Okay, so, all things are moving forward full-steam ahead with my releases! It's awesome, and I'm having all kinds of fun mulling through ideas and titles and potential cover art (already--I can't believe it!) and other fun things. I've got my first bit of revisions to work on and I'm enjoying them, too. That may sound strange, to be enjoying revisions, but they're a wonderful time to tighten up my work and it's SO awesome to be doing so with the aid of a fabulous editor. Two heads are certainly better than one in this scenario!
So, as some of you might of seen, the first novel that will be release, has had a title change. The Game (which was always more of a working title) has become Someone Else's Soul. I am absolutely in love with this new title! It works on so many levels that I really can't wait to share the book with you all!
Now, as I'm digging into revisions, I've been hunting through notes I made while writing, and thinking about the MC. She works for a private espionage company, often hired out by governments or other companies to steal information or fight crime/terrorism (kind of like a soldier for hire or something). This, of course, colors her world in a light that's a tad bit different from my rather boring life as a professor/scientist. And because it's not like I can go and experience this in any real sort of way, I found myself reading a lot of spy books and watching movies. Accurate? Not at all. Fun? totally. And really, there's not a whole lot we see of her in this role, so I am having a blast with it.
Which brings me to my question for today, and this week: what's your favorite spy based book or movie? I'm a huge Bourne fan, of both the books and movies. And of course the Bond films, particularly those with Daniel Craig. I thought Mr. & Mrs. Smith was hilarious. I also lately really enjoyed The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer. I'd love to hear your suggestions!
Of the Bond films, my favourite is actually The Living Daylights. I thought Dalton got the tone of the character closest of all the Bonds to Fleming's original take.
ReplyDeleteI like the Jack Higgins series of books about Sean Dillon, the IRA gunman who goes to work for British intelligence, though the author should have retired several books ago. My favourite of those books is Thunder Point, which has Dillon recruited in the matter of a German U-boat that contains secret documents linked to the Nazis and the Duke of Windsor.
Love that new title! I do like the Bourne and Bond films too. I haven't read a lot of spy books, but one I really enjoyed is The Fall and Rise of Peter Stoller.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Bond movies. Maybe Day Another Day...but I loved all of them!
ReplyDeleteAnd more recently The Night Manager was really good.
Mr. Bond, of course! I've also really enjoyed Chris Pavone's books, and I especially like historical fiction set during the wars with interesting people/spys (usually women protagonists).
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