- MAIN WEBSITE: deegarretson.com contact: deegarretson at gmail.com For information on free Skype visits, please go to my website.group blog:Project Mayhem twitter: @deegarretson Presidential kid adventure: WILDFIRE RUNEscape from Camp David
If the President's son and his friends got trapped at Camp David when the security systems went haywire, could they escape?
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A Junior Library Guild SelectionWOLF STORM Sometimes filming a movie can go very wrong...and turn all too realWhen a 19th century James Bond-type spy teams up with an art student who is definitely no Bond girl, will they be able to stop a royal assassination plot?THE GARGOYLE IN THE SEINE is one of my historical mysteries for adults and older teens. To read more about it, please go to my other site:
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Choosing Names from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings for Your Cat or Dog
As major Lord of the Rings Fans, our whole family is very excited about The Hobbit. When we recently brought a new cat into our family, we decided she needed a name from LOTR or The Hobbit. Since she is … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes Actors and the Star Wars & Star Trek Connections
It was recently announced that Benedict Cumberbatch, of the new Sherlock Holmes series on BBC, will have a role in the next Star Trek movie, possibly as archenemy Khan. He won’t be the first Sherlock to have a connection with … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, entertainment, movies, Sherlock Holmes, Spock, Star Trek, Star Wars, television
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Kidlit Fiction about Child Movie Actors and Oscar Trivia – Nominated Kids
I did quite a bit of research on child actors to write WOLF STORM, and even though I never had a desire to act as a child (direct, yes!), it’s fascinating to consider what they go through and how they … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronicles of Narnia, movie-making, movies, WOLF STORM, writing research
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Lord of the Rings Hobbit Cake – Bilbo’s Bag End
My whole family are huge Lord of the Rings fans and we are anxiously awaiting the first of the two Hobbit movies. And because September 22 is Bilbo’s birthday and the Shire would be a lovely place to live, we … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Road Trip – Day 1
The Carnegie Science Center We missed being able to tour the WWII submarine, but my favorite part of the rest of the center was the Robot Hall of Fame, featuring famouse robots from television and movies. I had forgotten … Continue reading
More WOLF STORM – A Movie Poster for the movie within the story
As I mentioned in an earlier post, WOLF STORM is about a group of young actors filming a science fiction movie when disaster strikes. For fun, and to use in the book trailer, I had a multitalented writer friend named … Continue reading
WOLF STORM Costumes – Designing for the Fictional Movie
I love movies, especially sprawling science fiction, fantasy or historical epics with elaborate costumes and props and sets. When I set out to write WOLF STORM, the most fun part of the preliminary planning was getting to think up my … Continue reading
Movie Stars of Old
Who is your favorite actor from a pre-1980 movie? I’m watching old movies this week as part of my research for my WIP. It’s hard tough work, let me tell you. Cue tiny violins. As you can tell from the … Continue reading
Pigwigeon
We’ve embarked on a mini-marathon of Harry Potter movies as we wait for the sixth movie to be released. Last night we rewatched the 4th movie, and I wished the director would have found a spot for Pigwigeon, Ron’s owl. … Continue reading
