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I am hard at work in the writing-sequel-to-Team-Human, researching-the-1930s word & image mines, which led to watching "The Truth About Youth" (1930). Man raises best friend's son (known as the Imp) after best friend dies and encourages a match between the Imp and his housekeeper's daughter (Loretta Young). But the Imp is in love with wicked exotic dancer, Myrna Loy, and Loretta Young is in love with the guardian. (Oh no! How can they resolve such a mess?) It's not bad by early talkie standards. (I.e. it's bad by any other standards.)
The problem with casting Myrna Loy as a dancer, is, um, well, you'll see.
Just so you know I do love Myrna Loy. The Thin Man movies fill my heart ...
Posted by Justine at 4:25, September 25th, 2011 under 1930s NYC novel, Frippery |
I have very exciting NEWS!
I wrote a book! The book is sold! It will be out early next year!
Even more exciting and this is the best part: I DID NOT WRITE THIS BOOK ALONE.
I wrote it with
Sarah Rees Brennan, who is not only a wonderful friend, but one of my favourite writers.
The book is called Team Human. It will be published by Allen & Unwin in Australia and Harper Collins in North America and will be out 3 July 2012.
And here is the cover, which totally proves this is all real:
(We got to sit in on the photo shoot for it. Fancy, huh?)
Writing Team Human was the ...
Posted by Justine at 3:22, September 17th, 2011 under Team Human, Writing life, Writing process |
