Anjuelle Floyd

Of Elisabeth Badinter, Slavery, and The Choice to Work Full-time as a Wife and Mother …

Anjuelle Floyd — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:41:34 +0000

Perhaps the eleven Secret Service Agents and nine military personnel who engaged in unbecoming behavior down in Cartagena, Colombia, that put themselves in danger, not to mention others under their care, felt exploited, and most unconsciously. We’re often told of the great service these agents provide our Presidents. We’re also led to believe that the tasks they carry out involve much bravado and that the work is exciting, nothing short of glamorous. Their recent behaviors speak otherwise, actions I am certain

Of Prodigies, The US Secret Service, and Living Without Acting …

Anjuelle Floyd — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:42:58 +0000

I suspect that much like the authors, actresses and actors, receive payment for their services in much the same fashion, and timing as Scott Pratt describes in a post on his blog, The Writer’s Predicament. He writes: “ ... And the advance money? The fifty thousand? This is how they [the publisher] doled it out. Twelve thousand five hundred on signing the contract, $7,500 upon final acceptance of the manuscript, and

Of Ponzi Schemes, Bernie Madoff, and Honesty …

Anjuelle Floyd — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:48:07 +0000

Practice To Deceive, a photo by Supremecourtjester on Flickr. Practice To Deceive “Oh What a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive.” ~ This is a melon skin overcolorized. ~ Scott Pratt in his blog roll The Writer’s Predicament, explains in exquisite, but simple and heart-felt detail the financial side of [...]

Of Mara Wilson, Secret Service Agents in Cartagena, and The Truth About Acting …

Anjuelle Floyd — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:41:18 +0000

silence, a photo by knitalatte11 on Flickr. Have you ever noticed what happens when someone tells the truth about how things really operate in a certain situation or a specific matter? Mara Wilson, the actress who played Mathilda in the kid’s movie Mathilda recently addressed her fans’ question of why she stopped making movies. “... [F]ilm acting is not very fun, something ...” she says “... no real celebrity will ever tell you ... ” Wilson explains what truly happens on a movie set regarding actresses and actors, “Doing the same thing over and over again until, in the director’s eyes, you ‘get it right,’ does not allow for very much creative freedom.” She ends the blog post, stating, “There is a saying amongst actors,

Of Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney and The State of Women …

Anjuelle Floyd — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:46:45 +0000

Reading Scott Pratt’s posts on his blog, The Writer's Predicament, installments, if you will, of his journey on the road from writer with two thrillers published by Penguin Books to self-published author of three more, inspired me to revisit my anger and hurt with comment about Anne Romney made by CNN contributor and Democratic Political consultant, Hilary Rosen. __________________________ "What you have is Mitt Romney running around the country saying: 'Well, you know, my wife tells me that what women really care about are economic issues. And when I listen to my wife, that's what I'm hearing.' "Guess what,

Of Scott Pratt, The Writer’s Predicament and Hilary Rosen …

Anjuelle Floyd — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:44:25 +0000

Fellow author, Pamela Samuels Young, recently forwarded, as she did to 30-40 others, the link to an genre author, Scott Pratt’s new blog, The Writer’s Predicament. While I have not read any of Mr. Pratt’s five legal thrillers I will say that if his novel writing style holds any of the similarities he had exhibited in the few blog posts of The Writer’s Predicament, I will start touting his work.   Needless to say I am a fan of his blog. After opening the e-mail containing the link to his blog, I immediate clicked over and began reading his posts. Scott’s warm, style combined with

Of Mothers, Daughters and Narcissus…

Anjuelle Floyd — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:46:59 +0000

A recurring visitor to my blog responded to a recent post, Of Mothers, Daughters and a Nation Crying for Help.   She suggests in her comment that women/mothers who kill their children suffer from a terrible form of psychosis, an idea with which I think most of us would agree with.    She adds that when the murder a mother commits involves killing her daughter, the mother experiencing this break with reality seeks to destroy a younger form of herself, i.e. her daughter. I awoke this morning intrigued by the length at which