A Bit of Fun...Casting My Novel, Brightest Hour

So, that historical romance novel I was talking about? The title is Brightest Hour and is roughly 103,000 words. I am currently choosing agents to send it to in hopes that someone will fall in love with it, just as I have. In the days to come I will be posting bits and pieces for you to enjoy. I wanted to kick off with casting my novel. My husband started this the other day. He asked me who should play our delicious villain, Vincent. That one wasn't too hard to cast given that the actor already plays a wonderfully devious villain on television. Ok, here goes, casting for Brightest Hour, set in 1798 Philadelphia:

Catherine Martin, our headstrong heroine: Kiera Knightley, my favorite actress, of course! She was brilliant in Atonement, The Duchess, Pride & Prejudice, and not too mention the Pirates movies.

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 Elijah Baldwin, our orphaned hero: I adore James Mcavoy and loved it when he and Kiera starred together in Atonement. I've had others mention that this role should go to Zac Efron...what do you think?

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Vincent Guileford, our villain: This was easy...the part should be played by Ian Somerhalder. He does a superb job on The Vampire Diaries and he is quite handsome, to boot! Yes, I am Team Damon...

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Samantha Jenkins, Cat's best friend: Kirsten Dunst, love her!

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Wyatt Williams, beloved Southerner, friend of Cat (everyone who has read my novel LOVES this guy!): Ryan Gosling, of course! He did an excellent job portraying a Southern gent in The Notebook.

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There you have it! Our main characters have been cast. Now, let's get this book published so we can see these actors and actresses take on the part.
Feel free to leave me nice comments on your thoughts. Notice I said "nice." Ha.

A treat to leave you with: Class Actress Let Me Take You Out. Love this song. Until we meet again!

Enchanted

      So, I am new to the whole blogging thing, but figured since I love to write, that I would give it a shot. Currently, I have written a total of 3 complete novels. I started out writing young adult paranormal fiction, which I still love very much.

      However, I went in a different direction with my latest novel. I decided to go the historical fiction route. At the heart of the story is a romance, although I really hate to categorize it as so, given that it could be considered commercial fiction with a broad appeal. It's not just a novel for girls...I could see guys liking it too, because there is a wonderful villain who...well...you will have to read to find out!

      Wish me best of luck as I continue my pursuits of a lifelong dream: becoming a published author. Writing is in my veins, has been since I was a wee thing. As a little girl, I remember being quite pleased when my 2nd grade teacher praised me for my use of "retort" in my paper. Then in 8th grade I began to write horror stories and all of my friends would ask me for the next installments. They were taken up by many a teacher who thought they were getting a juicy love note.

       A little more about me, I am a middle school Reading and Language Arts teacher. I love teaching my kids and hope that I actually make a difference in their lives. Since I was an English major in college, I absolutely adore all things Literature. My goal each year is to pass that love of literature on.

I will post more updates later, but just hated the thought of my lovely new blog being bare. Enchanted to meet you, lovely blog world!

Okay, so this post title makes me think of the Taylor Swift song...I've got to add the video so it can be stuck in your head, as well. :) Don't you just love Taylor?