Melissa Jo Peltier

Melissa Jo Peltier
Location
New York, New York, USA
Birthday
June 17
Title
Producer/Director/Writer etc.
Bio
Wife, stepmom, and 20-plus-year survivor of the L.A. Entertainment Industry. Made a living and won a few awards. Got the hell out of there and moved to New York for love and marriage. Just finished a labor of love feature film with my writer-director husband John Gray called WHITE IRISH DRINKERS now playing in selected theaters throughout the US. 5 times NYT Bestselling co-author of 5 non-fiction books. Newest book is The Mommy Docs Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy & Birth, released May 2011. Finally getting back to my own creative writing...even though I'm scared to death of it. Working on getting my own voice back - I've been choking it down for a long, long time.

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APRIL 24, 2011 1:54PM

The Cruelty of Critics


To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
Elbert Hubbard

I just read a review of the movie "Henry's Crime" where the critic, predictably, played on the riff that "This movie is criminal!"  



How witty. How terribly creative.



When did it become acceptable for critics to be so

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010 11:27PM

Remembering Daddy (My Friend and Colleague)

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“When Daddy smells a flower, he doesn’t just smell the flower and move on.  He goes and smells one petal.  Then he smells another petal.  Then the next one, and the next one, and he doesn’t stop smelling until he’s smelled every petal.”

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 7:31PM

My Joe Wilson Fantasy Comeback

Not that I'd pretend to second guess our President, who seems to be able to keep his head above the fray of petty partisanship with grace and dignity most of the time.  

It's just that I wouldn't have been able to remain so polite.

Here's an alternative version of the… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009 11:52AM

I'm Just Not That Into Me*


*(Title graciously loaned me by its creator, the multi-talented writer-comedienne, Jacqueline Kabat http://www.jacquelinekabat.com)

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.
Blaise Pascal

I’ve found the above quote in other forms, but this version of it pret… Read full post »

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JANUARY 23, 2009 3:18PM

Escape from MILF Island*

 

The cliché used to be this:  comfortable family man in his 40’s realizes the finish line is now in sight, dumps faithful but too familiar wife and kids, buys sports car, hair plugs, and runs off with 20-something. How many LIFETIME movies have followed this tired plotline?&… Read full post »

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