I love cars. I really do. I’ve had lots of car-related experiences since my daily driver is a ‘68 Mustang fastback that I’ve had since 1993. What can I say? She’s a dude-magnet. She also has a mind of her own.

So, when Jen and I were brainstorming about characters and stories, it was natural for me to bring up the fact that our next Hollywood Heat Series book should have something to do with cars and stunts. And I offered up this one time when I was in my Mustang and there was this hot-looking guy with a ‘67-’68 TransAm broken down on Burbank Boulevard next to Woodley Park. I stopped to offer help… And now Driven to Distraction has a Chapter One inspired by what I wished would’ve happened instead of the boring reality of, “No, it’s okay. My car’s fine now, but thanks anyway.”

Plus, during my second time on Starsky & Hutch, I kept calling Jen on my cell phone and couldn’t stress enough how incredibly awesome it was that I’d gotten considered to be a precision driver for those two days. It was a life-altering event for me! She and I knew we had to put at least a little of all this in a book. (There are actually several Tales that inspired scenes, bits, etc.)

I’d always dreamt of taking a stunt driving class, but it took my wonderful husband to make that dream come true by getting me a gift certificate.

Well… Things didn’t turn out as marvelous as I’d hoped.

Click here to read the story. And let me apologize in advance for it’s sort of haphazardness. I assure you, it’ll get clearer and start to make more sense eventually.

There’s more than one installment to my past stunt driving experiences and there will certainly be plenty more posted here in the future.

One Response to “Added a stunt driving post from my past…”

1. foxyllady Says:
   August 4th, 2007 at 4:50 pm

   Sounds like you had a great time. I watched the movie Starsky & Hutch with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. Really enjoyed watching it. My husban and I always watached the tv show of Starsky and Hutch when it was on.

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