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Rebecca Serle

Rebecca Serle
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Rebecca Serle

Rebecca Serle is a full-time writer, which means she gets to wear pajamas to work. She went to the University of Southern California, then got her MFA from the New School in NYC. (She likes New York much more than LA, but don't tell anyone that.)... Read full bio

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Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. I think perfect happiness has a lot to do with peace. For me I get peace from writing, from the people in my life, and from yoga-- om! I'm also incredibly blessed to have a job that really, truly fullfills me. That brings me a lot of joy.
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My life in 8 words: "Creative, fun, friendship, laughter, work, lovely, crazy, exciting. Those are pretty good words, come to think of it-- I lucked out!"
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When You Were Mine will be released on April 02, 2013 in Trade Paperback
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Rebecca Serle Revealed

Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Harry Potter! Without a shadow of a doubt. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. Me. Life is pretty good. Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. Fly Me To the Moon by Frank Sinatra, Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles, Can't Help It by Yes Giantess, Love On Top by Beyonce, and anything by The Counting Crows Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. I say "the point is" all the time. It drives my friends crazy. Learn more about Rebecca Serle

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Bookseller, April 5, 2013
...an American pre-empt for the series from Little, Brown US just ahead of the fair. The series by Rebecca Serle is currently untitled, and follows a young girl-next-door type who gets plucked from obscurity and cast as the lead in a Twilight-esque movie...
Cinema Blend, March 6, 2013
...for Rosaline, which is adapted from the modernized Romeo and Juliet romance When You Were Mine, from author Rebecca Serle. They’ve also been working on adapting the young adult sensation The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, which will certainly jerk a...
Hollywood Reporter, February 28, 2013
...Rebecca Serle, whose debut novel When You Were Mine is a modern day retelling of Romeo and Juliet from the perspective of Juliet's cousin Rosaline, has sold her next book...
Deadline.com, February 28, 2013
...Rebecca Serle, whose debut young adult novel sold to Simon & Schuster and then Fox 2000 and (500) Days Of Summer scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber, has just landed a...
Huffington Post, January 22, 2013
...seen from young readers has been even greater than we'd anticipated." In May, first time author, Rebecca Serle, released her YA adult novel, When You Were Mine , a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet from the perspective of Rosaline, Romeo's first...
Forbes.com, December 18, 2012
...weâve seen from young readers has been even greater than weâd anticipated." In May first time author, Rebecca Serle, released her YA adult novel, When You Were Mine Fox has bought the TV series, Americaâs Son ABC, a division of Disney, has a new...
Post Crescent, December 6, 2012
...like plots that could actually happen, otherwise known as contemporary YA, youll like: When You Were Mine, by Rebecca Serle ($10.98) Based on Romeo and Juliet, the story takes place in a modern setting and is written from the perspective of high school...
IAfrica.com, May 27, 2013
...lover Rosaline, while Game of Thrones beauty, Clarke, will star as Juliet in Shawn Levy's adaptation of Rebecca Serle's novel When You Were Mine. Scott Neustadte and Michael H. Weber, scriptwriters for romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer, have penned the...
Sky News Australia, May 25, 2013
...lover Rosaline, while 'Game of Thrones' beauty, Clarke, will star as Juliet in Shawn Levy's adaptation of Rebecca Serle's novel 'When You Were Mine'. Scott Neustadte and Michael H. Weber, scriptwriters for romantic comedy '500 Days of Summer', have...
Bright Shiny News, May 25, 2013
...lover Rosaline, while Game of Thrones beauty, Clarke, will star as Juliet in Shawn Levy's adaptation of Rebecca Serle's novel 'When You Were Mine'. Scott Neustadte and Michael H. Weber, scriptwriters for romantic comedy '500 Days of Summer', have penned...
BigPond News, May 25, 2013
...lover Rosaline, while 'Game of Thrones' beauty, Clarke, will star as Juliet in Shawn Levy's adaptation of Rebecca Serle's novel 'When You Were Mine'. Scott Neustadte and Michael H. Weber, scriptwriters for romantic comedy '500 Days of Summer', have...
Virgin Media, May 24, 2013
...lover Rosaline, while 'Game of Thrones' beauty, Clarke, will star as Juliet in Shawn Levy's adaptation of Rebecca Serle's novel 'When You Were Mine'. Scott Neustadte and Michael H. Weber, scriptwriters for romantic comedy '500 Days of Summer', have...
TheCelebrityCafe.com, May 24, 2013
...H. Weber. The two writers recently worked with Levy on The Spectacular Now, which was shown at Sundance. Rebecca Serle’s 2012 novel When You Were Mine is the basis for the project. It tells the classic Shakespeare story from the point of view of...
Harlow Star, May 24, 2013
...lover Rosaline, while 'Game of Thrones' beauty, Clarke, will star as Juliet in Shawn Levy's adaptation of Rebecca Serle's novel 'When You Were Mine'. Scott Neustadte and Michael H. Weber, scriptwriters for romantic comedy '500 Days of Summer', have...