Posted by monicacollier on May 23, 2010 in
Unbecoming I got a care package from a fan, turned great friend, Jerry Swink. I wanted to let her know how much I appreciate her and everything she does. You’re a great friend and wonderful person. I look forward to another visit to Oklahoma, soon. I know you’re eagerly awaiting Unbecoming. I’ll try and deliver it soon. Still working on the plot finish and keeping my inspriation high with all you sent me. It will keep my frame of mind on Caroline and David. Until then, we’ll both have to settle for drooling over JAG discs and NCIS. David James Elliott, Mark Harmon, Muse Watson…enough said. 
Tags: Caroline Blaine, David James Elliott, David Reese, Friends, inspiration, JAG, Mark Harmon, Muse Watson, NCIS, Unbecoming, write
Posted by monicacollier on Apr 9, 2010 in
General Nothing blew up on me today, or over me. Although we did have a small fire in the kitchen that was extinguished before I arrived. The fans were turned on and smoke sent out into the world.
I had dinner with my parents tonight. It was nice, quiet. Then we went into a retail store in Georgia where a fan recognized me. I was grilled on the release date for Unbecoming. I still get a thrill every time a fan says something to me. We stood and discussed how much we missed seeing David James Elliott every week on JAG. I miss John M. Jackson, too. Season ten of JAG wasn’t the same without him. For now, I think I can make do seeing Mark Harmon, and the occasional guest appearance by Muse Watson, on NCIS.
While chewing on my entree I had thoughts swirling through my brain about the plot point I’m at right now in Unbecoming. I think I’ll write around it until I figure out exactly how to fill the gap.
More on that later when my brain figures out what I meant by that.
Tags: David James Elliott, JAG, John M. Jackson, Mark Harmon, Muse Watson, NCIS, Unbecoming
Posted by monicacollier on Apr 6, 2010 in
General With Easter come and now gone, I’m left to reckoning. I have had to come to terms with many things about myself and my life in the last year. I hope Easter continues to remind me that this life is not just about me, but about what I am ‘to’ be.
The book is coming right along. A friend of mine in South Carolina mentioned going to see Muse Watson’s new movie in June. I think I will go. Muse will be putting in an appearance there as well. He will know soon enough that the character Jack Madison, in Unwritten, was inspired by his performances.
I am not going to make it to Oklahoma this year to see Mark Harmon. My friend Jerry is frowning because of it. I’ll miss the trip. It would have been great.
In the mean time, keep emailing me and sending your thoughts. I like your input and also feedback.
Tags: Jack Madison, Mark Harmon, Muse Watson, Unbecoming, Unwritten
Posted by monicacollier on Jun 29, 2009 in
General I had a nice run tonight on the Greenway. Slow and reflective enough that I was thinking about David James Elliott. I have his face in my mind when I write the character of Captain David Reese in the Unwritten saga.
I could see him in my mind in a hangar, helping Caroline Blaine put an F-14 back together, like the pieces of a puzzle. This will figure in with Unbecoming. I’ve already got the scene in my head, now I just have to commit to typed word.
I’m also trying to work out another plot point that I’m stuck on. It involves Caroline and her Dad, Sonny Blaine. Most of you know that I see Mark Harmon in my head for him. Perhaps I should go catch some episodes of NCIS and JAG too for that matter.
Thanks for the emails this week with your opinions on the new blog. I hope to update it regularly. Facebook is just getting to be too much.
Tags: Captain David Reese, Caroline Blaine, David James Elliott, JAG, Mark Harmon, NCIS, Sonny Blaine, Unbecoming, Unwritten