Okay, you’re stuck on that proverbial desert island. No one around, but for some strange reason there’s a movie house and a trained monkey that knows how to run the projector. What three films would you want to have with you, one from each category:

1. Drama

2. Comedy

3. Musical

(We at TKZ will try to air drop you some popcorn)

When you write, do you imagine the movie version? Who would you cast in the lead roles in your current novel? 

Do you dream? Vividly? Regularly? What do tend to dream about? Do your dreams inform your writing? 

What’s your favorite line from a book or movie? I know there are a lot to choose from, but whenever I’m asked that I always go immediately to the great Bette Davis in All About Eve, turning to the partygoers and saying, “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” (You really have to watch the clip and listen to the voice for the full effect).

What’s your favorite line? 

“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.” – George Eliot (1819 – 1880).

True for you?

I had a little R & R and writing time in December, and was at a beach house for a bit. I brought some books, and soon discovered I was reading three at once, in different modes. I had an audio of ENDER’S GAME for when I walked; THE RED SCARF by Gil Brewer at the top of my Kindle; and a real honest to goodness print book (remember those?), THE PASSAGE. And I was going back and forth between them.

What about you? Do you find yourself reading more than one book at a time? What’s your record?