Carley Fortune

My mom's parents died before I was born, but they, um, had a cottage when my mom grew up going to a cottage and my grandmother would have the kids by herself during the week at the cottage with no car, no like, you know, laundry machine. And, um, her husband would come up on the weekend when he was done work. And there were these amazing photos of my grandmother at the lake

and in her bathing suit and at this little cottage. And so Nan is really like my homage to my grandmother. I love that. Yeah. And she feels like everybody's grandma.

and in her bathing suit and at this little cottage. And so Nan is really like my homage to my grandmother. I love that. Yeah. And she feels like everybody's grandma.

and in her bathing suit and at this little cottage. And so Nan is really like my homage to my grandmother. I love that. Yeah. And she feels like everybody's grandma.

For me, it is a book that no matter where you're reading it, so maybe you're on the beach or maybe you're in your apartment, you feel like you're transported into the pages. And so I want you to feel like you're on the lake. You can like smell the pine trees. You can feel the breeze on your face and the sun on your skin and that you are with the characters.

For me, it is a book that no matter where you're reading it, so maybe you're on the beach or maybe you're in your apartment, you feel like you're transported into the pages. And so I want you to feel like you're on the lake. You can like smell the pine trees. You can feel the breeze on your face and the sun on your skin and that you are with the characters.

For me, it is a book that no matter where you're reading it, so maybe you're on the beach or maybe you're in your apartment, you feel like you're transported into the pages. And so I want you to feel like you're on the lake. You can like smell the pine trees. You can feel the breeze on your face and the sun on your skin and that you are with the characters.

Like you are watching these characters, um, interact with each other. They feel really real to you. So you're snooping on them and you are just in that place. You are immersed. You are away from whatever your life may be and you are in the pages of this book. And for me, my books all have happy endings. Hopefully there's big emotions and you're in your feels in lots of different ways.

Like you are watching these characters, um, interact with each other. They feel really real to you. So you're snooping on them and you are just in that place. You are immersed. You are away from whatever your life may be and you are in the pages of this book. And for me, my books all have happy endings. Hopefully there's big emotions and you're in your feels in lots of different ways.

Like you are watching these characters, um, interact with each other. They feel really real to you. So you're snooping on them and you are just in that place. You are immersed. You are away from whatever your life may be and you are in the pages of this book. And for me, my books all have happy endings. Hopefully there's big emotions and you're in your feels in lots of different ways.

I want you to laugh and cry and there's steamy bits and I want it to run the gamut, but I also want... readers to feel safe at the end. There's a happy ending and hopefully you walk away feeling better about humans and our ability to empathize with each other and relate to each other. And I think we really need that reminder right now. I agree.

I want you to laugh and cry and there's steamy bits and I want it to run the gamut, but I also want... readers to feel safe at the end. There's a happy ending and hopefully you walk away feeling better about humans and our ability to empathize with each other and relate to each other. And I think we really need that reminder right now. I agree.

I want you to laugh and cry and there's steamy bits and I want it to run the gamut, but I also want... readers to feel safe at the end. There's a happy ending and hopefully you walk away feeling better about humans and our ability to empathize with each other and relate to each other. And I think we really need that reminder right now. I agree.

movies yeah so every summer after um is being adapted by amazon as a series okay um and that's greenlit the first season is shooting very soon are you excited i'm so excited what is that feeling like though if you do you get a say in characters that were casted do you get a say in production do you get any of that or do you sort of have to like sort of let go of the reins a little bit

movies yeah so every summer after um is being adapted by amazon as a series okay um and that's greenlit the first season is shooting very soon are you excited i'm so excited what is that feeling like though if you do you get a say in characters that were casted do you get a say in production do you get any of that or do you sort of have to like sort of let go of the reins a little bit

movies yeah so every summer after um is being adapted by amazon as a series okay um and that's greenlit the first season is shooting very soon are you excited i'm so excited what is that feeling like though if you do you get a say in characters that were casted do you get a say in production do you get any of that or do you sort of have to like sort of let go of the reins a little bit

Um, I have like a bit of a say, um, but it's not my adaptation. So it's like not the Carly fortune and version of this book. And because it's a series, it's not, it has to be bigger than the book, right? The world, the characters develop. But it's pretty cool to see how it all comes together. So that's the furthest along.

Um, I have like a bit of a say, um, but it's not my adaptation. So it's like not the Carly fortune and version of this book. And because it's a series, it's not, it has to be bigger than the book, right? The world, the characters develop. But it's pretty cool to see how it all comes together. So that's the furthest along.

Um, I have like a bit of a say, um, but it's not my adaptation. So it's like not the Carly fortune and version of this book. And because it's a series, it's not, it has to be bigger than the book, right? The world, the characters develop. But it's pretty cool to see how it all comes together. So that's the furthest along.

Meet Me at the Lake has been optioned by Archwell, which is Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's production company. That's awesome. Yes. In conjunction with Netflix. Okay. And that is in development. There is like a beautiful script for it. And I'm so, I'm so excited about that. That was my toughest book to write. And there's a really important mental health story in that book.