What are some of the differences in writing fiction compared to your screenwriting work?

I’ve written everything: News, movies, television, webseries, and last but not least–my book! I can’t wait for it to be out in the world and I hope I’m lucky enough to write book two and three and more! I studied journalism in college and was a news reporter for many years. I still can’t believe I’m going to be a published author! It’s been a lifelong dream. When did you know you wanted to become an author? I loved All the Light We Cannot See, Poisonwood Bible, The Heart’s Invisible Furies, Daisy Jones and the Six. Recently loved Darling Rose Gold, Graham Norton’s A Keeper, and Alex North’s The Whisper Man. I love Chuck Palahniuk: Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Fight Club–all brilliant and reread multiple times. Let’s get to know Byron as he talks favorite books, inspiration behind the novel, his favorite part to write and much more! It sounds SO good!! Can’t wait to read it. Laugh-out-loud funny, and searingly poignant, Byron Lane’s A Star is Bored is a novel that, like the star at its center, is enchanting and joyous, heartbreaking and hopeful.

Will he always be on the sidelines of life, assisting the great forces that be, or can he step into his own leading role? But Kathi becomes much more than a boss, and as their friendship grows, Charlie must make a choice. Fabulously so.Ĭharlie gets the job, and embarks on an odyssey filled with late night shopping sprees, last minute trips to see the aurora borealis, and an initiation to that most sacred of Hollywood tribes: the personal assistant. She’s also known for another role: crazy Hollywood royalty. Kathi is an icon, bestselling author, and an award winning actress, most known for her role as Priestess Talara in the iconic blockbuster sci-fi film. THE Kathi Kannon, star of stage and screen and People magazine’s worst dressed list. His car is idling, like his life, outside the Hollywood mansion of Kathi Kannon.

Here’s the full synopsis:Ĭharlie Besson is about to have an insane job interview. Lane is originally from New Orleans and lives in the Los Angeles area with his boyfriend, best-selling author Steven Rowley (who wrote The Editor, one of my favs from last year!), and their rescue dog, Tilda.Ī Star is Boredis about a celebrity assistant struggling to manage his eccentric and hilarious movie star boss, inspired in part by Lane’s time as assistant to beloved actress Carrie Fisher.

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