tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post8025611294370662370..comments2024-03-28T23:20:45.447-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: Hollywood: The Ultimate Dangling Carrot by Melissa ClarkWriter Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-23402927413684424722011-02-13T19:07:22.739-05:002011-02-13T19:07:22.739-05:00I just really loooove braceface, even though I'...I just really loooove braceface, even though I'm 31!! Melissa, have you've ever made something similar to braceface that I could watch!?!? Seriously, I think I've gone over every episode about a million times, but I think I need some more!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-19703085852225669142010-11-09T17:30:08.950-05:002010-11-09T17:30:08.950-05:00This is so fascinating... I knew Hollywood was fic...This is so fascinating... I knew Hollywood was fickle and had ADD, but not to this extreme. Melissa, I feel for you about Oprah! Still, pretty cool to have made it that far.sarah pekkanenhttp://www.sarahpekkanen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-14490900422418259832010-11-07T17:57:51.337-05:002010-11-07T17:57:51.337-05:00I love this post-- I always wanted to write a TV s...I love this post-- I always wanted to write a TV show and my Hollywood girlfriends have really showed me that it's a much better idea in my mind than in execution....<br /><br />As for dangling carrots, I used to get a call from my agent any time a Hollywood person looked at my books with an eye towards optioning. Then, inevitably, I'd imagine a whole fantasy scenario where the actor/actress and I would become best friends and I'd even get a cameo in the movie. After each meeting, I'd be told it was a no, and my heart would be crushed. No movie? No new best friend?! After a while, I told my agent to stop telling me about meetings-- my heart just couldn't handle it!!Brenda Janowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-37943567212945632982010-11-06T10:00:01.340-04:002010-11-06T10:00:01.340-04:00Comforting to hear about everyone's dangling c...Comforting to hear about everyone's dangling carrots and that I'm not alone in this sea of vegetables!!! xoMelissa Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015632413658296141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-25988867805640122672010-11-05T20:21:54.384-04:002010-11-05T20:21:54.384-04:00Oh Melissa, I love you so! A dangling carrot you ...Oh Melissa, I love you so! A dangling carrot you say? Hmmmm. You are right, so very right and also so very sane. Alas, I still jump for the orange veggie. Jump rabbit, Jump! You my good friend, are often the voice of reason for this hopping bunny. <br />Love you much. Love. You.Maggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-46313993408382904462010-11-05T17:55:16.790-04:002010-11-05T17:55:16.790-04:00What good sense--turning to novel writing. Very i...What good sense--turning to novel writing. Very interesting post, Melissa. I'm such a newbie I can't even conceive of a Hollywood carrot. I'm still munching the publication carrot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-42030977286006331292010-11-05T17:29:22.396-04:002010-11-05T17:29:22.396-04:00Ah, yes. So relevant in a creative's life. Aft...Ah, yes. So relevant in a creative's life. After my second book came out I got an e-mail my someone at a big production company asking if film right were still available. I got way too excited about a simple e-mail, but my agent knows how to set me straight. She said, "you know that was probably an intern, right?" She followed up, but sure enough, nothing came of it.<br /><br />I don't let the dangling carrots rule my life anymore, though it is fun to dream. :)Malena Lotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989944242640005848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-36393648809561841702010-11-05T13:07:35.667-04:002010-11-05T13:07:35.667-04:00I actually remember Braceface. Sorry to see that o...I actually remember Braceface. Sorry to see that one go. Not enough smart, non-shoot 'em up cartoons for kids.PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-10772735917307521482010-11-05T12:50:05.983-04:002010-11-05T12:50:05.983-04:00Melissa S., I'm with Karin! It's amazing h...Melissa S., I'm with Karin! It's amazing how freaking close you got to being on the Great O's show! Hmm, I think I'd blame Gayle. ;-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-6780048832225811822010-11-05T11:59:27.042-04:002010-11-05T11:59:27.042-04:00I didn't know we had so many film/TV folks her...I didn't know we had so many film/TV folks here! Cool.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-59528697613651095792010-11-05T11:47:55.891-04:002010-11-05T11:47:55.891-04:00I never knew that, Melissa (senate)! That's wh...I never knew that, Melissa (senate)! That's why I love this blog. I get to find out all kinds of stuff about you all. If I remember correctly, I think Saralee was on Oprah.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-56919492155213785442010-11-05T11:21:20.105-04:002010-11-05T11:21:20.105-04:00I loved reading about your experiences! Wow.
I ha...I loved reading about your experiences! Wow.<br /><br />I had the Holy Grail of dangling carrots: Oprah. The AMAZING publicist (Pamela Spengler-Jaffee, who's now with HarperCollins) for my debut novel, See Jane Date, managed to get me booked (for taped segment, not in studio) for an Oprah show about Generation X vs Baby Boomers. (I'm at the tail end of Gen X, but Oprah producers liked Gen Xishness of See Jane Date.) They were filming a bunch of varied authors to talk about the gap. So I taped my segment, which was supposed to air the same month as publication, and couldn't believe my luck . . . and then the "Sorry, cutting room floor" call came. Noooooo. <br /><br />But it still tickled me to no end to have almost made it on Oprah!Melissa Senatehttp://www.melissasenate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-11065773933904004492010-11-05T10:56:43.634-04:002010-11-05T10:56:43.634-04:00Magical braces! That's so cute, Melissa, and p...Magical braces! That's so cute, Melissa, and probably a bit of a dangling carrot for orthodontists everywhere who wish there was such a thing (they'd make a fortune!). ;-) You know, success is when preparation meets opportunity so I think you're overdue for a really big carrot to chomp on! My sad story involves a handful of Hollywood carrots dangled in the past 10 years. They get julienned, nibbled, and then...nothing. Now I don't even get worked up over them (okay, maybe a little). My current dangling carrot: the end of the novel I'm writing! Hopefully, this one will be grab-able very soon!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-64186450803889256092010-11-05T09:25:04.724-04:002010-11-05T09:25:04.724-04:00Melissa, I've got so many dangling carrots, I ...Melissa, I've got so many dangling carrots, I could start a produce section!Lauren Baratz-Logstedhttp://www.laurenbaratzlogsted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-2571414788163923072010-11-05T08:30:22.098-04:002010-11-05T08:30:22.098-04:00Hi Melissa,
Braveface! That's so clever. Soun...Hi Melissa,<br /><br />Braveface! That's so clever. Sounds like you made a good decision. I enjoyed reading your story.<br /><br />My dangling carrot? There are so many near-misses in a writers life. I really wanted my last book to be optioned. There was a lot of interest but it never happened.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.com