Veronica Scott's Blog, page 144

Wednesday Whimsy ~ Mellow & Laid Back

I think maybe L.A. or San Francisco could be rushed, but Sacramento is just laid back! Nick Johnson, MLB

I never understood the idea that you’re supposed to mellow as you get older. Slowing down isn’t something I relate to at all. The goal is to continue in good and bad, all of it. To continue to express myself, particularly. To feel the world. To explore. To be with people. To take things far. To risk. to love. I just want to know more and see more.

Diane Keaton

It is hard to play “Blue Suede S...

Nine Favorite Iconic Movie Dresses

I’ve picked out the first nine that come to MY mind anyway, not saying they’re the Top Five in all moviedom – let me know what your favorites are!!

1. Dorothy Gale in Wizard of OZ

2. Galadriel in the Mirror Scene, Fellowship of the Ring

3. Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

4. Belle from Beauty & the Beast

5. Rose’s red and black beaded dress from Titanic

6. Since I can’t stop with just five, Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, one of her many gorgeous outfits from the movie

7. When I was a kid I always loved...

Meet the Author Carrie Ann Ryan TRINITY BOUND + Giveaway

Today it’s my pleasure to host a return guest, Carrie Ann Ryan, author of the Redwood Pack – exciting paranormal romances about shifters. Some of my favorite books, by the way! She’s going to give away one $5 Amazon gift card and a swag pack to one randomly selected Commenter so be sure to enter by leaving us a comment below!

Here’s the story of her latest in the series, TRINITY BOUND:

Hannah Lewis, a rare earth witch, is taken from the only life she’s ever known. Held against her will by a sad...

Six Sentence Sunday

This Sunday’s excerpt is from an SFR WIP set in the same universe as my recently published WRECK of the NEBULA DREAM. Andrianda (Andi) Markriss, a planetary representative for Loxton Galactic Trading, has been spending a lazy summer with her best friend in the highly exclusive summer compound of the planet Zulaire’s ruling nobility, networking. On a day when a number of strange and disturbing things have already happened, Captain Tom Deverane, Sectors Special Forces, unexpectedly shows up wit...

Women & Children First?

This weekend is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. This tragic disaster is perhaps the best known example of “women and children to the lifeboats first.” That chivalrous code led to approximately 70% of the women and children who had been on board the luxury liner surviving, including a distant relative in my own family, while only 20% of the men escaped alive.

Of course the rule didn’t apply straight across the First Class, Second Class and Steerage. Only 27 of the 79 Steera...

Veronica Answers the Woman’s Magazine Interview Questions

I was reading the latest issue of a very famous woman’s magazine interview with some celebrity mother or other this morning at breakfast and answering the questions along in my head, for myself – I always do that, don’t you? Then I decided since this magazine will probably never interview me, I’d just answer the darn questions here (added one or two of my own) and invite you to answer your favorite question too!

What’s the best part of your day? I have two actually – first, when I walk out the...

Veronica Answers the Woman's Magazine Interview Questions

I was reading the latest issue of a very famous woman's magazine interview with some celebrity mother or other this morning at breakfast and answering the questions  along in my head, for myself – I always do that, don't you? Then I decided since this magazine will probably never interview me, I'd just answer the darn questions here (added one or two of my own) and invite you to answer your favorite question too!

What's the best part of your day? I have two actually – first, when I walk out

Five Famous Ladies of Titanic (Other Than Molly)

Dorothy Gibson: Model, Actress

Already famous as a model, singer and dancer before she set sail on the Titanic, Dorothy Gibson was rapidly becoming one of the first "stars" in the fledgling movie industry. Her most famous role was as herself, in herself in Saved From the Titanic, based on her experiences in the disaster. The movie was released 29 days after the sinking, was the first of many films about the sinking.

The Titanic is the best known aspect of Gibson's life. After a six-week...

Lucky 7 Meme – Tag You're It!

Have been tagged again in this fun meme, this time by my friend Julie Butcher! Here are the rules:

1. Go to page 77 of your current MS/WIP2. Go to line 7.3. Copy down the next 7 lines, sentences, or paragraphs, and post them as they're written.After that I'm supposed to tag seven other authors but as most people I know have been tagged (once or thrice), I'll just invite anyone reading this post who has a WIP or MS to join the fun on their blog! And let me know….Here are the next seven lines...

Last Meal on the Titanic

Do you suppose any of the 1500 or so doomed passengers on Titanic realized they were eating their last meal, that night of April 14th, 1912?

No matter what topic you examine regarding Titanic, the facts and figures and tragedy are astounding. Just feeding the passengers and crew required the ship to carry tons of meat, produce, dairy, eggs and drinks, plus well over 100,000 pieces of crockery, pots, pans and glassware to cook and serve the food in. One of the most riveting scenes in any movie ...