Hello again! Two blog entries in the same month! Gasp!
I will have to not blog in July just to make up for it.
THIS IS NOT A TEST’s release week was really something else. I’m still reeling from it, all tired and content. I can’t express how grateful I am to everyone who celebrated it with me. Thank you! Thank you for wanting to read it and thank you for reading it. I can’t believe I’ve already gotten sequel requests in my inbox! Wat! That’s the fastest that has ever happened. (I never say never, but for now it’s safe to assume it’s a standalone, guys!)
Also, can I just say it’s a bit strange for me to think of it as actually on shelves now, as I sometimes still have these horrible nightmares that I haven’t finished writing it yet.
Speaking of things that are strange to think of in relation to THIS IS NOT A TEST…
Sony has optioned it for a TV movie!
Here is the deal announcement! It (or something like it!) should be popping up on PM pretty soon:
Courtney Summers’s YA, THIS IS NOT A TEST about six teens trapped in their high school during the zombie apocalypse, optioned as a TV movie, to Sony, by Jon Cassir at CAA on behalf of Amy Tipton at Signature Literary Agency.
Here is a gif expressing how I feel about that!:
I am pretty excited but it’s worth saying an option is just that–Sony has the option of making THIS IS NOT A TEST into a TV movie, but there’s no guarantee that they will. Lots of things would have to come together for it to happen. And while it would be a very great and cool thing to see it go into development (fingers crossed!), I’m just thrilled it’s a possibility. Thank you for that, Amy! Thank you, Jon! Thank you, Sony!
So we’ll see.
! :)
In other news, I’m continuing to work on ALL THE RAGE, which continues to account for over six months of unanswered emails sitting in my inbox (!!!!!). I’m just about ready to throw the manuscript out the window. If you write, you know what that means…
It’s ALMOST DONE.
And I have a gif for how I feel about that too!
Now to get back to it!
SO FREAKING HAPPY AND SO FREAKING PROUD OF YOU LADY.
CONGRATULATIONS CP!!!!!
That’s so exciting!
COURTNEY THIS IS AMAZING!!! Now my copy of TINAT is further taunting me from the bookshelf. CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS!!
OMG! Congratulations! I really hope they do decide to turn TINAT into a film. It would be EPIC.
Why did you crop me out of that gif? Was my dancing not coordinated enough? Elmo always shows me up.
I am SOOOOOOO excited about this. SO excited, in fact, that I will even WATCH A ZOMBIE MOVIE when it is made. (The things I do for you, my dear C).
Um, you’ll come down from Canada to hold my hand, right? <3
That is great news! I really, really hope it gets turned into a movie! While I was reading TINAT, I just kept thinking about how amazingly well it would translate on film.
Yay, Courtney! So fricken happy for you! :-)
This is such exciting news! I can completely see it as a movie. If this happens, I hereby promise to book vs. movie it. Congratulations!
The only thing more awesome than that gif is THAT NEWS! Congratulations, Courtney! You must be bouncing off of the walls.
I will be keeping my eyes peeled for casting calls…
Oh wow, mega congrats to you, Courtney! This is so exciting! ;)
Oh, wow, wonderful news, Courtney! Congratulations!
I was out yesterday and missed this but MAN this is FANTASTIC, Courtney. And I know option doesn’t necessarily translate to movie but in this case I think it will because this book has movie written all over it. I’m dancing with Emo in celebration!
so excited and proud of you, C!
Definitely the most awesome news I’ve heard all week! YAY FOR US AND YAY FOR YOU!!! xxxx
So excited for this possibility!
Congratulations!!
I’m still hoping for a sequel though.
Thank you, guys!!