Don Bruns' "Stuff Dreams Are Made Of"

Don Bruns is the author of three Caribbean mysteries, Stuff To Die For, and its sequel, Stuff Dreams Are Made Of.Here he names his ideal cast and director should Stuff Dreams Are Made Of be adapted for the big screen:When Stuff To Die For was released in 2007, we shot a 2 minute trailer using young actors from Miami. They were excellent, and if I were to make the movie for the new book, Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, I'd probably recast those characters. (You can see the movie at my site and at You Tube) However, there are two young actors who would be perfect for the roles of James Lessor and S

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Kim Green's "Live a Little"

Kim Green is the author of Is That a Moose In Your Pocket?, Paging Aphrodite, and Live a Little.Should Live a Little be adapted for the big screen, here are the author's choices for director and cast:I've been told my books are filmic – and not just by my mother – so some small, delusional part of me is thrilled to state my casting preferences here. (I suspect that "filmic" in this case means "not dense." Whatever – I'll take it.)There are several options as to who will direct. If the gods smile on me, Nicole Holofcener will put down whatever deceptively straightforward script she's into and

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Kelli Stanley's "Nox Dormienda"

Kelli Stanley is the author of Nox Dormienda: A Long Night for Sleeping.Here she develops some ideas about the cast and director should her novel be adapted for the big screen:First, I’d like to thank Marshal for inviting me … My Book, My Movie is a terrific blog, and provides a much needed outlet for frustrated writers who love to fantasize about film adaptations!Meanwhile, back at the keyboard …I dabbled in screenplays in the 90s, back when I owned a comic book store. I acquired an LA agent (not a great one, but a nice person); realized that I’d actually have to move to LA if I wanted to p

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Jennifer Rardin's "Bitten to Death"

Jennifer Rardin is the author of Bitten to Death and three previous novels in the Jaz Parks Series.Here she develops some ideas for a cinematic adaptation of the novels:The Jaz Parks Series in THX, Surround Smell and Possibly 3D!“OMG, not another vampire movie!” Okay, that’s not exactly what our Hollywood agent said when we introduced him to the Jaz-gang. But he seemed doubtful. After all, the pile of vampire schlock on video shelves could induce coma-style symptoms in even the most tightly wound insomniac. And I can see why you might feel the same.But, dudes, you gotta go with me on this

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Elizabeth McKenzie's "MacGregor Tells the World"

Elizabeth McKenzie's writing has appeared in the New York Times, Best American Nonrequired Reading, Pushcart Prize XXV, Other Voices, Threepenny Review, TriQuarterly, and ZYZZYVA. Her stories have been performed at Symphony Space in New York and Stories on Stage in Chicago, and recorded for NPR's "Selected Shorts."Her book Stop That Girl is "a series of chronological stories that, taken together, uncover the life story of Ann Ransom, a native Californian who moves from childhood to adulthood with poise, intelligence, and humor."Here she develops some ideas about the director and cast

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Misty Massey's "Mad Kestrel"

Misty Massey is the author of the "rip-roaring pirate romance and mystery," Mad Kestrel.Here she develops some ideas about the cast should her novel be adapted for the big screen:I've always been something of a visual reader – the story I read becomes a movie in my imagination. Movies made from books often let me down a little, because the actors look nothing like the characters as I saw them. I've tried to tell Hollywood they need to ask me first, but do you think they listen? Anyway, when I began writing my own books, the same sort of imaginary casting happened. I would see the story a

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