Heather Locklear Books

We use Margie's books in our classes at yourACT Acting Classes in Atlanta, and Margie herself comes to teach her Advanced Intensive once or twice a year. We were impressed with the book, and even more impressed with Margie. I have been acting for more than 3 decades, and she taught me things about auditions and cold-reading that I had not learned anywhere else. In particular, her "Phrase Technique" allows actors to "take it off the page" without trying to memorize the text as they go. It's revolutionary and freeing.

This is a very worth while book for anyone studying drama. I purchased it for my 17 year old grandson who has great talent and a strong will and determination to enter the acting profession. He followed it step-by-step and set about passing the tasks presented. We live in a very small town without much offered (except for a high school teacher on her own time, as he graduduated early from high school) that is working with him privately. This book was like being in a class and receiving assignments in his junior year while he homeschooled himself, only better. Pauline Adamson

This book gives alot of practical information about the Audition process and the actors interview. Also in the book is the "The Harber Phrase Technique" specifically created by the author. There is advise on your pictures and resumes and more.
I really liked the real-life stories given by popular actors and actresses about their audition experiences.
This a is a great book for any actor who want to have better auditions and get more call-backs.

I LOVED this book! We actors all know what it's like to not prepare the way we need to for an audition. In reading Margie's book, I realized it's not just fear (masked as paralysis or procrastination) that keeps us from preparing. It's cause we aren't sure what questions to ask -- questions that will REALLY stimulate and plug us in when we only have 10 minutes, an hour, a day -- at any rate, not 4 nice, long weeks of rehearsal -- to bring life to the role. Just by reading this, I felt like I had taken a course. For seasoned actors as much, if not more, than for beginners. A handbook of what we could all stand to be reminded of. This book has made auditioning FUN again.

As a talent agent, I always recommend this book to both new and working actors. Margie is one of the best acting teachers in LA. Her book is written in a no nonsense manner and the advice is very valuable. It's the next best thing to being in her class. This one's a must have.

This book is hilarious. It's a little flawed - the protagonist, Sid Straw writes letters to people who normally wouldn't receive letters, but there has to be a way to fill in some of the story gaps. I can forgive that, but it does drop down to four stars instead of five for me (it also doesn't help that Straw is absolutely annoying and an idiot).

So I guess to say he's a little preoccupied with former college classmate Heather Locklear is the understatement of the year, huh? Sid Straw writes letter after letter to Locklear, her agent, her lawyer, the neighborhood florist, his parents, his parents' neighbor, his employers (current, and inevitably former), charities, magazine companies, the FBI, the alumni of UCLA, realtors, his own lawyer, and the unemployment agency.

At first he's heading deep into a downward spiral, and every letter gets funnier and funnier (but also in that Curb Your Enthusiasm way, you almost beg Sid NOT to write the ridiculously inept letters he scribes and sends off).

It almost can't possibly get worse....and then it doesn't. In fact, it gets better. It gets MUCH better. It gets almost unbelievably better, to the point that I am still unsure if the last quarter of the book is supposed to have happened, or if he's imagined it all and has gone straight-up nuts. I guess it's up to us, huh?

Fans of Kun will enjoy this. If you aren't a fan, it might get a bit taxing, but I think it's worth the read. And if you read it and you didn't like it, it went by quickly, right?

I read this book during a total of three busrides to work, I'm not a fast reader and my bus ride is about five miles. 340 pages. Do the math.

It's a funny book, a little disconcerting in the middle sections where Sid Straw, a man who seems to have been writing a ridiculously high percentage of the personal letters actually sent in the mail in the 21st century, seems to be heading toward self-destruction, but the ending, aided by a lawyer who is both cutthroat and cutrate, is a hoot.

Years ago, Leo Rosten wrote a little-noticed novel called "Dear 'Herm'" that this book reminded me of a lot. It too is epistolatory, and the writer of the letters also seems to have very little sense of the reaction his letters engender in others, and very little care as well. Both books have uncomfortable moments and warm hearts at their center.

and then I read the book again. If you are looking for an awesome book to take to the beach this summer, this is the one!

I had read the other customer reviews prior to getting this book. Between their comments and the book's title, the idea that the book contained lots of letters was not lost on me (nothing gets by me...especially when the title includes the word "Letters"). What I didn't understand is that this book is ONLY letters. There are no chapters, no intro paragraphs or closing paragraphs. You are reading the letters that the main character writes to others. And they are short...most are half a page.

Pretend you were to read someone else's emails for a month...but only what they write, not what the other person writes...same idea as this book. Through the main character's letters (most to Heather Locklear) you get a pretty decent picture of what correspondance and activities are happening in his life. And what is happening, could be better.

The main character, Sid Straw, seems to have bad days followed by worse days for most of the novel. His pain, desribed in letters (many to his old college friend Heather Locklear), makes your day seem GREAT. Also, his misfortune is written in a VERY funny manner...I laughed out loud many times while reading this book.

If you have got a sense of humor with a quirky kick at times, then you will enjoy this quick, amusing read.

This book is pure fun. It is a silly, outlandish, and probably pure fantasy, but it works if you allow yourself to be taken along for the ride. Parts of it are laugh outloud funny. Straw is a sweet guy at heart, if bumbling. A few of the letters, written in his moments of strongest despair, are almost moving. Particularly the one where he mentions the volleyball game (I won't say more). The Amazon corp. review thinks the end might be just imagined. I refuse to think that. Instead, as Sid says, it is about hope. It is about learning and bettering yourself and hoping someone, even Heather Locklear, will notice. I hope you she saw and loved this tribute to her. Great stuff.

This book isn't very good and definitely isn't worth the money. First of all, most of the vice it contains is incredibly obvious. I don't think most people need to be told to take a shower every day. Second, it is almost completely about New York. If you don't happen to live in Manhattan, she doesn't have much interest in you. Third, it is incredibly self-centered. The author is a gossip reporter and the bulk of the book is about what people should do to make your job easier and save her time and money. If you are calling an item into her, you have to do it at a certain time, and on a certain day, or she will be too busy to deal with you. That kind of stuff. It doesn't seem to occur to Ms. Froelich that she has to do some work to earn her salary. Finally, the book contains an incredible amount of blatantly obvious name-dropping and brownnosing. She quotes her boss, at length, and writes at equal, pointless length about what a great guy he is, a genius and so on.

It was a fun book but geared toward people who want to get into the celebrity world...it was not my kind of book... Especially since It! is a book that once you reach everything you want you will sit and think so... what next???

Paula has it right on the money and I still follow her at Page Six in the NY Post! Great and Easy read for those that want to be famous.

If you are looking for a fast read that will give you suggestions on how to make it, then this is the book for you!

Ja-Naé
Wild Women Entrepreneurs President/Founder

It's well written and the info moves quickly.

As the President of her fan club, I've followed the career of Heather Locklear. Her charisma and personality are her signature. This book does little to add that. Sounding more like second-hand tips than facts, the Unauthorized biography is certainly a disappointment for fans looking to get a glimpse of the persona that is Heather

I am so glad someone finally decided to write a book about one of the most talented actresses in the entertainment industry today! This book is full of tons of information about Heather's life and career (and many beautiful color photos)! I would highly recommend it to any fellow HEATHER fans out there!