My wife wrote a book and now it's a movie

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Amusing y'all are just now finding out about this. Even as news travels slow on TexAgs, I'll continue to wish the project success.
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Unthought Known said:

A. Congrats. That is so freaking cool.
B. Thanks for sharing.
C. You rich yet?


Definitely not. But if people buy a lot of books, then maybe.
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Fantastic! Love it when fellow Ags do well in any field!
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Redstone said:

Amusing y'all are just now finding out about this. Even as news travels slow on TexAgs, I'll continue to wish the project success.
Weak....at least say the plot sounds like a short story you wrote in junior high
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Congratulations on her hard work paying off. This is great news.
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AgGrad99 said:

Thanks for explaining.

So as I understand it...you wont see too much from this first go 'round. But it's a huge advertisement for your wife.

Say this movie does well, and there's a second movie...would you get anything from that?

Or...if this movie does well, and a movie is made from another one of her books (or a future book)...I assume the payout would be pretty substantial?

Really curious how this all works.


Yes that's correct. But if a second movie is made, then it's a whole different ballgame.


Interestingly enough, her most recent book (Pudding) follows two characters from Dumplin' in their own story. Fingers crossed they pick that one up
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Interestingly enough, her most recent book (Pudding) follows two characters from Dumplin' in their own story. Fingers crossed they pick that one up

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Has she increased your vinyl budget since she sold the movie rights?
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Congratulations! My daughter met your wife and had her sign Dumplin at a book fair recently. Daughter said your wife was very nice. She's a fan of her work.
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Junkhead said:

Has she increased your vinyl budget since she sold the movie rights?
without a doubt! Im running out of room for them.
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Hogties said:

Congratulations! My daughter met your wife and had her sign Dumplin at a book fair recently. Daughter said your wife was very nice. She's a fan of her work.


Glad to hear that. I'm always blown away by how awesome her readers are.
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Wow... well this is the coolest thing I've seen on TexAgs in a while.

Huge congrats to you and your wife. Can't wait to see it!
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Cant wait to keep following along! And my wife always calls Texags a bunch of losers. Now I've got proof otherwise
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It's still a bunch of losers......this guy just married a winner.
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Stupe said:

It's still a bunch of losers......this guy just married a winner.


Never a more true statement!
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Stupe said:

It's still a bunch of losers......this guy just married a winner.
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Movie appropriate for an 11 year old?
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Holy carp!

I read this a couple of months ago.
Never knew I had an Aggie connection.

Once the state accepts my Texas teaching certification, I plan on teaching in small town Missouri.

I think this book would be awesome to teach...
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Tanya 93 said:

Holy carp!

I read this a couple of months ago.
Never knew I had an Aggie connection.

Once the state accepts my Texas teaching certification, I plan on teaching in small town Missouri.

I think this book would be awesome to teach...


Let me know if you do. I think I might have some bookmarks or patches to send to your students
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11 stars
Nice
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Congratulations to your wife...that is amazing. Will definitely check that out on Netflix.

I'm in the process of writing a novel and have no idea what to do with it when I'm done. How did your wife go about getting it published? Did she hire an agent first? I have no idea how the process works. Any advice you could share would be greatly appreciated.

Congrats, again.
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Salty said:

Congratulations to your wife...that is amazing. Will definitely check that out on Netflix.

I'm in the process of writing a novel and have no idea what to do with it when I'm done. How did your wife go about getting it published? Did she hire an agent first? I have no idea how the process works. Any advice you could share would be greatly appreciated.

Congrats, again.
it depends based on the genre but the basic steps are
Write an entire book
Send out query letters to agents that rep your type of book
Sign a contract with an agent
Have them sell your work to a publisher
Make a little money.

Keep in mind that can be a long and complicated process but that's the gist of it. Under no circumstance should you pay an agent. They get paid when you do. If someone is charging you upfront for representation, run away.
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Unthought Known said:

Movie appropriate for an 11 year old?
I think so. No underage drinking or sex scenes. A very innocent make out scene and one f-bomb. Oh and a bunch of drag queens if that might concern you.

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Amazing story, thank you for sharing it. Congratulations.
I look forward to seeing the show.
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That's amazing! Congratulations to your wife and you!
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nai06 said:

Unthought Known said:

Movie appropriate for an 11 year old?
I think so. No underage drinking or sex scenes. A very innocent make out scene and one f-bomb. Oh and a bunch of drag queens if that might concern you.




Pretty sure your kids have heard an f bomb
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Why would your wife get hate mail? Just because anybody that does anything is hated by some portion of the internet?
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Congrats! Gig'em! Now I'm hungry for dumplings ...
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I've always wondered how big companies get in contact with authors. Did Disney send you an email, or did they go through your wife's agent?
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nai06 said:

Unthought Known said:

Movie appropriate for an 11 year old?
I think so. No underage drinking or sex scenes. A very innocent make out scene and one f-bomb. Oh and a bunch of drag queens if that might concern you.




Drag queens? No. Make out? No.
Underage sex and drugs? Yes.

Thanks.
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Trying not to be out of line, but I'm curious as to how significant the money is when Disney buys the rights (without choosing to make the movie) for someone in this situation (NYT best-selling author, but not yet a movie-generating name)? Is it "this is a decent bump in our net worth" or "eh, nice little year-end bonus"?
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nai06 said:

Unthought Known said:

Movie appropriate for an 11 year old?
I think so. No underage drinking or sex scenes. A very innocent make out scene and one f-bomb. Oh and a bunch of drag queens if that might concern you.




Dude, just a quick pointer. It appears your wife's Wikipedia says she is openly bisexual, in case someone hacked wiki to mess with you
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I rarely post, but this thread is awesome. Congrats, OP!
 
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