C.D.’s Comments (group member since Oct 21, 2013)

C.D.’s comments from the C.D.'s Canaries group.

Iryna wrote: "CD, I was seriously pissed when you whacked Paulie in Spin. Stronzo!!! Loved Bowlips, and he seemed to be a good friend to Antonio, at least he had ,the strongest connection with him. Spin needs so..."

Paulie is what you might call a "pretend friend" in screenwriting parlance.

But...Paulie felt betrayed at what Spin was doing with Theresa, what he was risking.

We were watching Jesus Christ Superstar the other night, the old movie. The greatest thing for me was Judas being portrayed as a man of vision, a man who wanted *what was best* and in failing he both destroys and saves the world.

Don't doubt that Paulie could come back before push comes to shove.

***A goddess reserves the right to change her mind at any time***

I'm caught up - if I missed your question could you repost?

Diana wrote: "Will we get to know Jonathan's mother more?? I'm wondering if she knows about her husbands "desires" and chooses to look the other way or does he hide it from her pretty well??"

We get a glimpse in KICK.

My assistant for a signing asked me why Eileen was such a bitch to Monica.

And I said, put yourself in her shoes. Your baby boy is dying. You've watched couples in your circle break up and the fights over wealth. You've watched younger women steal men and of course, your husband DID have this issue....

And here's this woman who says she's with Jonathan. He's in a physically and emotionally weak state. They're a few months into the relationship, she's glomming on, do you trust her?

No. you do not.

Deanna❤Pink Lady❤️ wrote: "Did you always know that Jonathan would have his condition? That it would require the operation?"

If you noticed, the cardiologist next door was mentioned in BEG.
So it was one of the many ways I figured it could go. I knew he had a condition, but left it so that it could be ignored if I wanted to do something else.

Tony wrote: "Ok. My next question:

So we know that J.Declan is a serious Asshole. His issues with young girls being both very topical and equally distressing. It would appear from news stories that many men wi..."

Tony, you are a genius, seriously. Wow. What a story. I love it.

But no. A story about human trafficking and incest will be career suicide. I'm sorry to be so on-the-nose about what concerns me, but that story, while fantastic, would break the tone of the piece, and get me banned hard. (but damn, you're good)

Declan's predilections (at this moment) are his own, and his connections to the mob are business, not pleasure.

***A goddess reserves the right to change her mind at any time***

Diana wrote: "From me:

Since we brought up Sing and the break up......


In Sing Theresa gave Jonathan her engagement ring. Was Theresa wearing this said ring or was it in her purse??"

Wearing it

Lisa wrote: "Do you have an idea of how long it will take you to tell all the stories for the Drazen clan? (not that I want them to end but figure at some point I'll have to prepare myself lol) Do you already ..."

I have to stay on the drazens, and I have *no clue* how long it will take.

There is a possibility I'll have to break off if I get a certain kind of deal, with a certain kind of thing (vague vague vague) but I'll let you know first.

I always let you all know my schedule as soon as I do. You'll not be left in the dark ;)

Elle the ClosetRomanceReader aka Leftie wrote: "C.D. wrote: "Elle the ClosetRomanceReader aka Leftie wrote: "Have you actually been to Vancouver? If so, did you like our beautiful city?:D
AND, I gotta know, how, and why Invictus?!?! <3 that part..."

Whether or not they go to Italy depends on whether or not I can convince my husband he needs a family trip. No joke. I do need to go in order to do it right.

Caroline wrote: "CD, Jonathan's Dad
How Jonathan doesn't like Monica to on her own with his dad, and the young lady(Rachel?) his dad was seeing when Jonathan was young, oh and all the activity of the family needs t..."

It does indeed begin with KICK. But it's still mostly off-screen

ok refreshing screen....

Diana wrote: "From Me!!

We all know 4 days fuck with me! Sooo during those 4 days was Marina in our out of town??"

I'm enjoying your suffering too much. I won't say, Contessa.
:)

Michelle wrote: "Hello everyone! Popping in for a bit. =)

I have been wondering... With how intricate all the details have been with the Drazen clan, as you expand with the stories for the Sisters... Have you hit..."

God.
Fuck.
I'm so familiar with those corners. So far, I have enough sisters to play with, but with every one, there's less and less play and I'm pretty terrified that I'm going to get to the last story and say....oh shit. I can't do what I wanted here, because of xyz.

So far, anything I want to do can be given to a sister. So far.

Diana wrote: "From Kristi

1) What prompted you to begin the story of Beg? Was it already a series including Tease and Submit?
Who came first, Jonathan or Monica?

2) When writing about the musician in Monica's..."

I was writing this mystery series, and I fell in love with the romance of the main couple. Book 3 in the series is mostly a romance.

So I wanted to just focus on romance and hot sex. Monica definitely came first. Jonathan was just a cipher in the first draft of Beg. I wanted to write about a man who wasn't an emotional virgin, and that was there but little else. He developed his charm and sense of humor by the end though, then I went back and redid his scenes.

Julie wrote: "CD how did you get so familiar with the music industry for Monica's experiences in SOS?"

Years of smoking and drinking with NYC musicians, hearing their joys and complaints, staying after shows, asking questions. I was a fashion designer at the time, so it was just me having fun and I retained an awful lot.

My husband was also a musician, so I could always ask him, though he didn't get far. he does have lots of info

~ Irene ♥s ~ Søren ~ Ben O'Callahan ~ Joe Callahan ~ Javier ~ Spin ~ Isaac ~ wrote: "When you were writing Sing, how much of Spin was already written/in your head??"

The basic outlines of it.

Like, this, then that, then the other thing, and there we are.

I did move Daniel and Theresa's breakup, which jogged stuff a little. SPIN was a cheating story, but I HATED it. Because I couldn't make Daniel just evil right off the bat and live with myself (I don't think of Daniel as THAT bad) so I opened with them broken up... but it's all "even" now to where I had it before. So book 2 starts where it should.

Diana wrote: " from Phoebe
I want to know if her past characters get in her head & talk to her for lack of a better word? Is this why we get bonus stories w Jonathan & Monica or does she just do it bc she knows..."

The hardest thing I ever did was end SOS. Jonathan and Monica were still going strong in my head. But I felt STRONGLY that I had to end it and move on, or I'd have a career defined by one story.

The bonuses I do because I know you'll enjoy them, and they're easy and fun.

Jean wrote: "What's it like for you when you write from the male pov? is it a pleasure or hard work?"

Pretty hard.

Antonio is going to be a bitch because english isn't his first language and I don't speak italian.

SueBee★bring me an alpha!★ wrote: "Curious: A classic has 3 acts.. you mentioned 4 acts is that a movie industry thing? or is it a modern take on a classic...?"

TV shows are four acts (though five is becoming the new norm), and the novellas are structured like TV shows.

Some dramaturges do insist that three acts in films are really four, since the middle of act two is broken by a big even that spins out of control.

However, it doesn't change the "dramatic tension" so it's like slicing an onion. You can do it longways or crossways, you still get fried onions.

❥Lil wrote: "I have a question about Kick, if you can answer that, of course.
Are we going to see Fiona in M/F/F action? ;)"

Yes

I think I'm caught up?