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Hi i have read and watched the film Nerve i loved it so much and to be honest as a 19 year old college student that loves to read i have never found my self wanting a book to have a sequel/ second part.This story is just so amazing please i ask of you to make a sequel theres nothing i would want more right now than that. Also how did you feel when you found out nerve was becoming a movie?
Jeanne Ryan I appreciate your enthusiasm! I was amazed and excited when I learned the book would become a movie. Also curious to see how the adaptation would play out.
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Is the movie "Nerve" very different than the book? I mean, would very soon figure it out, but I just wanted to ask you.
Jeanne Ryan The basic game and the characters are pretty much the same. However, the movie is based in New York instead of Seattle and they changed the dares.
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I really loved the nerve movie and wish I had read the book first. I really hope there will be a sequel. I would be so ecstatic and would love to read and watch it. If you do write a second book would you keep the same lead characters involved?
Jeanne Ryan At this time there are no plans for a sequel. That doesn't mean I don't occasionally think about ideas for one, both with and without the same characters. But, like I said, no plans in the foreseeable future for a NERVE sequel or companion book.
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Hi! I loved Nerve, and I was wondering how you got inspiration for it?
Jeanne Ryan Hi Hannah,

The first spark for the book idea came when I was watching my niece texting a bunch of friends, while at the same time chatting with a group of family IRL. I wanted to capture the dual real life/online life dynamic in a story. At the time, I also was struck by how much personal info everyone was sharing online, and how far reality programming participants were willing to go in the name of ratings. Putting all of those ideas together into a simple game of truth or dare (and eventually removing the truth part), I came up with NERVE.

Thanks for your question!

Jeanne
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Hi Jeanne, I really liked your book 'Nerve'. I also went to see the movie and was surprised to see that the storyline was quite different to the book. I think the movie's story was equally good but, do you like where they took the story? Do you think you might have liked it better if it stayed truer to the book? Thanks
Jeanne Ryan I thought it was fun to see where the film-makers took the premise, and to compare the differences. Plus, they added a great soundtrack. :)
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I am really excited about the Nerve movie and I just read the book! Is there going to be a second book because Nerve kind of left me hanging? Is it just supposed to be like that or is there going to be another book? By the way, I LOVED the book even though it left me hanging it was amazing!!!
Jeanne Ryan So glad you liked it. I wrote the book as a standalone. Although I like tidy, closed endings myself, I thought that wouldn't be authentic for this story since once you put something out on the internet, it can never be totally "cleaned up."
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Are you ever going to be making the sequel to nerve?
Jeanne Ryan At this point, there is nothing in the works for a sequel.
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I read Nerve, I watched the movie, and I was kinda sad that it was almost nothing like the book. I kept suspecting I would see some of the details in the book as I had the movie, but no. Is there anything you would've liked to change about how they made the movie?
Jeanne Ryan I thought it was interesting to compare the differences and think about why the film-makers chose to make the changes they did. At their core, the basic story lines in the film and book were the same until the third act, even if many of the surface details had changed.
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Hello! How did you get through the process of putting your works to a publishing company and how your book turned into a movie? My friend and I have collaborated to write a book on wattpad and we would like to get some advice to get our book published. Thx for reading this and the link to our book is down below! https://www.wattpad.com/241594719-the-last-one-standing-wattys2016-prologue
Jeanne Ryan Hi Anya - Like most writers, for me this was a very long process. First, I wrote a lot. Then I queried many agents over the course of three years. I signed with an agent after I'd written three manuscripts, and then she began to submit to publishers. After two years, during which time I completed two more manuscripts, we got a book deal for Nerve. My agent worked with a screen rights manager to option the rights, and we were lucky enough for it to eventually become a movie (most optioned books do not).

All in all, a lot if time, work, persistence, and luck were involved. I wish you and your friend well in your endeavor!
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I love Nerve. Its such a daring and awesome concept. Is there a sequel for Nerve?
Jeanne Ryan I wrote it, thinking it would be a standalone. Although I have some ideas where a sequel could go, there's nothing officially in the works.
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Are you excited that a movie of NERVE is being made?
Jeanne Ryan I'm ecstatic about the movie, and that it's being made by such talented folks, including the directors from Catfish and actors Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis, Kimiko Glenn, Emily Meade, Miles Heizer, and Marc John Jefferies. I had a chance to see some footage and it looks amazing. Estimated release is early next year. (If you want to see some photos from the set, check out #nervenyc on Twitter.)

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