Twilight star developing young adult novel series
Actor Peter Facinelli is hoping his Twilight fans follow him into the literary world as he prepares to launch his first young adult novel After The Red Rain.
The movie star, who portrayed vampire patriarch Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight films, has teamed up with authors Rob DeFranco and Barry Lyga to develop his first novel, featuring a hero named Rose.
He tells EW.com, "I love storytelling. Being an actor is a form of
telling stories through characters. As a writer I get the
opportunity to create the entire world that all the characters live
in as opposed to focusing on one character or one part of the
story. I enjoy being able to create and manipulate characters and
events in order to tell a whole story.
"I have written two film scripts, but I have not tackled a novel
before... (and) the task of writing a novel was overwhelming at
first, and I am happy that I get to collaborate with Barry Lyga and
Rob DeFranco. It makes the process less daunting when you get to
bounce ideas off of others you respect, and Rob and I both feel
very fortunate to work alongside Barry, who has experience in this
form of storytelling."
Facinelli is hoping After the Red Rain will become a trilogy after
the first book is published in 2015, and he admits his kids like
what they're reading so far: "I do have my own YA (young adult)
test group at home. I've read some sample chapters to my
10-year-old and 16-year-old daughters (and) so far I'm getting
thumbs up."