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Many Eyes on my Wish

Witch conjures  ~ Wishing upon a Star - Eyeballing my Wish ! My  wish is to see my story The Skye in June on the screen as a film. Since the story first began to take shape in 1997, that's how it came to me - with face & voices & action. I thought, saw, heard, walked and felt it in every sense.  Recently I held a contest to "pick the star" (actors) for the film and asked many to vision with me to see "Skye" on the BIG SCREEN!  I wish for this vision to continue to grow to fulfillment. Seeing is believing. When we imagine, image, vision our wish, the whole self becomes acutely engaged. The mind adds even the smallest details, - my mind exploding with ideas - those ideas created a surge of emotions  - oh, that's good -  hmm, not sure about that - those feelings run energy through body resulting in a flood of happiness or a tightens up. We then decide to forge beyond the uncertainties or correct the details. Picture perfect we settle into the dream wish state.

I wish for many eyes on my wish. Come conjure with me.

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Enthusiasm is the fuel that sparks the fires of the dream rocket. Beam me up Scotty! 

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Take a gander at my actor list. Do you agree?

Wee MacDonald Lassies

One of the winners of the 'Pick a Star' The Skye in June book contest chose all the children actors. Along with the 3 judges I really like the contestant's choices because I could see each of the four MacDonald sisters personalities clearly. See the choices of stars to play the teen MacDonald girls on an earlier blog or at books website.

The main character June MacDonald a feisty curious little red-head who rebels against Jimmy her controlling father as wells as the nuns while causing great anxiety with Cathy, her mother - actors choices were 

Morgan Lily - I love her sweet face that also has that ageless wisdom.

The next choice was Abigail Falle who also is sweetly intense as my June character can be with her psychic abilities challenged by so many adults.  Can't you just see her reading aura silently?

Zoe Raye was the choice for the eldest MacDonald girl, Annie. Serious, responsible and fiercely loyal to her sisters and Catholic religion.

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                          Kali Majors, the picture might seem a bit young for the age of the Maggie MacDonald character but what the judges loved about this child is the confident beauty just like Maggie has in the story. While the other sister, Maggie's Irish twin, Mary suffers under the popularity, not realizing her own beautiful qualities.   This star role went to Lily Jackson   a fresh face delightful little girl.   Lily Jackson                                                                                   Kali Majors

MacDonald Sisters - One Witch

In my story, The Skye in June, the family's children are all girls of which one is a witch to the chargin of her parents, the nuns, her teachers and at times, even her sisters cringe at the witchy behavior!

Readers give a thumbs up for the real-to-life sisters conversations, tit-for-tat, often hilarious while at times, painfully caring and loving just as sisters can be.  I know I have five. Readers giving the book five star reviews (see comments on my web page www.juneahern.com and reviews on Amazon.   

My recent contest winners for "Pick a Star" truly captured the  sisters' personalities and physical looks. Below are top picks of actors to play the teen MacDonald sisters in a movie adapted from the book - manifesting the movie. Join me in that vision.  Let me know if the actor would be your choice. 

The eldest MacDonald sister - Annie - winning choice Andrea Bowan. Older sister, responsible and devoted to her Catholic religion. Andrea captures the essence of Annie's strength as well as her sensuality, Annie hides so well from most accept.... you'll learn who later in the book.

     

"Since when did you ever thank me for anything I've done for this family?"

And then there's Maggie  - winning choice is the beautiful Brie Larson   you'll love Maggie in spite of - never mind, read the book -   everyone loves popular Maggie especially the boys 

and even the nuns! 

"Just smile at him like this. That's all you have to do." 

Maggie's Irish Twin - Mary, so complicated, so real in her pain. The judges fell in love with this actress to play this sister, Australian actress Indiana Evans shows the vulnerable beauty and complexity of nature of Mary. 

"We could kill him. Then Mommy'll let us go to public school."

The star of the movie sisters is June MacDonald a feisty redheaded visionary who tears the family apart but is the one who ultimately frees her mother and pulls the family together. The winner is Scottish actress Karen Gillan -  and why must we chose a Scottish actress for her? Read the book. Oh! that's right, that's book two or the movie. Karen has definitely got the looks and the spunk to go with the role.

"You made Daddy not like me. You made me a pagan!"

There are more actors to share with you like Mrs. G, June's teacher into magic and Sister Noel, her savior at school and from Sister St. Pius and then there's Brian Callaghan. 

Below meet the parents, Jimmy & Cathy MacDonald.

Envision - Cast A Spell - Manifest

I vision 'The Skye in June' as a movie - the perfect medium for this delightful five star review story. Readers of my book also see it as a film. Join our vision to manifest The Skye in June onto the Big Screen!  

      Helping my creation along I recently cast a spell to open to new opportunities and attract people to achieve this goal. Afterward an idea came to me (as spells will often promote) to hold a contest where the public cast the actors for the movie. What response! What fun!  Posted it on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter etc with submissions from throughout the states as well as Scotland. The winners' picks of actors are b now announced at my author site, juneahern.com. See if you agree and if another actor comes to mind, let me know. You could win a copy of my book.

Actors submissions for Jimmy and Cathy MacDonald are:

"Doomed to hell every last one of you," bellows Jimmy MacDonald, husband & father.   A hardworking, hard drinking Glaswegian played by Scottish actor & director (Trainspotting)

Peter Mullan. What spell will I cast to net him?

Cathy MacDonald, Jimmy's wife, mother to the MacDonald girls, is controlled by her husband, depressed from losses and very quiet about her past secrets. "We won't tell Daddy about this, okay?"  

Choosing one actress from the talent submitted was too difficult for the judges to agree upon so here's the top three choices: 

Scottish actress Kelly MacDonald

Judges agreed that this actress had the look -  Gillian Anderson                                                                                  

Elle Newlands, the Scottish actress who played Cathy MacDonald on stage at "Skye Goes to Hollywood" event, March, '09 truly knew and felt the pain of my character is "author's pick." 

The MacDonald girls & more characters will be added soon....stay tuned.   Elle Newlands