tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post2945103266082726658..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Author MJ Fredrick Dons a Casting Director HatLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-16568134947029261622010-09-20T01:54:08.823-04:002010-09-20T01:54:08.823-04:00i use my imagination im avery visual person and id...i use my imagination im avery visual person and id ont like when authors do the whole usen real people as covers and such or lemme rephrase id ont like when cover artists us actors on covers for books ie twilight . im avery visual person and using my own imagination helpss with that process not seeingw hat someone else lays out for meSiNnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975065072902528623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33244077179139241432010-09-19T21:01:06.824-04:002010-09-19T21:01:06.824-04:00Oh, y'all people who know popular culture so t...Oh, y'all people who know popular culture so thoroughly....I always kind of want to slink away into the corner cuz I never know what to say. <br /><br />I would be horrible at casting because I'm so ridiculously behind on movies and I never see tv. (I'm a tv zombie. I mean, if a commercial is on, I sit there and stare at it. The house could burn down around me and I wouldn't know until the tv went off, which is why I don't watch it.)<br /><br /> My characters, when they come to me already formed, always look like someone I've never seen-which, in a weird way, makes them more real to me. I kind of feel like they're real people and only I can see them *cue scary music*. <br /><br />I do have to dig through magazines and the web, looking at images and faces to find someone for a character for the times they're NOT fully formed, though. And every now and then I'll be looking through a magazine and come across a face and go "OMG! That's _______ (fill in name of character who's just appeared but who hasn't had much of my attention yet). So I look at the magazine to see if it's current. If it is, I go buy it. If it's not, I'll offer pretty much anything to be allowed to take it home or tear out that photo. I try not to steal them, but yes, I have been that desperate a time or two.<br /><br />It's sad. I know this. <br /><br />So I cast my books for certain, but it's never with people whose names I know, and I'm afraid it's almost never with actors. Hey, if I sell, y'all will have to cast my books for me. That would be fun!Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04983545713541452190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-61828965180323060902010-09-19T19:51:06.336-04:002010-09-19T19:51:06.336-04:00Anna, probably. I only remember a few Roxy Music s...Anna, probably. I only remember a few Roxy Music songs, but I can absolutely picture him as a member of the ton!MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62745856402417289022010-09-19T18:45:01.201-04:002010-09-19T18:45:01.201-04:00MJ, I think Bryan Ferry was bigger here and in the...MJ, I think Bryan Ferry was bigger here and in the U.K. than he was in the States. I had such a crush on him when I was in high school. And he's the perfect Regency rake - that sensual mouth, those heavy-lidded eyes, that drawling voice. Yum!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70979419785268264412010-09-19T18:44:03.681-04:002010-09-19T18:44:03.681-04:00Hey, guys, just interrupting MJ's fun intervie...Hey, guys, just interrupting MJ's fun interview to say Liz Carlyle is blogging on Risky Regencies and Avon are giving away $1 to Cat Angels, a fab charity, for everyone who comments. Let's make some serious cat-lovin' money here, folks! <br /><br />http://riskyregencies.blogspot.com/Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6000791648246074142010-09-19T18:07:20.993-04:002010-09-19T18:07:20.993-04:00Who'd you use? I'm shamelessly curious :)Who'd you use? I'm shamelessly curious :)MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-67083180226562667002010-09-19T18:05:01.897-04:002010-09-19T18:05:01.897-04:00I just cast my upcoming book, Two Lethal Lies. It ...I just cast my upcoming book, Two Lethal Lies. It was lots of fun!Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23062592665952958442010-09-19T17:00:57.940-04:002010-09-19T17:00:57.940-04:00Anna, Brian Ferry the singer? I can totally see hi...Anna, Brian Ferry the singer? I can totally see him as an Earl!! And see, the fun of it is that you don't have to pick actors from the same era. And I like to watch that character for mannerisms, or listen to cadences of voices. It helps me differentiate between characters. For example in my WIP, I'm using Sam Worthington from Avatar. Only he's Australian in the book (and IRL) so I've been watching one of his old movies, Dirty Deeds, to get the cadence of his voice.<br /><br />Michele, I always like who you cast for your books :) I've not read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, though I heard they want Daniel Craig for the male lead. That should make you happy :)<br /><br />Nancy, thanks! I LOVE Sasha Alexander. I used her as the model for a heroine in the book I just submitted, in fact!<br /><br />Trish, I make collages, too. Apparently I'm very visual. ;) I didn't do one for Sunrise, but I did for DLB.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62793042362655551132010-09-19T15:38:09.231-04:002010-09-19T15:38:09.231-04:00Nancy, I love Matt Bomer. I just finished watching...Nancy, I love Matt Bomer. I just finished watching the two seasons of White Collar that have aired.<br /><br />I do like to cast people as the ideas for my heroines and heroes that are not the big-big stars. It's more likely to be someone like Bomer than, say, Brad Pitt. I like to do collages before starting to write, and at one point I thought that wouldn't help me. But it did. I ended up being more visual than I thought.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20404333263135838812010-09-19T15:35:59.172-04:002010-09-19T15:35:59.172-04:00Michele, I've not read the Stieg Larsson books...Michele, I've not read the Stieg Larsson books, but I bet that's one where the casting was watched closely. Of course, sometimes there an outcry when someone is cast and it turns out okay. I remember there was such an outcry when Robert Pattinson was cast as Edward in Twilight, and now that's all but forgotten as he has legions of fans now.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23109396731150831632010-09-19T15:33:39.113-04:002010-09-19T15:33:39.113-04:00Anna, I think you've hit on something that cas...Anna, I think you've hit on something that casting helps us get started with learning who a character is, and as the writing goes along maybe they begin to diverge from that and become their own person.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7981577616022994022010-09-19T14:54:55.270-04:002010-09-19T14:54:55.270-04:00Linda, congrats on the bird!
MJ, welcome!
I don&...Linda, congrats on the bird!<br /><br />MJ, welcome!<br /><br />I don't visualize actors and actresses as my characters. A lot of writers find doing so helpful, but I don't. To me, it makes them less mine, less their own, when they have faces I recognize.<br /><br />I'm so out of the loop anyway that picking actors and actresses is tough for me. I always need help from someone more clued in. I'll take a stab, though--if I were casting C. S. Harris' Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries, I would cast Matt Bomer as Sebastian, Reese Witherspoon as Kat, and Sasha Alexander, formerly of NCIS and now of Rizzoli and Isles, as Hero.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88589106611914249072010-09-19T14:42:13.545-04:002010-09-19T14:42:13.545-04:00I've cast my heroes more often than my heroine...I've cast my heroes more often than my heroines though in my current series I've actually got people picked out for both and most of the supporting roles.<br /><br />For the part of Lisbeth Salander in 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' movie I'm kind of having trouble seeing who they've cast for this part. Physically she's a bit taller than the character is described. But I will say that Daniel Craig as the hero of the book is perfect- he's just that great of an actor that he'll nail anything he does.<br /><br />As for Roarke in the In Death series.. I haven't really seen anyone that fits that bill though there may be an actor out there who can pull it off. And as for the Stephanie Plum movie... I'll reserve judgement (Katherien Heigl is definetly not who I saw in that role).MicheleKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395738979569634630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-90455095523767263792010-09-19T14:21:25.292-04:002010-09-19T14:21:25.292-04:00Linda, you must have treated him right yesterday!
...Linda, you must have treated him right yesterday!<br /><br />MJ and Trish, what a fun game! I almost ALWAYS cast my hero and heroine although they develop their own life as I write and diverge further and further from their original as the story develops. One of my fave bits of casting was 1980s Bryan Ferry as the Earl of Erith in Tempt the Devil with a young Lauren Bacall playing Olivia. Those two were just perfect and in fact continued to look like those people throughout the book.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-52594662970142371732010-09-19T13:32:54.178-04:002010-09-19T13:32:54.178-04:00The guy for Joe is too old! Aren't he and Step...The guy for Joe is too old! Aren't he and Stephanie supposed to be the same age?MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12401381407382862322010-09-19T13:24:47.376-04:002010-09-19T13:24:47.376-04:00OMG, who is the casting director!? Those dudes, wh...OMG, who is the casting director!? Those dudes, while not ugly, are NOT even close to what I had in mind for those characters, especially not Joe. Wah!Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-37014962806626479302010-09-19T13:09:43.630-04:002010-09-19T13:09:43.630-04:00Ranger: http://www.skyone.co.uk/images/programme/7...Ranger: http://www.skyone.co.uk/images/programme/7/current/rescue_gallery3.jpg<br /><br />Joe: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/jasonomara3.jpgMJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19692261093058853522010-09-19T13:08:36.713-04:002010-09-19T13:08:36.713-04:00Jason O'Mara, who was in that show last year a...Jason O'Mara, who was in that show last year about the guy who traveled back to the 1970s, is Joe. (NO!!!) One of the guys from Rescue Me is Ranger. (NO!!!!!!)MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-13783857316169480412010-09-19T13:03:40.263-04:002010-09-19T13:03:40.263-04:00Isn't that cover beautiful? I just loved it th...Isn't that cover beautiful? I just loved it the first time I saw it.<br /><br />I agree with the casting of Stephanie. While I've always liked Katherine Heigl, this just didn't seem to fit for me. But I too hope she can pull it off. Now I wonder who'll be cast as Joe and Ranger.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62613772309689601642010-09-19T12:31:46.752-04:002010-09-19T12:31:46.752-04:00PJ, thanks! I do love this cover! I'm hoping K...PJ, thanks! I do love this cover! I'm hoping Katherine will do an awesome job and we're pleasantly surprised :)MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74518469660817801522010-09-19T12:25:46.550-04:002010-09-19T12:25:46.550-04:00Congrats, Linda! He must like it there!
Welcome ...Congrats, Linda! He must like it there!<br /><br />Welcome back, MJ! Love that cover on <i>Sunrise over Texas</i> and love a good western. I'm going to have to check that one out.<br /><br />I mentally cast the books I'm reading in my imagination. It's hard for me to use real people because their real lives and personalities tend to interfere with the imaginary world within the story. <br /><br />I'm with you on Katherine Heigl. Such disappointing casting!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59367146686489970162010-09-19T12:00:01.566-04:002010-09-19T12:00:01.566-04:00I find that I like to read books after there's...I find that I like to read books after there's been moving casting done. For instance, the first of the Harry Potter movies came out before all the books did, so it was easy to see and hear the characters in the books as the people who played them in the movies. I guess I'm just a big fan of TV, movies and books.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-17138904340817544582010-09-19T11:54:54.500-04:002010-09-19T11:54:54.500-04:00Linda, I've not read enough of the Robb series...Linda, I've not read enough of the Robb series to comment on those choices for those characters, but I think they're both fine actors.<br /><br />Pat, there could definitely be worse actors to cast in everything. :)Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18740648579846384382010-09-19T11:53:21.141-04:002010-09-19T11:53:21.141-04:00Linda, congrats on nabbing the bird. What will you...Linda, congrats on nabbing the bird. What will you do with him today?<br /><br />Laurie, lots of people like to use their imaginations. I guess, for me, I have a hard time visualizing without something to help me.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-21097651997251072872010-09-19T09:33:33.573-04:002010-09-19T09:33:33.573-04:00Thanks, Fedora!
Daz, I love Eric and Lafayette a...Thanks, Fedora! <br /><br />Daz, I love Eric and Lafayette and Tara in the show, even Sam, but you're right. Dark dark dark! My son and I were talking about it last night, because he watched an episode at his friends. He hated it. I like it, but adore the books.<br /><br />Helen, I keep hearing about Nalini Singh's books but I've yet to read one.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.com