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Kate OMM left a comment for Loraine Despres
Hi Loraine - thanks for the friendship. I'm looking forward to your notes & links!
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Loraine Despres commented on the blog post 'THE SUBMISSION MISSION: A Project Statement'
Great idea.
Apr 27, 2011
Loraine Despres commented on the blog post 'Paper The World With Poetry Today!'
I love this poem and want to put it in my pocket.
Apr 15, 2011

Julian Assange Ticks Me Off (Prompt 6 #swinspires)

Julian Assange ticks me off.So smooth, so cool, so self-righteous.Hero of the peopleSome peopleMale peopleGoes through women likeHot butter through a sieve.See More
A blog post by Loraine Despres was featured Dec 21, 2010

Julian Assange Ticks Me Off (Prompt 6 #swinspires)

Julian Assange ticks me off.So smooth, so cool, so self-righteous.Hero of the peopleSome peopleMale peopleGoes through women likeHot butter through a sieve.See More
Blog post by Loraine Despres Dec 21, 2010
Loraine Despres replied to the discussion 'She Writes Title Workshop'
Which title would you pick up? "What Nicole Knew... And Didn't?" or "Liquid Summer"
Oct 9, 2010
Loraine Despres replied to the discussion 'She Writes Title Workshop'
Great title. It says it all.
Oct 9, 2010
Loraine Despres replied to the discussion 'She Writes Title Workshop'
Definitely, Culture of Fear. Unless the book is academic.
Oct 9, 2010
Loraine Despres commented on the blog post '5 Writerly Fundamentals for a REAL Summer Vacation'
I'm going to be totally self-serving, but if you pick up THE SCANDALOUS SUMMER OF SISSY LEBLANC bet you won't be able to put it down. Great airplane and vacation read. I've just finished THE IMPERFECTIONISTS, a novel by Tom…
Jul 24, 2010
I'm off. Taking myself on a play date. Don't want to offending the Muse. See: http://lorainedespres.blogspot.com/2010/07/play-date.html
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Loraine Despres left a comment for Penny Taylor
Welcome to Shewrites. Hope you enjoy the company.
Jul 14, 2010
Loraine Despres commented on the event 'LA SheWrites Celebration'
Sorry, I thought I responded weeks ago. I'll bring wine and chip in for hte rest.
Jun 29, 2010

LA SheWrites Celebration at Gabrielle Burton's house

June 29, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
PARTY SALON SALON PARTY PARTYFor all SheWriters in LAAll over the US, SheWriters are meeting to celebrate the first birthday of SheWrites.com!Please join us and other LA SheWriters for an evening of birthday cake and wine.Bring a bottle of wine, or we can all chip in $5.00 to cover costs. If you want other nosh, we can potluck or buy. Tell us what you want.And bring one of your books to swap! Please RSVP here or to hopeedelman@gmail.com so we can send out a formal evite and get an idea of…See More
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Who I am:
www.LoraineDespres.com
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc;
The Southern Belle's Handbook, Sissy LeBlanc's Rules to Live By
The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell
My writing is:
Fiction, Screenwriting
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
I'm willing to
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
No
My professional associations:
I'm currently on the Board of PEN USA. I'm a member of WGAw. I'm a member of the Author's Guild. I'm a past Board Member of Women In Film and a long time Trustee of the Women In Film Foundation.

An Outline of My Professional Life

I am a novelist and recovering screenwriter.  My first novel The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc, was a Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club featured selection and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick. It became a national best-seller and is now in its 22st printing.
It engendered The Southern Belle’s Handbook, Sissy Leblanc’s Rules to Live By, which included all Sissy’s rules such as, “It’s okay for a woman to know her place, she just shouldn’t stay there.”
My next novel, The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell about intolerance and love is set in 1920, a time when women were expected to “know their place.” Prohibition was in full swing, women were clamoring for the vote, and a narrow-minded intolerance was sweeping the world.
During my screenwriting days, I wrote screenplays, pilots, and MOWS including episodes of The Highlander, The Equalizer, Crime Story, Chips, Knots Landing, Dynasty, and The Waltons, but I'm best remembered for writing that cultural icon the “Who Shot J.R.?” episode of Dallas. I taught screenwriting at UCLA for seven years and worked as an international screenwriting consultant in Germany, Sweden, Spain, and Canada. I'm on the Board of Directors of PEN USA, a past Board Member of Women In Film and longtime Trustee of the Women In Film Foundation. I'm also a member of Northwestern’s Council of 100 and NUEA where I mentor young alums. I live in Beverly Hills with my husband, writer-producer Carleton Eastlake, and I continue to enjoy Bad Behavior.

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Julian Assange Ticks Me Off (Prompt 6 #swinspires)

Posted on December 20, 2010 at 5:47pm 0 Comments

Julian Assange ticks me off.

So smooth, so cool, so self-righteous.

Hero of the people

Some people

Male people

Goes through women like

Hot butter through a sieve.

Loraine Despres

A Letter from a Reader

Posted on February 11, 2010 at 8:11pm 3 Comments

As an author I often hear from my readers and I always welcome their thoughts. But rarely do I get an email that moved me as much as this one. Ms Zeboor gave me permission to share this with you and use her name:… Continue
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VACATION TIME--BANGKOK AND BEYOND

Posted on July 23, 2009 at 6:57pm 0 Comments

I'm taking off tonight for Bangkok and after a few days BALI! The island I've always wanted to visit. And to make it a real vacation, I'm leaving my computer at home. Imagine. Rest for the weary novelist. I'll try to post from time to time, but if I don't have a wonderful summer y'all. And Hope, you're doing a fabulous job of promotion. See you at your book party, where I imagine people will stock up for the holidays.

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At 10:04pm on September 4, 2011, Kate OMMKate OMM said…
Hi Loraine - thanks for the friendship. I'm looking forward to your notes & links!
At 7:33pm on March 7, 2010, Phoebe WilcoxPhoebe Wilcox said…
My publisher is lining up stuff. My first literary festival is coming up in May at Drexel University in Philly. Bringing promo copies b/c the actual book won't quite be out yet. I've been doing a lot of informal readings. It's my pre-publication "worldwide" coffee shop tour. Mostly just Pennsy and Jersey. Starting local then taking over the planet.
At 6:38pm on March 5, 2010, Phoebe WilcoxPhoebe Wilcox said…
yeah, the arts. It's always feast or famine!
At 8:41pm on March 2, 2010, Phoebe WilcoxPhoebe Wilcox said…
Hi Lorraine, I just noticed that you are a best-selling author and I'm sorry to say I had not heard of your books before. But I basically live in a self-absorbed fog so many obvious things have to rain down around me and even hit me in the head before I notice them! Are you doing well enough to only write--did you get to quit your day job?! I hate my day job. I love to write!
At 5:41pm on February 13, 2010, Loraine DespresLoraine Despres said…
Every chapter of The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc starts with a rule from her Southern Belle's Handbook. One of my favorites is--"It's okay for a woman to know her place. She just shouldn't stay there."
At 4:41pm on February 13, 2010, Renate StendhalRenate Stendhal said…
Hi Loraine, as you can see here, all's well. The messages are now coming through. Pheww! Tout va bien.
At 11:19pm on February 12, 2010, Renate StendhalRenate Stendhal said…
My comments for you seem to have dissolved into the cyber air, Loraine. I was thrilled to discover your Gertrude Stein quote, then a shared interest in Stendhal on top of it. Now I am very curious about your Scandalous Summer. A suivre! :)
At 1:24pm on February 12, 2010, Renate StendhalRenate Stendhal said…
Oui, Stendhal indeed. I guess we share a fondness for that brilliant guy. "Who Shot J.R." -- really? That was very fun. I look forward to discovering your "Scandalous Summer"...
At 7:31pm on November 19, 2009, Elizabeth BeckwithElizabeth Beckwith said…
Thanks for the nice comment about my video/title! I hope you are well!
At 11:23pm on November 13, 2009, Kamy WicoffKamy Wicoff said…
Dear Loraine,

What a story! Thank you so much for sharing it on She Writes. Miz Welty is one of my favorite writers of all time -- being a southern girl myself. (Texas.) I am so glad you are here, and so energized by all that has happened here today.

Warm best,
Kamy
 
 
 

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