Author Bio:
Lindy S. Hudis is an award winning filmmaker, author and actress. Lindy is a graduate of New York University, where she studied drama at Tisch School of the Arts. She also performed in a number of Off-Off Broadway theater productions while living in New York City.
She is the author of several titles, including her romance suspense novel, Weekends, her “Hollywood” story City of Toys, and her crime novel, Crashers. Her latest release, “Hollywood Underworld – A Hollywood Series” is the first installment of a crime, mystery series.
In addition, she has written several erotic short stories, including “The S&M Club”, “The Backstage Pass”, “Guitar God”, “The Guitarist”, and “The Mile High Club”.
Her short film “The Lesson”, which she wrote, produced and directed, has won numerous awards, including ‘Best Short Film’ at the Paris International Film Festival, The Beverly Hills Arthouse Film Festival and the San Fransisco International Film Festival.
She is also an actress, having appeared in the indie film Expressionism, the television daytime drama “Sunset Beach”, also “Married with Children” , “Beverly Hills 90210” and the feature film “Indecent Proposal” . She and her husband, Hollywood stuntman Stephen Hudis, have formed their own production company called Impact Motion Pictures, and have several projects and screenplays in development. She lives in California with her husband and two children.
When did you know you wanted to be an author?
• My late father-in-law was the English comedy writer Norman Hudis. He wrote for BBC television writing the “Carry On” series. He also wrote for American television shows back in the 70’s. He told me I was a “good commercial writer”, and that is all I needed to hear! I had always wanted to write, but I just needed that extra push to go for it! So, one summer, when I was pregnant with my daughter and was quite literally bored out of my mind, I just sat at my computer and started writing a story, just for something to do. I wrote a little bit every day, then one day I realized that I had written 200 pages. So, I sent out query letters and kept on plugging away. I published my first book WEEKENDS. It was a very creative and fulfilling process.
Which part of the research did you enjoy the most?
• I take inspiration from my own life experience. For example, my book CITY OF TOYS is inspired by my years as a struggling actress when I was living in Hollywood. It’s a work of fiction but inspired by actual events. It’s not for the faint of heart, but life very rarely is. Of course, I do research on the Internet as well, but it’s way too tempting to waste time surfing what kind of cheese I am, lol!
What inspired you to create your heroes?
• I am inspired by larger-than-life character who live wild, adventurous lives. I guess that’s why Jackie Collins is such an inspiration to me. I can live vicariously through these amazing characters.
How has your drama experience influenced your writing?
• My stories are very character driven, coming from an acting background helps me develop my characters, so I bond with my characters. I let them tell me what they want to do. They tell me the story. I just think back to my “character development’ classes back when I was in acting school at NYU. Tisch School of the Arts was a very emotionally intense program, but I really learned about developing the backstory and the background of my characters and different quirks of my characters. It has been very helpful.
So, you're an author. Which authors do you enjoy reading?
• I grew up reading Judy Blume, Jackie Collins and Stephen King. I just fell in love with reading, and then one day I thought “I can do that” – so I did! I love how prolific Stephen King is, and I love how character driven Jackie Collins is. Her characters are so over-the-top it is just an adventure living that fantasy life through them. That is what I wish to do with my writing – to take the reader on an adventure.
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Hollywood Underworld
Lindy S. Hudis
(A Hollywood Series)
Publication date: August 8th 2021
Genres: Adult, Mystery, Thriller
Nick Savage was supposed to be the next sexy Hollywood heartthrob, until he turned up dead!
His personal manager, Dani Foxx, is a seductive former actress with spunk, guts and a take-no-prisoners attitude. She lives in the Woodland Hills section of the San Fernando Valley with her teenage daughter. They must survive and protect each other in the world’s most glamorous and sin-filled city. Then an unidentified body discovered under the Santa Monica pier is found to belong to the up and coming young actor.
Dani’s partner, the dashing and charismatic A.J. Tarentella, is the son of a mob boss, raised in a ruthless crime family. He now is the proud owner of the Tarantella Agency, a Private Investigation Company located in the heart of Beverly Hills. He used his father’s work ethic, connections and family ties to build his powerful business empire, and now he is always there to help those in need.
When another gorgeous nubile actress on the brink of getting her breakout role mysteriously vanishes as the body of a beautiful young girl is discovered in Runyon Canyon park in the Hollywood Hills, Dani realizes this is no coincidence. Who is targeting young Hollywood stars? And more importantly, how can Dani stop them before the next body surfaces?
Together, A..J. and Dani find themselves tangled in a web of organized crime, Hollywood secrets, and a vengeful faded movie star with a lethal vendetta.
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