Almost There...

I have been a busy bee. I have editing and polishing book. Putting the finishing touches on a first novel can be daunting. I have a generic cover uploaded while I wait patiently for my friend to finish designing the cover. It has been three years since I started this project. Man has the time gone by. I have also discovered that you can now copyright online. That is convenient. It's been a journey and my birthday is coming up. I am hoping to have the book published by the month's end. OK I was really hoping to get it done by my birthday but I am going to be glad to have it published during this month.

Meanwhile on the acting front, I am agent free as of today. That's right. I have no agent. On the plus side, American Crime starts this Thursday and I am supposed to be in the third episode. Here is to crossing my fingers. I had a scene with Felicity Huffman. She is awesome. I had to up my game when I was on set with her.

If you don't know who Felicity Huffman is, let me school you a bit. She is most recognized for her role on Desperate Housewives as Lynette, the say at home mom that used to have a career. I remember her most from films. One in particular was Transamerica for which she won a Golden Globe and received an Oscar nomination. That's right people! I had a scene with an award winning actress. Transamerica is a touching film about a transgendered woman trying to get to know her son. So you can see that I was beyond excited. Oh yeah! And her husband is William H. Macy. Another favorite of mine.

What I loved the most about that day and my time with her is that she treated me like an actor. For those of you who are not in the acting community, there are stories of walk-on characters being treated poorly. Not on this set. Felicity introduced herself to me in the make-up trailer with a hand shake and a smile. I have been a fan for a long time and yet she extended her hand and said, "Hi, I'm Felicity." We ran the scene three times and then met back up on set. ( note: every time something happened, I sent a text to my sleeping husband. I had to be on set at 6:00 AM )

The director, Gloria Muzzo was also amazing. She made sure that I felt comfortable. She even greeted me with a hug. If that wasn't enough, the crew treated me with the same respect as Felicity and Gloria did. Some of my friends that booked the show also had the same experience. Hands down, that was one of the best acting experiences of my life.

During the shoot we improvised a little and tried it many different ways. It was surreal. At this point in my life I had not expected to work with someone that I admired so much. You can tell by the cheezy grin on my face that it was the best day.

American Crime begins March 5. I am challenging all of you to watch.