Tag Archives: Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths

Speed Date Improv #2

Today brings us another bit of bonus footage from the web series. You’ll remember from the other day that while we were filming a speed date scene for the series, we had the guys do a special series of improvs around the idea. I had no idea what the guys would come up with, only

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Speed Date #1 and Leaps Forward

The last seven days has been another one of those periods where it feels like long-gestating projects are making big leaps into being. It’s exciting, but it’s also a little dizzying, as I try to keep track of it all. Book My Letter to Fear (Essays on life, love and the search for Prince Charming)

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Writer’s Blog: Seeing the Words Come to Life

[Reposted from the Production Tumblr] Despite the fact that this web series started as a blog, I’ve always found sharing the things I write with the world to be a very challenging process. A blog is relatively anonymous. Having your work produced is not. I’ll admit that this took some getting used to. Every time

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‘Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths’ Sizzle Reel

It’s here! It’s here! The sizzle reel for the original web series based on this blog is here. It’s a quick glimpse at what will be the first season of the series. Please feel free to send the link (https://vimeo.com/77469627) to everyone you know (or don’t know– I’m not picky). I hope you enjoy your first

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Inspiration from an Unlikely Source

Where does the inspiration for you to write come from?  This is a tricky question to answer right now because I’m constantly struggling to find that spark of inspiration, but I can tell you what has most consistently sparked my writing binges in the past: anger. I know, that sounds so not “keep-your-blog-thoughts-positive-and-uplifting,” but it’s

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Private Versus Public Lives for Bloggers

We increasingly share every aspect of our day with the world (whether the world is interested or not). We Instagram our breakfasts, we tweet our traffic rants (after we are safely parked, of course), and we blog about our relationships.  We see each other’s vacations and longed for destinations on Pinterest. We know bloggers’ craft

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Five Things to Do (and Not Do) When Dating in LA

In the last few years, I’ve gotten the chance to see the insanity that counts for dating in Los Angeles. And while I’ve largely avoided it, what I’ve observed needs to serve as a warning to others. Here are my tips for things to do (and not do) when dating in Los Angeles:

Production Photos

  Curious to see behind-the-scenes photos from the pilot episode of Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths?  Check out the production Tumblr for some new releases featuring Lesley Fera, Jen Lilley, Tamara Taylor and Kristoffer Polaha:  http://datinginlaseries.tumblr.com/      

Taking Center Stage

I grew up doing theater, and I performed as a dancer (at least periodically) up until about five/six years ago, so you would think that being in front of the camera for the web series would not be a terrifying prospect. Ha! So wrong. My performing background has always run somewhat in contradiction to my

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