Soap Twins – Well, Not Really (1/2)

Did you ever notice that some soap actors look a lot alike? I thought it might be fun to compare a few that come to mind for me. Who knows? Maybe they won’t be as similar as I think.

Some of these are grasping at straws, but others are kind of interesting.


Dahlia Salem and Rebecca Budig


Brittany Underwood and Lexi Ainsworth


John Brotherton and Jason Thompson


Stephanie Gatschet and Claire Coffee


Daniel Cosgrove and Nathan Fillon


Sharon Case and Terri Conn

Cutesy Couples (1/2)

Couples I love – whether they are together or apart. Le sigh.

Patrick and Robin, GH

Scott and Madison, AMC

John and Kelly, OLTL

Tess and Ford, OLTL

Jax and Kate, GH

Taking a Page . . .

So I thought it might be fun to take a page from Julie James' book and cast my series. I am working on an X# book series with ten main characters. Originally, I had closer to twenty main people, but I cut a bunch this morning. There really is no need to tack on dead weight, yes?
So without further ado, here is the cast as I currently see it (and, come on people, you know I used soap stars!):

Brandon Barash as Liam

Chrishell Stause as Brianne

Brandon Beemer as Finn

Nadia Bjorlin as Megan

Eric Martsolf as Shane

Claire Coffee as Lindsay

Chad Brannon as Zander

Rebecca Herbst as Christina

Jay Kenneth Johnson as Nate

Stephanie Gatschet as Cara

I think the couples I paired up look mighty cute next to one another, and those who play siblings – well, it works. I am very happy with this pretend casting! Hehe. . . .
If you could cast your writing, who would you use?

Love, Adrienne

All Fives!

Nothing note-worthy really happened in soaps this week, so I thought it might be fun to do another list. This here is the top five most beautiful women in soaps:

1: Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth, GH)

2: Stephanie Gatschet (Madison, AMC)

3: Lindsey Hartley (Cara, AMC)

4: Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe, DAYS)

5: Arianne Zucker (Nicole, DAYS)

So there you have it! The five most beautiful (and, okay I admit, underrated) women in daytime!
Who are your top five?

Love, Adrienne

Cast Off: Julie James

I am excited to share that on late Monday night / early Tuesday morning, I got my copy of Julie James’ A Lot Like Love. To say I was looking forward to this book would be an understatement. I was thrilled when I heard that James had a new novel coming out. I was thrilled with the final results and I am trying to figure out why.

For the record, prior to read the awesome A Lot Like Love, I went back and reread Just the Sexiest Man Alive, Practice Makes Perfect, and Someone Like You.

The fact of the matter is that James does not write complicated plot. In fact, she writes rather simple ones actual (so simple, in fact, that sometimes I can’t help but think how this is a whole novel). Where James excels (farther than a lot of writers) is in her characters and dialogue. She writes relatively smart characters. Sure, they have their hands in some misunderstanding, but overall they are not dumb people. Also, pretty much all of her characters are witty. It’s exciting to read. They also all have an edge. You know how I was complaining about how Susan Elizabeth Phillips writes the same character over and over again in all her books? Well, I was trying to figure out if this was the case with James. I can’t really get the feeling that it is (though, in James’ case I want to be the female lead, not throttle her!), but I am worried that she is writing very similar characters in each book.

One really cool thing that James does, that not many authors are currently doing, is that she dates her books. In A Lot Like Love, Jordan’s brother Kyle is in prison for shutting down a very influntual website. You immediately think, oh shot! He hacked into the CIA (or, you know, something of that magnitude). Nope. He shut down Twitter. Frankly, it was hilarious. I really hate when people give more away than the back of the book already told, so I am not going to go further. Just go out! Get yourself a copy. It will be well worth it!

Also, I read James’ February 13th blog entry. She had a really cool fan make a movie poster for her first novel, Just the Sexiest Man Alive (which was original written to be a movie). At her suggestion I was trying to figure out who I would cast in the roles.

Here is who I am actually imagining, though I am not always 100% on with the character descriptions.

Just the Sexiest Man Alive
Taylor: Ginnifer Goodwin
Jason: Bradley Cooper
Jeremy: Jeremy Piven
Scott: Chad Michael Murray (Goodness, that man gives me a headache)

Practice Makes Perfect
Payton: Stephanie Gatschet
J.D.: Ryan Reynolds


Someone Like You
Cameron: Tara Reid
Jack: Jordi Vilasuso

A Lot Like Love
Jordan: Kaley Cuoco
Nick: Wentworth Miller
Kyle: Josh Duhamel

I would love to see who you all pick!

Love, Adrienne