s Sweetheart.”  I love the fact that she’s not a celebrity who is all about her, and how she claims herself to be just another (beautiful) woman in the world, and it’s because of that, that I find her to be the next Heroine of a Lifetime…

Dame Elizabeth Taylor died on March 23rd.  It was a very sad day for the world.  The Academy Award and Golden Globe winner was known for her eight marriages to seven different men, her dazzling jewelry and charity work.

When I was a young kid, I remember loving her movies.  At that time, I wasn’t a big fan of really long movies, but the movie “Giant,” was combined into two VHS tapes — I watched that movie over and over.  After that, I was hooked as an Elizabeth Taylor fan.  From “National Velvet,” “Father of the Bride,” “A Place in the Sun,” “Butterfield 8,” “Cleopatra,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf,” and last, but certainly not least and my personal favorite, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” she worked her heart out on every movie she made.

As a writer, I think that Elizabeth Taylor is the epitome of what a classic heroine should be.  They should have it all – brains, charm, radiance, sexuality, just to name a few, just like the legendary Elizabeth.

If you haven’t seen anything by Elizabeth Taylor, I challenge you to watch her movies and see the world is now missing.  If you have seen her movies, watch them again and fall in love all over again…

For my 30th birthday, my husband gave me the most special gift ever, my book in hardcover!  When I opened it, I immediately got chills.  Everything about it was perfect! I looked at him, and then back at the book, not really believing what he had given me.  I stood there in amazement as I flipped through the words that I had written and through the book I had finished only nine days before!  On the inside left cover, was what the book is about and one the inside right cover, there was my picture and a mini bio about me.

It had all become very clear as to why he pushed me to finish my first book, and I’m so glad he did!

Thank you, honey, for making my dream a reality of “publishing” my first draft…

I could define Merriam-Webster’s definition of marriage, but not going to, because I disagree with their “definition” of marriage.  I think that one can be married to anything, just like it’s often hear that some people are “married to their jobs.”  I can see how that can be true, especially for a writer…but at the end of the day, you are also a husband or a wife.

ARE YOU MARRIED TO YOUR BOOK?

For some writers, I’ve heard that some feel like they are married to the book that they are writing.  I am about to finish writing what I hope will be my first, and I think that after having shared so much effort, time, drama, happy, sad, confusing experiences with it, I can’t help but feel married.  Isn’t that a lot like being really married?  My struggles that I have had with my book, I think make it stronger (and made me a little more frazzled), but that doesn’t mean that I don’t love it any less.  There have been nights where I’m listening to my husband snore and though as bad as it might be, all I can think about is the fight I’m having with my characters, but after sleeping on it, everything is better the next day..or at least after some time has gone by.

…OR ARE YOU MARRIED TO YOUR SPOUSE?

During the process of writing my book, there has been nobody else who has been as supportive as my husband.  He has pushed me to do things that I didn’t know I could do, and he believes in me more, as each day passes.  This journey has been amazing for both of us, especially with our communicating skills, as he shares his brilliant thoughts, comments or suggestions for my book.  He’s helped me on the days (and weeks) that I have literally stared at the computer, by having the confidence in me that I’ve needed to reach my goal.  I’ve only been married just of a year, but we were together for a longer time before that, so nothing is new about him, not even the annoying way he eats a cookie.  I love being married, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.  He is the one I vent to about my hardheaded characters, he’s the one who asks (on most days) if I have written, and it’s because of him that I can say, “I am a writer…and a wife!”

When I began writing my book, I really never thought that it would turn into a book.  That was not my intention, at least at that time.  I was taking online writing classes and was just doing my assignments, but then something happened — I couldn’t stop!  My characters were beginning to be my friends, and I knew their secrets.  Like with friends, we had our disagreements and didn’t always get along, and sometimes we didn’t talk to each other for days, even weeks at the most, but we always came back together.  Not only my characters, but also the storyline I was creating, followed me wherever I went — it was all I thought about.  As the words kept flowing, the story began to go somewhere, and just like that, I was halfway, and then I was three-quarters of the way finished…

Now, as my deadline nears, I find that I’m having trouble writing the ending.  Maybe it’s because I don’t know, because I haven’t ever written one, but I think it goes deeper than that.  I really think that I’m not wanting to say my goodbyes to my “friends,” and I certainly don’t want the storyline to end, I want to know what happens to them!  Yes, I’m sure that it sound selfish, but this is the first book I’ve ever written.  My deadline is 13 days away, and I know I’ll make it, but until then, I’ll be loving the heart out of writing my book!