Announcement!

Starting next week, this blog will be moving, integrated into my official website.

Please make a note of the new site.

http://www.noellepierce.com/blog

I hope you’ll all join me there!

The Feast Your Eyes Friday post for this week will be available in both places, but as of Monday, everything is moved.

Feast Your Eyes Friday – Meryl Streep (1/14)

She’s been called “the greatest living film actress” (IMDb.com). She has “cheekbones to die for” (my friend Tyson). She can play comedy roles, dramatic roles, and roles based on real people so well, you’d think the actual person is doing it. Without further ado, please Feast Your Eyes on:

Meryl Streep

Name: Mary Louise Streep

Birthdate: June 22, 1949

Age: 61

Hometown: Summit, NJ, USA

Marital status: Married to Don Gummer since 1978!

Fun fact(s): She originally wanted to be in the opera. She learned how to play the violin in 8 weeks for her role in Music of the Heart. She’s been nominated for an Academy Award 16 times and won it twice.

From "The Devil Wears Prada"

Have a great weekend!

Writer Wednesday – Joanna Bourne (1/12)

I read Joanna Bourne‘s book, My Lord and Spymaster, a couple of years ago and I loved it. I wasn’t the only one. She won a 2009 RITA award from the Romance Writers of America for it. (They got good taste. *wink*). Anyway, in addition to being a great storyteller, Joanna Bourne is a sweetheart. I messaged her through Facebook last year, and she was kind enough to write me back at length about my question.

Just a note to authors everywhere: If you take the time to care about your fans, sincerely, they will become incredibly loyal. Just sayin’. I mean, I’ve never heard a reader complain that a beloved writer took the time to write them back. But I digress (I do that a lot, don’t I?).

Have any of you read her work?

Fun Finds v 20.0

I’m not sure if you all have heard the news about an edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn set to release in February, but there are going to be word substitutions. You can read some of the opinions at the Wall Street Journal and New York Times if you’re unfamiliar with it.

As a result of all the hullabaloo (just really wanted to say that word!), bring on the satires!

http://thedailywh.at/post/2641866199/bors

Your thoughts?

Feast Your Eyes Friday – Josh Duhamel (1/7)

First FYEF of the New Year is one of my favorite to look at. Please Feast Your Eyes on:

 

Josh Duhamel

Name: Joshua David Duhamel

Birthdate: November 14, 1972

Age: 38

Height: 6′ 3 1/2″ (Oh, baby!)

Hometown: Minot, North Dakota, USA

Marital Status: married to Stacey Ferguson, a.k.a. Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas