Saturday, December 19, 2009

Claudia Dain's "Courtesan Chronicles," the movie

Now showing at My Book, The Movie: "The Courtesan Chronicles" by Claudia Dain.

The entry begins:
This is so easy, the actor part of the equation, anyway. I always work from a photo to create and cement a character. I like to be able to stare at an intriguing face, to see the subtle and not so subtle differences between one brown-eyed brunette and another. Plus, then I don't forget the details, like the scar is on the left cheek and not the right.

I didn't use to need physical props to remember my characters, but now I do. I'd like to blame it on age but since I'm not 92, is age really the factor here?

Don't answer that.

I'm writing a long-running series (the fifth book out in July 2010) and the central heroine must be played by...[read on]
Claudia Dain is a two-time Rita finalist and a USA Today bestselling author.

Learn more about the author and her novels at Claudia Dain's website.

My Book, The Movie: "The Courtesan Chronicles."

--Marshal Zeringue