We’re so pleased to welcome author Kate Sherwood and the Long Shadows blog tour to TNA today. Kate’s talking about casting characters in the book and is also offering a giveaway, so be sure to check out those details below.
Welcome, Kate!
Casting
I’m not a terribly visual person (as I’m sure all cover artists I’ve worked with have discovered to their dismay). But one of the suggested blog topics for this tour was for me to cast my book if it were made into a movie, and I can definitely get behind that kind of visual!
Of course, once the cover models are chosen it’s hard for me to see anyone else in the role, but…hmm…
Jericho needs to be somebody well-built, tough, but still a little goofy. No, not goofy, but… someone who doesn’t take himself too seriously. Chris Pratt is usually too goofy, but maybe the Jurassic Park version of Chris Pratt? Yeah, that might work.
And Wade needs to be darker than Jericho, physically and emotionally, but he has to have a pure core of sweetness that he’s keeping covered up. Jonathan Rhys Meyers? Yeah, maybe! Someone who can go from sexy to dangerous without missing a beat.
Nikki needs to be played by someone who can be rough and tough and keep any vulnerability buried way, way, way down (so far down it may not even exist…). Kelly Lynch could probably do it, or Rebecca deMornay… a woman who could point a shotgun at a stranger and have the audience absolutely believe she’s ready to pull the trigger. That’d be cool! [I don’t know what Kelly’s doing in that round thing, but I love her arms!]
And Kayla? She’s got to be a believable cop, but not as hard a Nikki. And about the same age as whoever’s playing Jericho and Wade, because they all went to school together. But wouldn’t it be fun if Hollywood cast an older women with younger men for a change? So maybe Carrie-Anne Moss or Mariska Hargitay? But maybe I’m type-casting them because they’ve played no-nonsense women of action in the past. How about Charisma Carpenter? She’s a bit too old, but she could do it! She’d look all sweet and kind, and then if you pushed her too far, BAM, stone wall. Yeah, she’d be good.
I can’t even begin to cast the kids—they’re far too savage to be represented by standard human children…
Do you guys ever play this game with books you read? What actors would you picture playing your favourite book characters?
About the Book
LA cop Jericho Crewe got the hell out of Mosely, Montana, when he was seventeen. Fifteen years later, he’s back, and everything is just as messed up as when he left. He planned a quick visit to deal with his injured father, but of course things are never that simple. Family complications, police complications, social complications—and, as always, Wade Granger complications.
Jericho and Wade had been so close, once upon a time. First friends, then more than friends—and then, after Jericho’s escape, nothing. Wade’s magnetism hasn’t been lessened by a decade and a half apart; even when Jericho learns that Wade is the prime suspect in the death of Jericho’s father, the old connection still sparks.
When Jericho’s newly discovered half siblings are kidnapped, he needs to trust someone to help him find them. Wade’s a terrible choice, but Jericho’s never been known for his good judgment. Anyway, he’d rather make a bad decision with Wade than a good one with anybody else.
Now available from Riptide Publishing
Kate Sherwood started writing about the same time she got back on a horse after almost twenty years away from riding. She’d like to think she was too young for it to be a midlife crisis, but apparently she was ready for some changes!
Kate grew up near Toronto, Ontario (Canada) and went to school in Montreal, then Vancouver. But for the last decade or so she’s been a country girl. Sure, she misses some of the conveniences of the city, but living close to nature makes up for those lacks. She’s living in Ontario’s “cottage country”–other people save up their time and come to spend their vacations in her neighborhood, but she gets to live there all year round!
Since her first book was published in 2010, she’s kept herself busy with novels, novellas, and short stories in almost all the sub-genres of m/m romance. Contemporary, suspense, scifi or fantasy–the settings are just the backdrop for her characters to answer the important questions. How much can they share, and what do they need to keep? Can they bring themselves to trust someone, after being disappointed so many times? Are they brave enough to take a chance on love?
Kate’s books balance drama with humor, angst with optimism. They feature strong, damaged men who fight themselves harder than they fight anyone else. And, wherever possible, there are animals: horses, dogs, cats ferrets, squirrels… sometimes it’s easier to bond with a non-human, and most of Kate’s men need all the help they can get.
After five years of writing, Kate is still learning, still stretching herself, and still enjoying what she does. She’s looking forward to sharing a lot more stories in the future.
Twitter: @kate_sherwood
The Giveaway
To celebrate the release of all four books in the Common Law series, we’re giving away one four-tour-wide GRAND PRIZE of $100 in Riptide credit! Enter at each stop on each tour (once they go live) to maximize your chances to win! Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on April 8, 2017. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following the Long Shadows tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!
I like your choice of actors for your characters. For me, it is difficult to picture them as actors, but sometimes I see a guy/girl and think to myself… That would be a perfect whoever. And somehow it fits.
Congratulations on the new release. It sounds really good
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Congrats on yet another new release, Kate, the series already on my TBR! 🙂
I don’t usually picture an actor playing a character in book I read, that’d be too distracting for me. XP
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Hi, Kate! I’m glad to participate in the blog tour of your upcoming release. ^_^ I love action-packed novels. And COPS? Hands down. 😉
Talking ’bout the question, well, I don’t always think of who the characters I’m reading would be in real life. It’s either they pop up naturally in my head or they remain faceless. Main characters usually remain faceless to me like there aren’t anyone who could give justice to them. Sometimes I think of some actors like Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, John Cena and the like but that’s for a fleeting moment , like a particular scene fits to that actor. Meanwhile, when it comes to kids or teenagers, I always think of Dylan Minette & Odeya Rush. Maybe because I’ve watchee movies starring them a lot. LOL!
Thanks for coming by to TNA. 😀
I was carried away & I forgot to attach my e-mail details. LOL!
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The new book sounds great. I love Jonathan Rhys Myers so any character he can represent is a big plus. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway.
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Sounds wonderful. I can only guess how tough it would be to cast actors into a book. Everyone sees the characters differently, especially the author!!
Congratulations on your newest book!!
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Wow, you guys are giving me good ideas for casting FUTURE books – those are some nice looking actors you’re mentioning!
Every time I see a picture of a hot guy or cute MM couple I save it. One day i’d love to write my own book so I keep these photos for inspiration. If I wrote a book for every guy/couple pic I’ve saved I’d have to write hundreds for books whoops! Great post!
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Thank you for the post explaining how you do your character casting. The books sound wonderful.
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I’ve always have troubled to imagine characters on the flesh. At least with famous people. If they are a not-so-known model I found on internet, then it’s ok.
Congrats on the new release! I can’t wait to read it.
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For some reason, I don’t cast book characters in my head…don’t know why!
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I play the casting game too, especially when I notice that the cover model doesn’t remotely resemble the MC description (sooo frustrating!) Thanks for providing your vision for these characters!
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unless the author has given a really clear visual description, I rarely try to figure who they might look like
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Most of the time I don’t picture actors when I’m reading but that could be because I don’t watch many movies or much TV. Thanks for the post!
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Sounds great. I m not good at casting as I never find one that suits me.
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I am NOT a visual person at all; and I COULDN’T for the life of me to imagine casting call for characters. That is probably why I prefer covers without ‘human face’ on it. I accepted book-to-movie casts because, well, I can’t imagine it myself anyway haha
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I don’t mentally do that with famous actors, especially if I’ve watched them in something, because it’s hard for me to not see them in that character again.
I prefer to just picture the character based on how the author describes them, and of course the cover art can help, as well.
I love your choices. I’m pretty horrible at casting characters in my head. I tend to picture them from descriptions unless the author casts them for me. violet817(at)aol(dot)com
Congrats on your new book release! I don’t do it. I’ll rather have the author suggest a cast over trying to pick one myself since I don’t really pay attention to actors (though I do know the well known ones).
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I never cast the characters of books I read with real actors, because for me it is not relevant how the characters look. I’m not a visual person at all. I don’t even watch films. I only read..
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Got to say I don’t normally picture actors or people i know in the roles when i read. Though it does interest me to read what others come up with. 😀
Congrats and thanks for the giveaway. I like to visualize my characters as if they were in a movie, but I create my own image of them, and don’t try to think of who to act it (maybe it would take away for me the realism of the characters and story?)
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I loved reading about how you decide on cover models. Thank you so much for sharing! ree.dee.2014 (at) gmail (dot) com