You can catch the rerun on Monday, March 14, 4pm EST on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). Check your local listings for channel and time. It's the "Barbara and Lisa" episode -- I'm on for the last 20 minutes or so.
It's about me trying to find a long lost friend from my childhood because I wanted to let her know how she influenced my books. I hope you watch!
I'll be featured in the new docudrama SEARCHING FOR... on OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network), Monday, March 7, 9pm Eastern & Pacific, 8pm Central, 10pm Mountain. Check HERE to see if OWN is available in your area and to find the right channel. And check your local listings to make sure the time is correct.
Here's the description of Monday's episode: Searching For...
Barbara & Lisa
Barbara is searching for two of the three children she placed for adoption after her husband left her nearly 50 years ago (<--NOT ME), and bestselling author Lisa (THAT'S ME!) asks Pam Slaton to help her reconnect with a childhood friend.
PG
So basically it's a show about finding people, and there are two 'stories' per hour-long episode. Last year when I heard about this awesome upcoming show, I approached professional genealogist/searcher Pam Slaton to see if she could help me find someone I'd been searching for. Now you can all see what happened!
I'll tell you one thing -- my search has a little something to do with Cabel from the WAKE trilogy. :)
I hope you enjoy the show!
DEAR OPRAH - I REALLY WANT TO HAVE MY PLAYS PRODUCED
Got a great idea yesterday as a possible, perhaps unrealistic but desperate means, in which to get one of my plays produced.
Recently,
Oprah Winfrey - "the" Oprah - announced her retirement from her television show. Instead, she has created the OWN -
Oprah Winfrey Network that will feature programs focusing on a variety of subjects. One particular aspect of the network caught my eye, which is an opportunity for your ordinary people to fulfill a dream via
"Your Own Show" -
'Oprahs Search for the Next TV Star' . This presented a perfect opportunity for me to pitch my search for my plays or at least one of my plays to be produced. So I signed up for the newsletter and then filled out the form, my stomach doing flip-flops all the time. I'm really neurotic about these plays and in the past have found it difficult to even send them out. This insecurity is akin to mothers having a baby and then having to allow them to leave once mature or in my case, ready for Broadway...or anywhere, actually.
Everything was fine until I reached the end where a photo was required to accompany the form. Searching through my photos I selected one, downloaded it as an attachment after which is was refused as too large. Returned to my photos and once again attempted to download another photo with the same result. No matter which photo I attempted to attach, they were all refused.
Hence, the reason for taking to my playwriting blog in the hope that Ms Winfrey and company will somehow come accross this and consider my pitch. I'm placing this issue in the hands of destiny and fate. In this case a photo "less than 500K or a maximum resolution of 500x500 pixels" just won't work for me but then words are my strong point.
By: Lisa McMann,
on 3/8/2011
By: scriberess,
on 4/14/2010
I just watched it on my DVR and it was beautiful. I hope I keep in touch with my friends throughout my life.
The lady who was on before you was a touching story too.
What a shock to see you on the show! Very cool.