Alexandra Diaz's "Of All the Stupid Things"

Alexandra Diaz grew up in a bilingual Spanish/English-speaking family in various parts of the US and now spends her time between Bath, England, Santa Fe, NM, and the rest of the world. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in English and Communications from Lake Forest College and then went on to be awarded an MA by the prestigious Writing for Young People course at England's Bath Spa University.Here she shares some casting ideas about a big screen adaptation of her new novel, Of All the Stupid Things:While writing my YA novel, Of All the Stupid Things, I always saw the character’s actions

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Julie Hyzy's White House Chef mysteries

Julie Hyzy's White House Chef mysteries include Eggsecutive Orders (January 2010), Hail to the Chef (December 2008), and State of the Onion (January 2008).Here she shares her idea on who might play her characters in a big screen adaptation of the novels:Wherever I go, readers ask when my White House Chef books will be turned into a movie. My answer is always “Soon, I hope!” but so far Hollywood hasn’t come calling. But when it does, I know there won’t be any difficulty casting it. Readers always ask me who I would choose if I had the final say. Although I know I would definitely not have the

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Eileen Cook's "Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood"

Eileen Cook’s first book, a romantic comedy titled Unpredictable, was released in February 2008. Her next book, a young adult novel, What Would Emma Do, was released in December 2008. Her latest, Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood, came out at the end of 2009.Here she shares some thoughts on a dream cast for an adaptation of Getting Revenge:I’ve been asked before who I would like to star in a movie based on my book and I stink at it. I come up with one name and then change my mind and then spend hours on IMDb trying to figure out a better plan B. I base my problem on casting my movie/book on thr

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Joyce and Jim Lavene's "Ghastly Glass"

Joyce and Jim Lavene are really two people who write together, not just one disguising herself with two names. They live in North Carolina (southern USA) with their family that is too terrified to eat dinner at their home because they kill people for a living (sometimes with poison).Here they play casting director for a film adaptation of their Renaissance Faire Mystery series:Ghastly Glass is the second book in our Renaissance Faire Mystery series (Wicked Weaves is the first). The stories revolve around an associate history professor from South Carolina whose passion is visiting the Ren Fair

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Erica Spindler's "Breakneck"

Erica Spindler is the New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen novels, including Last Known Victim, Copycat, Killer Takes All, See Jane Die, Dead Run and Bone Cold.Here she shares some casting ideas about a big screen adaptation of 2009's Breakneck:Breakneck, starring Meryl Streep as Detective Kitt Lundgren and Sandra Bullock as Detective M.C. Riggio- partners on the hunt for a killer more heartless and elusive than any monster they have faced before.Portraying strong women with delicate balance and humanity, these actors’ toughness and vulnerability are equally believable. While

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Deborah Shlian & Linda Reid's "Dead Air"

Deborah Shlian is a physician, medical consultant, and author of numerous non-fiction articles and books as well as three published paperbacks - one romance and two psychological thrillers. Linda Reid is a physician, medical manager as well as author of nonfiction and now fiction. She also has worked in TV and radio, bringing an authenticity to Sammy Greene, the main character of their new novel, Dead Air.Here the authors share some casting ideas for a big screen adaptation of Dead Air:If you live in Los Angeles, otherwise known as Hollywood, you quickly learn that everyone, from your dentist

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Tracy Richardson's "Indian Summer"

Tracy Richardson lives in the suburbs of Indianapolis with her family and a Jack Russell terrier named Ernie.Here she shares some ideas for casting a film based on her novel, Indian Summer:I wonder if every author imagines their book as a movie? When I write, I see the characters as fully formed people interacting in a very real world. I know the color of their hair and how they dress and what they would eat for lunch. That could partly be because I often use bits and pieces of real people and places to create my characters and settings. I usually combine several aspects of different peopl

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Jean Johnson's Sons of Destiny series

Jean Johnson's Sons of Destiny series is a romantic tale of magic, superstition, and a love that transcends dimensions. About the novels:Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day-they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. To avoid tempting their destiny, the brothers are exiled to Nightfall Island, a land where women are strictly forbidden. But, when the youngest of the mage-brothers rescues a woman from another universe, their world is altered forever.Here Johnson shares some thoughts about an adaptation of the series:Oh, dear... People have already asked me this

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