THE SELECTION, THE MOVIE!!

I have waited YEARS for this moment and finally I’ve heard the news that made me jump up and down until my legs hurt. Yup. The Selection, the first book in Kiera Cass’s series, is going to become a movie!!

But, since I know so many fans are sick of hearing rumours about this,  I’ve included PROOF:

WARNER BROTHERS HAS PURCHASED THE FILM RIGHTS FOR THE SELECTION!

APRIL 22, 2015

The announcement has just been made! Here's the official word via Deadline.com:

"Warner Bros has won film rights to Kiera Cass’ global bestseller The Selection, the first of a five-novel series, and has set Black List scribe Katie Lovejoy to adapt it. DiNovi Pictures’ Denise DiNovi and Alison Greenspan are producing with Pouya Shahbazian. Lovejoy’s script The Arsonist Love Story made the 2010 Black List.

The book has sold 3.5 million copies worldwide, and two other volumes have been published. HarperTeen just made a two-book deal to continue the series, which is published in 32 languages. Described as The Hunger Games without the bloodshed, it follows 35 underprivileged girls who are chosen to compete to live in a life of luxury. The protagonist, America Singer, is sweet on a young man from her district, but when she’s exposed to the opulence of a royal life, she’s conflicted, even though a rebel uprising threatens the pampered.

As for Lovejoy, she recently developed a pilot for NBC, with Universal Television, Eva Longoria, and John Glenn producing. She previously wrote pilots for NBC, Bravo, and ABC and worked on the staff of the NBC series Dracula. She is repped by CAA and Myman Greenspan. Cass is repped by Red Tree Literary and New Leaf Literary & Media. Andy Fischel and Julia Spiro are overseeing for Warner Bros."

Sooooo, what are your thoughts on a possible Selection movie? I'm sure there will be lots of questions, and I'll try to get to those soon! Thanks for all your support, y'all! These things only happen because of you!            

Excerpt from Kiera Cass’s Official Website:  http://www.kieracass.com/news

So, I know you’re probably wondering why it took me so long to notice this and the reason for that is: … (I have no legitimate excuse *gasp*)

Anyway, although this is the news I have been waiting to hear, a few worries have popped into my mind:

1.      What will I do if the movie is so bad it ruins my view of the Selection?

2.      How will I react to seeing these amazing characters on screen?

3.      How much of the book are they going to change? Will I like the way they have changed it?

4.      Will the dresses look as lovely as I imagined?

5.      Will they create movie versions of all the books in the series or just this one?

CATS VS DOGS

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6 Reasons Why Cats Are Awesome

1.      They aren’t as slobbery as dogs.

2.      They’re lower maintenance because they don’t need to be walked every day.

3.      Cats are cheaper to keep than dogs are.

4.      Cats fit better in apartments.

5.      Owning a cat may reduce your risk of dying from a heart attack.

6.      Cats don’t bark so your neighbours can’t complain.

7 Reasons Why Dogs Are Fantastic

1.      Playing with your dog is a great stress relief.

2.      Dogs help you make friends (especially at the park).

3.      Dogs are heroes; they help blind people find their way and they help track down criminals.

4.      Your dog will keep you fit by taking you out on walks.

5.      Dogs’ have a very useful sixth sense which could literally save your life (e.g. before an earthquake happens your dog may whine and then coax you out of your building to a safer area).

6.      Having a pet dog may prevent you from developing allergies and asthma.

7.      Dogs are loyal.

Just looking at how many more facts I wrote about dogs should tell you which side of the debate I am supporting. Yup, I’m a dog person through and through. But then again, I’ve never had a pet cat so I am definitely looking at this debate from a biased perspective. In fact, only a few of my friends have cats whilst the rest have dogs.

So, after reading these facts – what do you think? Are cats better than dogs?

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For more information:

http://www.businessinsider.com/11-reasons-dogs-are-better-than-cats-2014-4

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-cats-are-better-than-dogs-2015-1#ixzz3aVvygofL

If I Had To Develop An App

I’ve never been someone who loved shopping for clothes, and probably because of this I don’t spend my free time reading about fashion trends or watching fashion shows. Unfortunately this means designing my daily outfits is a task I find difficult and thus I waste a lot of time.

I’ve been thinking about this problem a lot lately (whilst trying to decide what to wear) and I’ve come up with a possible solution that could become the next bestselling app. So, if you’re an excellent programmer or an up-and-coming app developer please take my idea into consideration – the only thing I ask in return is that I’m notified as soon as you release the app so my clothing dilemma is solved as soon as possible.

My idea

At the moment you can upload your photographs on many apps and yet as far as I know no one has created an interactive fashion advising app. And that needs to change!!

Obviously, if I was an app developer I would have created it myself but frankly I’m not and currently I don’t have the time to study to become one. However, I still think that creating this could be possible. In fact, I don’t think it’ll be that difficult to make. You just need to create a way for people to upload their photographs of clothing items onto this app under their profile. When they do this you need to ensure that they fill in a caption describing the item in the photograph (they’ll have to upload one photograph of a clothing item at a time but after they’ve done this once the item should be stored in their “Virtual Closet”).

E.g.

Lady's Denim Jacket

If you want to do it manually (basically hire a person to sort through the photographs and design the outfits out of the clothing items) you can, though this is probably a waste of time. The best way to do it would be to teach the user a little bit of code therefore if they put in something like <jacket <denim>> as their caption and if you’ve programmed the app correctly it will use this information when designing outfits. All the customer then has to do is click a button that says something like “Generate Possible Outfits” and immediately different combinations of their leggings, shirts and jackets or skirts and blouses will appear.

To make it even more convenient and possibly produce better outfits, you could programme the app to match crop tops with skirts and denim jackets with white shorts so the outfit will be following the latest fashion trends. This would ensure that your customers are happier and are more likely to recommend the app therefore you will have more downloads.

And to end off, I’d like to know if any of YOU would like to have an app like this one J  - If so please post a smiley face along with a few words in the comment box below, on my Facebook page, Twitter or drop me a note via email.

 We’re more likely to get this app developed if a lot of us show we want it.