Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Art of Fielding sold to HBO

To add to the good news for Chad Harbach, HBO optioned the film rights to his book. It will be produced by Scott Rudin, who has a long string of hit projects to his name.

As you remember from the last post, Chad Harbach, who labored on his novel in obscurity for ten years, appears to have hit the lottery with this book -- big advance, great reviews, HBO sale, and that's just the beginning. What will he command for an advance on his next project?

Of course, you shouldn't create content because you hope someday you'll hit the lottery like Harbach. Create the content that you love; tell stories you believe in. But if you aren't creating content now, it's a guarantee that you won't hit the lottery. So what are you waiting for?

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