CW Network asked
for the rights to Runes and… Hehehehe,
kidding. They asked for a treatment and I never heard from them again after
that.
So, have you
ever had an opportunity to do something and you turned it down only to regret
your decision later? Was it a date? A job? An opportunity to visit some place
or travel? A chance to buy that one dress, or a pair of shoes, or a purse?
E-mail me at ednahyaauthor@gmail.com and let me know.
I like to read
about actors and actresses who turned down a role only to see it become iconic
and regret their decision.
-Molly Ringwald
turned down Pretty Woman. (Ouch!)
-Julia Roberts
turned down Blindside, The Proposal, and Sleepless in Seattle. (Triple ouch, but
she is still killing it)
-Michelle
Pfeiffer turned down Silence of the Lambs.
(Damn)
-Matt Damon
turned down Avatar and Brokeback Mountain.
-Will Smith
turned down The Matrix.
-Jack Nicholson
turned Michael Corleone role in The
Godfather… That must hurt…
Imagine
these famous Michael lines said by Jack Nicholson?
“I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work
that way. So I stole a bike and asked Him for forgiveness.” Or my favorite…
“Fredo, you are my older brother, and I love you. But don’t ever take sides
with anyone against the family. Ever.”
-Sean Connery
turned down LOTR and Morpheus in The
Matrix…
“I
got offered The Lord of the Rings,
and I turned it down because I didn’t understand it. I was offered The Matrix twice, and I turned it down
because I didn’t understand it. I don’t understand this movie (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen),
but I’ll be damned if I’m going to turn it down.”
So turning down
a chance almost happened to me when I received an e-mail from Amazon Publishing
imprint Kindle World asking me to give them the rights to the world I created
in my Runes series. I was like Hell-to-the-no. Publishers left a nasty taste in
my mouth, so I wasn’t doing it. Plus I had no idea what Kindle World Imprint
did. I didn’t understand it. I responded with sorry, not interested.
But then I
remembered Sean Connery’s response to missing out on iconic roles, and I did a
little research and saw some of my favorite romance authors actually own kindle
worlds. Not only that, they had some talented authors writing stories in those
worlds. Just before I could eat crow and e-mail the lady back and beg her to
give me a Kindle World, she e-mailed me and explained how it worked. Then
she added that outside traditionally published books made into TV series like
Vampire Diaries, The 100, Pretty Little Liars, Veronica Mars…, my world would
the first YA world based on a YA-book series by an indie author… I was sold.
Yesterday, we
launched The Runes Universe with 12 of today’s amazing indie talents. The books hit
bestseller lists right away. Follow the link below to grab copies of their
stories. You don’t have to read them in order because they are all unique and
standalones. http://amzn.to/2nZbGrQ
I also wrote a
story for my world, FATED SOULS, until I realized 3 things.
My
fans that don’t use kindle would not read the book.
2.
Fans
outside the US would also not have access to the story since KW caters to US
readers for now. They plan to expand to other Amazon stores.
3.
This
is the start of Mystic Academy series and I have more stories to write at this
school and with this couple, and I wanted them and the school to be available
to authors writing in The Runes Universe. So FATED SOULS became FATED (A Mystic
Academy Novella).
If
you are interested in writing in Runes Universe, stop by Runes Universe page
and read all about it. I uploaded files. https://www.facebook.com/groups/RunesUniverse/
The
second launch of Runes Universe is Nov 18th 2017. I will have 2
launches every year… That’s all I can handle. E-mail me.
