Costume designer #Adrian and #RosalindRussell heading to the MGM set of #TheWomen in the spring of 1939. Ten years earlier, Adrian told SCREENLAND magazine, "With the entrance of the human voice [in movies], actresses suddenly became human beings." #TCMParty #nextbook
Director #GeorgeCukor and #NormaShearer clown around on the 1939 set of #TheWomen. In a 1936 note to Cukor after the death of husband Irving Thalberg, Shearer wrote, "I am so grateful for all you contributed to dear Irving's life." #TCMParty #nextbook
Virginia Grey, #GeorgeCukor, and #JoanCrawford rehearse the Black's perfume counter scene in #TheWomen. “I don’t try to relax them,” Cukor said of actors. “Why should I? I don’t want the actors to be too goddamn relaxed.”#TCMParty #nextbook 📸 Margaret Herrick Library AMPAS
During research for my next book about #TheWomen, I spent a day going through #RosalindRussell's collection at #UCLA. A favorite find: A $0.10 check to Columbia Pictures for a phone call Russell made from the studio in 1942. 😏 #TCMParty #nextbook
“MGM had tested everybody but Lassie & Mrs. Roosevelt for #TheWomen," said #RosalindRussell. "Even the maids’ roles were fought over.” Here w/ #NormaShearer, Joan Fontaine (behind RR), Hedda Hopper & George Cukor. #TCMParty #nextbook
#HeddaHopper, who appears in #TheWomen's final sequence as a gossip columnist, always thought #MaeWest should have been cast in the film version of Clare Boothe's play: "She would have taught those gals the meaning of the word 'sex'." #TCMParty #nextbook
Very excited to see my series out in the wilds (even if those wilds are the delightful Carina's book room!)
#dragons #kickassbooks #fantasybooks #urbanfantasy #lovereading #bookshelf #shelfie #bookseries #amreading #tbrpile #newbook #newbooks #sff #nextbook #jane #magic
Dusting of snow on veg patch
Well it ain’t much, but I’ll take it. At least it’s cold! Bring it on! #Winter #WinterLover #NextBook #naturewriting
#BehindTheScenes on the set of #TheWomen, on #TCM later tonight! While assistants tend to their wardrobe and make-up, #RosalindRussell jokes around with on-screen nemesis #PauletteGoddard on a break from shooting the Reno fight scene. #TCMParty #nextbook
At one point in the writing of #TheWomen, 12 year-old #VirginiaWeidler (here w/ #JoanCrawford) had the last line & shot in the film, watching her parents reunite offscreen: "Her face relaxes into a very broad grin...she turns a beautiful cartwheel of sheer joy..." #TCMParty #nextbook
“Sketched on the set” of #TheWomen at #MGM in 1939. Adrian’s presence (far left) underscores the importance of the fashions to the film and of him to MGM. On #TCM this morning to celebrate #GeorgeCukor! #TCMParty #OldHollywood #nextbook
Follow me here and on Substack at “Sit with Chuck” as I share this deep change process.
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Good romance drama books?📚GO!!
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Two more battle scenes to write. Just two. Then my Working Draft is ready for its heavy edit. Can I knock this bad boy back under 120,000 words? Time will tell...
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The evolution of a book's cover art...
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On #TCM now: #TheWomen! “MGM had tested everybody but Lassie & Mrs. Roosevelt for The Women," said #RosalindRussell. "Even the maids’ roles were fought over.” Here w/ #NormaShearer, Joan Fontaine (behind RR), Hedda Hopper & George Cukor. #TCMParty #nextbook
Book Cover for 'don't let the forest in' by C G Drews. An old painting of a boy with monster slashing across the face. In the slashes grows roses and moths and botanical things.
I'm starting a listen of 'Don't let the forest in' by CG Drews!
Clearing the backlog because I got to ARC read Hazelthorn and it got me hooked.
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#nextbook #audiobook #libraries
Second draft done for my next book! Will be released in Spring of 2026 and I can't wait to share it with everyone.
#bookdraft #nextbook #writerlife
I am going to be editing my next book starting on Monday and I just released a book this past Wednesday. Debating on when I should give spoilers. Obviously not just yet, but struggling as I am really anxious to share it with everyone.
#wip #nextbook #slowdown
Today, I’m sharing the work that went into setting up and self-publishing my next book.
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#NormaShearer and #GeorgeRaft in 1940. They began their controversial relationship just as Shearer finished shooting #TheWomen in Aug. 1939. Raft followed her to Europe that month, but the trip was short-lived once Britain and France declared war on Germany. #TCMParty #nextbook
The almighty #RueMcClanahan as Countess de Lage in the 2001 revival of #TheWomen at Roundabout Theatre, later broadcast on #pbs. With Kristen Johnson (Sylvia), Jennifer Tilly (Crystal), and Cynthia Nixon (Mary). #TCMParty #Broadway #nextbook
“Sketched on the set” of #TheWomen at #MGM in 1939. Adrian’s presence (far left) underscores the importance of the fashions to the film and of him to MGM. #TCMParty #OldHollywood #nextbook
In 2002 #PBS broadcast a revival of Clare Boothe Luce's #TheWomen performed @ the Roundabout Theatre. The starry cast included #KristenJohnston as Sylvia Fowler. #IsaacMizrahi did the costumes, and his designs for Sylvia--this hat!-- were sublimely ridiculous. #TCMParty #nextbook
#OTD in 1939, #GeorgeCukor celebrated his birthday on the set of #TheWomen with #JoanCrawford, #NormaShearer and other cast & crew. Trying to slim down before the premiere, Cukor enjoyed watermelon provided by #RosalindRussell. Shearer gave him the giant donut (center). #TCMParty #nextbook
