Johnny B. Goode
One of my most frequently asked questions is: “Will there be a movie made of Hourglass Door?” I’ve always said, “Maybe someday,” but I know how slow the gears of Hollywood churn and I haven’t been holding my breath. I’ve just been enjoying what had once been the impossible dream of seeing my name on the cover of the book. And while my answer is still “maybe someday,” after some recent events, I feel less and less compelled to qualify that answer with “maybe.”
BEA was held in New York the last week of May, and while my publisher was there, a copy of my book found its way into the hands of an agent from the APA Talent and Literary Agency in California. She read the book on the flight home, loved it, and before I knew it, the papers were signed, sealed, and delivered. My book is now out in the big world of Hollywood movers and shakers, looking for a home.
When I heard the news that I had an actual, honest-to-goodness film agent shopping the rights around to my book, I just about flipped. And while a studio hasn’t optioned the rights or announced a release date or anything like that, I feel like I’m at the party. I feel like I’m standing by the punch bowl, dance card in hand, waiting to see who’ll ask me to dance.
(When I told my brother that analogy, he said, “No, no, no. You are not at the punch bowl. You are Marty McFly, playing ‘Johnny B. Goode’ on stage at the Enchantment under the Sea dance while Marvin Berry calls his cousin Chuck to say, ‘You know that new sound you’re looking for? Well, listen to this.’” That’s just one reason why I love my brother: he knows a pop culture reference for every situation. *grin*)
So, yes, I have my own Marvin Berry out there, telling people “You know that new story you’re looking for? Well, read this!” Will anyone bite? Will Hourglass Door become a movie? It’s entirely possible. I’m certainly at the party, and trust me, I’m not leaving until I have a chance to dance.