healingmirth | (no subject)

There appears to be a Die Hard 5 in the works. I think, but I might be imagining, that Bruce Willis said something in one of the interviews on the DVD about the conditions under which he'd do another movie. I'd love to see more of Matt Farrell taking on the bad guys, perhaps even on purpose this time, but I would be even more excited to see Lucy come back in a slightly-less-kidnapped role.

I don't think I've ever read a Danielle Steele novel, but this interview about her new book, Big Girl has me intrigued for once. I don't think I have any credibility talking about any of the things she's trying to address, so I'll just submit this without additional comment.

MARTIN: I dont know if this is giving it away, but I do want to point out that her roommates at one point - when she moves to New York, she has two roommates who are gay.

Ms. STEELE: Yes.

MARTIN: And one of the points that they make as characters is drawing the analogy of the rejection that they have felt in their life from being gay to hers.

Ms. STEELE: Everybody has their issues that they're unhappy with or that their families dont accept about them or whatever it may be. And so, its interchangeable with the roommates or with other people. I mean, each of us have been picked on. Every one of us have been picked on for something.

and then

MARTIN: What kind of reaction are you getting?

Ms. STEELE: I've had very, very positive reaction from readers who are very pleased that I've related to their problems and their issues. And I think a lot of women can relate to it.

MARTIN: Has anybody argued with you about it, saying thats not the way it is at all. I dont emotionally eat, I'm just big.

Ms. STEELE: I've had a couple of letters from people who felt she wasnt enough overweight, that she should've been 100 pounds overweight, not 25 or so.

This is probably a going to end badly, but I had an idea spring up for a Generation Kill (Brad/Nate, I think) werewolf sort-of-AU last night. I think I'm going to drop what I have so far on that WIP filter I've never used, when I get back from dinner tonight. Because, seriously, every single thing about the thousand or so words I have so far is a type of thing I've never written before - military, werewolves, snippets of a fight scene, hospitals, and maybe some sort of nascent (or possibly not) government conspiracy funtimes. It's going to require research, what the hell?

So if anyone would like in on the filter to watch and/or critique the train wreck, let me know. I haven't written more than a couple sentences at a time in I don't know how long, so feel free to tell me what's wrong with my prose.