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Casting a Novel: Zodiac’s Fayla Szado
Reading Time: 2 minutes Szado Play Where do you go when you need a powerful woman? A woman with secrets? A woman with poise, cunning and an exquisite level of control, both physically and psionically? Where do you go when you need to present someone who makes men’s minds deep six and, as Harry thought in the novel, is …
Casting a Novel: Fortune’s Tariq Al-Karim
Reading Time: < 1 minute Smooth Criminal Casting shadow trader Tariq Al Karim for Outrageous Fortune was one of those rare cases where the actor informed the character. I mean, I knew I was writing someone with intelligence, charm and a hefty dose of menace, and who I could believe was in charge of a crew of shadow traders (those …
Casting a Novel: Fortune’s Freya Ohmdahl
Reading Time: < 1 minute From Stolichnaya, With Love It’s possible that when the Ohmdahl triplets made their first, rambunctious appearance in Soldier of Fortune, I was thinking of casting this actress. For sure, whenever I’m writing them now, this is who comes to mind. I mean, you need a six foot plus ass-kicker with a heart (and hair) of …
Casting a Novel: Fortune’s Mia
Reading Time: < 1 minute Finding the perfect dodger, a foil for Gideon and a vibrant character in her own right, was tough. I don’t watch a lot of shows with 12-to-14 year-olds in them–Mia, like most dodgers, has at best a rough idea of her birthdate–so mostly I was creating from scratch. It didn’t take long to form a …
Casting a Novel: Fortune’s Tiago Hama
Reading Time: < 1 minute Step Aside Dr. McDreamy Somtimes, casting comes as a surprise even to me. Take the case of Tiago Hama, the medical student who makes his first appearance in Soldier of Fortune. It was a surprise because it wasn’t until I was watching an episode of a particular BBC1 series that it struck me, this …