I’m sure most authors have contemplated, now and then, who they would like to see cast as their characters, should their books be made into Hollywood blockbusters.
With that thought in mind, I’m launching a feature called ‘On the Casting Couch’ 
If you can find a picture of your perfect actor for a particular character, post it here! And tell all – why is this actor so right for the part? Where might he or she be improved, the better to match your hero/ine?
I’ve written a supernatural thriller that features two private detectives who only work from dusk ’til dawn. The male is a violent little cannonball of a man (I immediately pictured Bob Hoskins) and the female is a tall, gorgeous, brainy type (I saw Uma Thurman). Both are too old for my characters today but…ten years ago? Man, that would have been something…
*g* That sounds wonderful! And of course, as it’s virtual casting, you can have the actors at whatever age you prefer
Why not dig out some pictures and then you can stick them up and advertise the book here? 
I’m going to do one for ‘Captain’s Surrender’ as soon as I’ve finished answering my emails.
I’d love to post one of ‘Nat’ but I’m clueless – how do I get an image to appear? Duh…
Fiona the technologically challenged….
Oh, alas, I think you have to send it to me, so that I can put it up.
Eee! I’d love to see what you imagined Nat to look like
Any chance of one of Ritchie too? He’s my heart-throb!
I’ll see what I can dig out.
Hurray! Thank you
Great idea! Putting faces to my characters is a bit difficult, as they usually are a combination of many people. If I had to name names, I’d say that in my head, the slightly eccentric captain in “Jackdaw” (not published yet) looks a bit like young Jeremy Brett (who unfortunately doesn’t live anymore) and his complicated, brooding 2nd lieutenant like James D’Arcy.
Now let’s see if it works with the image-linking…
Nope, doesn’t work. Let’s try it with a link:
Ahaha! OK, I give up and mail it to you.
Thanks Emma! Oh, I really liked Jeremy Brett when he was in Sherlock Holmes. He seemed absolutely perfect for the role. LOL, how funny that we’ve both picked James D’Arcy! He must have a nautical look