Prior to writing fiction, Kovac worked in television news, covering crime and politics at Fox 5’s Ten O’Clock News in Washington, DC, and after that as a news producer and desk editor at the Washington Bureau of NBC News.
She lives outside Washington DC with her family. She loves morning writes with her cat on her lap, book hauls from her town library, and hiking national parks. Her favorites—C&O Canal National Park, Assateague Island, and Rock Creek Park—provided inspiration for Watch Us Fall. She’s currently at work on her third novel.
Here Kovac dreamcasts an adaptation of Watch Us Fall:
Addie James, who is the pivotal love interest/best friend, should be played by Zendaya. I always imagined Zendaya. In fact, when Josh first sees her, he notices Addie’s “big eyes and sharp cheeks, her warm brown skin... the way she moved. Like a dancer, or an athlete. Someone joyful in their body.” And Zendaya moves like that.Visit Christina Kovac's website.
Anya Taylor-Joy from Queen’s Gambit would be an interesting choice for Lucy. She’s got a fascinating face. Lots going on behind the eyes. This is important for a character who’s remarkably smart and good with planning and problem-solving skills, hyper-focused, able to notice patterns and track details and connect disparate pieces of information when she begins her obsessive search for the missing Josh. All that requires sharp intelligence that you can read on Anya Taylor-Joy’s lovely face.
I actually imagined Joe Alwyn for Josh when I drafted the novel. He’s a tall blond, as described, and has a kind of vulnerability, a breakability you’ll find in Josh. Alwyn was really terrific in Conversations With Friends—and his character, Nick Conway, has some of that same emotional and psychological upheaval I saw in Josh.
My Book, The Movie: The Cutaway.
The Page 69 Test: The Cutaway.
Writers Read: Christina Kovac (March 2017).
--Marshal Zeringue
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