Right this very minute, my character, Bailey Daley, is coming to life–how cool is that! MY BOYFRIENDS’ DOGS, a funny, romantic novel I wrote a couple of years ago, is being turned into a Hallmark movie that will air the end of this year. The movie will keep my title, my characters, and even the three dogs–Adam and Eve and Shirley. Erika Christensen plays the lead, and she’s a wonderful actress (stars on Parenthood, in the movie Traffic, and many more). I couldn’t be happier with the script, which stays close to the book (and from what I hear, that’s not always the case). AND, I get to go to Vancouver to see part of the filming! I’ll be heading there on March 24, which just happens to be my birthday. I’ll keep you posted!
Dandi's Blog 
March 14, 2014 at 4:55 pm |
AWESOME!! Is it gonna be on Hallmark Channel, or on regular TV?
Can’t wait!!
P.S happy birthday!
March 14, 2014 at 5:23 pm |
Maybe both–I’ll let you know, deal?
March 17, 2014 at 2:02 pm
Ok. I hope it is on regular TV, cause we don’t have cable.
Also, I think you should make a Winnie movie series!! That would be AWESOME!
March 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Jennifer, I would love to see Winnie as a movie or a TV series! Maybe one day….
March 17, 2014 at 2:12 pm
Hopefully!! The Winnie books are one of my favorite series!
March 14, 2014 at 9:11 pm |
Please be sure to let us all know when it’s going to air! I know these things take lots of time – but I have some former 5th graders who are HUGE fans!]
From the Children’s Literature Festival in Warrensburg, MO
March 15, 2014 at 10:42 am |
Tell them thanks, okay! I’ll be sure to let you know when it airs. I think the earliest might be August for the first showing. Please tell your MO fifth graders hi for me! D
March 16, 2014 at 9:40 pm |
Not sure if you got my message via facebook, so I wanted to say thanks to you and those former 5th graders!
March 16, 2014 at 12:39 pm |
Congratulations Dandi!!!! What an exciting new chapter in your wonderful career! Enjoy the journey and hope to ride horses some day soon with you!
Debbie
March 16, 2014 at 9:39 pm |
Thanks, Debbie! I’d love to go riding with you!
March 16, 2014 at 1:48 pm |
This is fantastic! I am sure all of us Hamiltonians are so proud of your work!
March 16, 2014 at 9:38 pm |
Thanks! I’m hoping to make it to Hamilton sometime this summer–still my hometown!
March 17, 2014 at 1:35 pm |
Congrats Dandi! By the way, was Brad Moore any part of your negotiation for this?
March 17, 2014 at 1:37 pm |
Thanks, Bruce. I don’t know Brad Moore.
October 19, 2014 at 2:38 am |
Watching the movie with my wife right now. Hope you enjoy what they did with your book Dandi…we sure are enjoying the movie.
October 19, 2014 at 10:29 am |
Hope you guys enjoyed it! I love what they did with the movie. Before I wrote the YA novel, I wrote an adult novel—that’s the one that sold to Hallmark. Both are so similar to the movie–structure, names, dialog, and those amazing dogs! I’m very grateful to Marcy Gross and Ann Weston, producers who believed in the story from the start, and then to the wonderful cast, crew, absolutely everyone involved. And Hallmark–they really got behind this movie. What a wonderful experience!
October 27, 2014 at 8:33 pm
We did love it…both Ellen and I are suckers for romance stories.
Feel free to edit or delete this last part because I just wanted you to know we posted about the movie on our blog – http://www.2elderpreneurs.com/2014/10/27/rhymes-with-gaily/ –
October 27, 2014 at 8:55 pm
Thanks, you guys! So glad you liked the movie. And you’re right–it was amazing to see my characters become flesh-and-blood people. Very thankful for the experience!
October 19, 2014 at 6:15 pm |
I am watching it right now. I LOVE Hallmark movies. I was curious as to where they were filming it because it looks like the house she lives in is in a little village known as Seabrook Village in Washington state. Was some of it filmed there?
October 20, 2014 at 12:55 pm |
Thanks for watching, Kris! You’re close. The little village is in Vancouver. And it was very charming!
October 27, 2014 at 8:13 pm |
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