Which it is, mostly, except for one question in particular. You'll see.
What is the working title of your book? The working title was "Burning Mad" but I hated it. One night, in a bar in San Diego, a better title came to me, in between glasses of wine: The Hot Mess. (It now dawns upon me that I could have been talking about me at the time, but we'll let that go.)
Where did the idea come from for the book? After I introduced Benny Needles in the first book, Freezer Burn, and found out how much Dean Martin memorabilia he had stuffed in his house, I knew I'd have to burn his house down.
What genre does your book fall under? Mystery, although don't ask me to narrow the subgenre. I think I fall into the traditional category, with a woman sleuth, even if she does have a P.I. license.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie
rendition? DING-DING-DING! THIS WAS FREAKIN' HARD TO DO!
My main characters are:
1. Peri Minneopa, a 50-year old woman, tall, blonde, Scandinavian in looks, originally from northern California. I usually think of women who are too young to play 50, because Peri is a very active, very physically fit woman. If she'd agree to age a couple of years, maybe Mary McCormack could do it.
2. Skip Carlton, 50-ish, tall, dark hair, gray at the temples. This might be a surprise for some of my readers. My vision of Skip vacillates between these two men:
 |
| Mark Harmon |
 |
| Denzel Washington |
Both of whom are tasty. P.S. I double-dog dare you to find any reference to Skip's race in any of my books.
3. Blanche Debussy, 50-year old, short, dark hair, distinctive gravelly voice. Blanche was always modeled after Suzanne Pleshette. Find me another little brunette with that voice.
4. Benny Needles, 35-years old, short, round, dark hair, light eyes. Sydney Lassick from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest would have been perfect for this role, if he wasn't too old (and now too dead) to play 35. I think possibly Johnny Galecki could pull it off.
 |
| Sydney Lassick (RIP) |
 |
| Johnny Galecki |
When will the book be available? The e-book is scheduled to hit the cyber-stores on November 26, 2012. The paperback will be a coupla weeks later, on December 10. Which means I better get to work!
Be sure to check out Sheri's answers! They're on her site today.
2 comments:
Love it! That Sheri is way too much fun. I'm glad she tagged you.
Mark Harmon? Hmm, I pictured him as a cross between Denzel and Aidan Quinn. As for the race thing ~ I remember once you mentioned Skip's tanned skin, as in he had a tan. Other than that, I would've never known unless you told me.
For Peri, I kind of pictured Cybil Shephard. I like Mary, though.
Great post, great book!
I kind of pictured Cybill, too, but I fear she might be too old. If I didn't think about reality, I'd probably pull some of the classic old actors and actresses out of the hat, like Myrna Loy and William Powell.
Post a Comment