ARROW to Dream Jumper?

My novel is slated to be a FEATURE FILM!
How cool is that?
Very, very cool, I'd say. When the film company sent contracts to my agent to option the whole series, I was over the moon excited and happy and thankful and vindicated. Yes, vindicated because when I tried to get this first novel an agent or a publisher, no one would touch it.
Because it involves dreaming.

There are numerous flashbacks and dreams and premonitions and the story is complicated. But, I have faith in readers and knew they could handle it.
THE DREAM JUMPER'S PROMISE

This weekend, I have a friend in Washington D.C. who is lining up at #AwesomeCon to get an autograph from the man who I want to talk to about playing the lead in the film.

Stephen Amell (Arrow)

This is a shot of him yesterday at the Con with a fan.

James deBenedetto asked me if I'd like him to mention the film to Stephen when it's his turn to get an autograph.
Hell ya!
I think Stephen would be great in the role of Jamey Dunn, Special Forces soldier who has the ability to enter dreams. The movie is set on Maui, while he's on medical leave and encounters his ex-girlfriend whose husband has gone missing.

As a contributing producer and a bit of a go-getter, I've already sent him the script through his agent and heard that the material was well received. He won't read the script until a director is attached, which in Hollywood talk means he won't believe the film is going to be made until a really good director comes on board. Fair enough.
In the material I sent him this week, there was a letter to him personally to ask him to keep this project in his thoughts until we go into the pre-production stage and begin casting.
BUT, I want him to come on board as a producer. As with any film, there are many producers and each one has a varying degree of input. I am a contributing producer which means I don't make any final decisions and can contribute but not command. That's fine. I'm thrilled to be able to be a part of it.
So, today or tomorrow, James is handing Stephen the physical novel and a note from me to say "Imagine yourself playing Jamey..."

I'm hoping he takes the book, (not hands it to his assistant) and his wife reads it. Then, on Monday, someone in his camp looks on Amazon to see if the book has done well. It has moderate success with 323 reviews but wasn't ever a blockbuster hit for a big stretch of time.
If you haven't read the book but love ARROW, would you consider taking a look on Amazon and weighing in about his suitability to play the lead?
Amazon Link

If you read this book and liked it (!) and did not write a review, would you consider writing one now? The more reviews up there, the better it looks.
If you haven't read the book, would you consider buying it this weekend to get the numbers up? I left the novel at .99 this weekend for that purpose.
Even if you don't buy in to the paranormal, you'll see in my reviews that it's a book for all types of readers. It's paranormal lite, with the strangeness of entering dreams as the supernatural ability. Check out the first book HERE on Amazon Kindle.
As you read, tell me if you think this guy would make a good Jamey. My 16 year-old daughter says no but then she judges everyone based on their age and hair. And I have to think our audience will be older.
But then, ARROW is beloved by many.

If you can, give the book some love this weekend and stay posted to see if Stephen Amell responds positively.

Click Here to Find The Dream Jumper's Promise on Amazon Kindle

Stephen Amell - From ARROW to THE DREAM JUMPER

If you know the hit TV series ARROW, you've seen the star, Stephen Amell, wearing both a leather-ish hunter costume and his skin shirt. Both are proof of brilliant costuming, athletic conditioning and savvy marketing.
Stephen is not only nice to watch, but his acting chops are Emmy-worthy.
Mr. Amell can act, looks great on camera, is athletic, seasoned but young enough to play the part of Jamey Dunn in the movie version of THE DREAM JUMPER'S PROMISE.

If you are a fan of ARROW, or Stephen Amell, you won't be disappointed to see him in this film that is slated to shoot on Maui next year. If he takes the part. I am hoping...
Jamey is a tough guy with a soft heart who can enter other people's dreams and does that for the American Military in Afghanistan. Although the first movie is set on Maui, and has beach scenes, and diving scenes, there are flashbacks of Jamey inside an al Qaeda member's dream. And he has a fight scene with an antagonistic hula dancer. So, if you love to watch Stephen's martial arts moves, you will get a taste of that.

The role of Jamey is juicy.
 Jamey Dunn is a complicated dude. He's late thirties, from the small town of Carnation, Washington, raised by a single dad in an old house on the Tolt River, grew up with brothers, was a Seattle cop, is now divorced, has twin girls-- age 8, was recruited by the US Military for his top secret abilities. He has what he calls hyper-intuition. Life has been one big disappointment after another because of his 'gift'. After the divorce he was recruited to serve in Afghanistan using his abilities for the greater good. Jamey is an honorable man. He's never lost his feelings for Tina who now owns a dive shop on Front Street, Lahaina, Maui.
A disastrous dream jump has left him unable to jump and he's on leave to chill out in hopes of re-gaining his gift. On Maui, Jamey runs into Tina, now a new widow. She's having haunting dreams, feels like she's going crazy and Jamey must help her. It's his fault she's in this mess.
It's an active role --Jamey goes scuba diving, flies an airplane, drinks beer, has war flashbacks, reads minds. and falls back in love with Tina, who is cautious around him because of their history.

If you want to see more, I've got the ebook on Amazon. Cheap! Read it on your phone, Kindle, laptop, tablet, anything with the Kindle app. The novel is a Supernatural Suspense with Romantic Elements and is an Award Winner, Amazon Bestseller, and Indie Phenomenon. It has 315 reviews with a 4.5* rating out of 5.

Click here for the link on Amazon.





KIM HORNSBY is a National Bestselling Author who lives in the Seattle area writing at a desk that overlooks a tree-lined lake and mountains in the distance. She once taught SCUBA on Maui and has faced a hammer-head shark head shark underwater.