HOW NOT TO BE POPULAR the Movie?

      

Yes!  It could happen!

 

I am thrilled to announce that the movie rights for my book, HOW NOT TO BE POPULAR, have been sold to film producer Amy Green of Toronto-based company One Eye Open!

 

Huge shout-outs go to my wonder editor Erin Murphy of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency and Luke Sandler of the Gotham Group for brokering the deal.  Also, a very sincere and verklempt thank-you to Amy – for her vision and persistence, and for “getting” my story.  It’s a wonderful feeling to think that something I wrote has inspired someone else to create.

 

I shall post updates as they happen.  From what I understand these things take time and hard work and perhaps an eensy bit of luck.  In the meantime, I would love to hear ideas from readers on casting, costumes, music, setting ... anything.  It’d be fun!  Feel free to comment here or via my Facebook or Twitter, or email me directly at jennifer@jenniferziegler.net.  

 

Crossing fingers that things continue to develop.  Thanks again to everyone who has read my book, enjoyed it, perhaps embraced it, and believed …