Like all writers, I'd love to see one of my novels brought to life on the screen. In reality, very few novels are ever optioned, let alone made for TV or cinema—and if they are developed, they often fall into production hell, so my expectations are low. Back in 2017, my novel Retrograde was optioned by Miramax just a few months before Harvey Weinstein was exposed as a sexual predator and eventually arrested. Needless to say, the Retrograde option died along with his career.
My adult daughter, Sarah, is an award-winning screenwriter. She turned several of my novels into screenplays and has produced mood boards like the one below to show how the visuals would work in practice.
Welcome to the Occupied States of America just won Best Screenplay at a US Film Festival.
There are no directors or producers attached to the project, so it's not likely to go anywhere, but the film festival enjoyed the story so much that they did a table reading where actors sit around and practice the screenplay. This may very well be the closest I ever get to having something made. It is flattering to be in consideration. If you'd like to listen to the opening of Welcome to the Occupied States of America, here it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pX8N2QFfj0&ab_channel=WildsoundFestival
If anything is ever made, I'll be sure to let you know, as it sure would be fun.
