I just finished the copyedits for BOND OF DARKNESS. Yes! Loud shouts of joy! Huge sighs of relief! (Okay, one of my friends says I look younger now but I think that’s an overstatement. LOL)
At the same time, COS and I are working on a “Sound Scene” for BOND OF DARKNESS. A short scene will be read by an actor, complete with sound effects (!), then distributed as a podcast. I can hardly wait to hear the result. Members of my family used to act on radio, way back when, and this is beyond fun for all of us.
The question now is what scene should we choose for the one-and-only Sound Scene? I get to offer two scenes for COS to choose from. Hmm…
BOND OF DARKNESS is very much romantic suspense, even a thriller. (Bless its heart, there’s no historical dialogue to confuse the actor. LOL) The scene has to be short and focused, which sounds like one with very few characters - hero, heroine, maybe villain. Sounds good.
How about one really action-packed, dramatic scene? Lots of conflict, tension, shoot ‘em up, bang bang and the villain being villainous, as my mother would say? Hey, I’ve got a short scene which just fits this bill!
I need another one, something different. Maybe a romantic scene between Ethan and Steve (well, Stephanie Amanda - not that she uses the long form of her name very often). That sounds good.
But they’ve been friends for fifteen years. (Read THE HUNTER’S PREY, if you want to find out how they met.) They’re both cops, patrolling different beats, and they sleep together from time to time. Steve does so to blow off steam but Ethan’s feelings are much, much stronger. If Ethan tried to seduce her or be romantic, she’d ask him what was wrong.
Still, something that showed the depth of their emotional need for each other seems like the right scene to send.
But do I have one short enough? Which scene will COS pick for the Sound Scene?
I send them two scenes but I don’t know know yet which one will be produced.
Stay tuned.
10:06 pm |
Hey, check this out!
CAPTIVE DREAMS finally comes to life - on film! Circle of Seven (aka COS) Productions did another fabulous job of capturing my book.
Okay, fellow authors: If you saw the hero you’ve been writing about - and tormenting - for years coming at you, what are you going to do? Run away from him - or toward him?
Diane
3:47 pm |
Hey, lookee here! BOND OF FIRE made it into a fabulous book trailer from Circle of Seven!
I’m always fascinated by what parts of a book wind up getting emphasized in a book trailer. This one puts the focus squarely on Jean-Marie and Hélène, the hero and heroine, plus their long agonized fight against the demands of duty and honor which keep them apart. Not to mention Celeste, Hélène’s little sister and the story’s villainess.
Film also has a nifty way of summarizing things in a few, rich images, too, that I deeply envy as a writer. I wish I could portray Paris in an instant - or a Texas ranch at sunset! But that’s what I keep working to learn how to do better. And, of course, I get to spend many long hours with my characters writing their stories. Yeehaw!
Hope you enjoy this book trailer as much as I do -
Diane
6:26 pm |
Hey, I’m blogging today at The Idea Boutique about Jean-Marie St. Just, master spy, assassin and faithful lover, who’s the hero of BOND OF FIRE.
Please stop by and check it out if you get a chance!
Diane
10:19 am |
I’m blogging today at Fresh Fiction about Hélène d’Agelet, BOND OF FIRE’s heroine.
Please stop by, if you get a chance. I’d love to chat with you!
Diane
7:00 am |
Hullo, friends!
I’m blogging today over at Romance: B(u) the Book at Lifetime TV about BOND OF FIRE, historicals, romances, and the apparent rules in writing them.
You will need to register at LifetimeTV.com to be able to comment. This isn’t a sales tool, but is a way of allowing comments, and disallowing offensive commenters. 
You can reach “Let’s Talk Romance” through the blue “Blog Box” in the lower left-hand corner of “Romance: B(u)y the Book” at LifetimeTV.com . Register in the blog comments area to take part in the discussion. (Tips: Leave no spaces in your UserName. Non-U.S. viewers, use CA/90210 as state/zip code).
Please stop by and join in!
Diane
7:00 am |
Hullo!
I’m blogging today over at Brava Authors about pre-New Year’s Eve fun.
Please stop by and let me know what you like to do!
Diane
8:00 am |
