Sure, everyone has a to-do list.
But over at 52 Projects, they have something even better: a NOT-to-do list.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have now entered the phase known as the 2007 Writing Olympics, where Jeanne gets up at 5 a.m. every morning, seven days a week, and just keeps writing and writing until the damned book is done.
And the only way to do that? My not-to-do list. Ix-nay on the New York Times' ossword-cray uzzle-pay and udoku-say.
Comments (3)
I love the not-to-do lists they make life a little more interesting.
I love the novel I, Mona Lisa. When I read the book I could see it unfold in my mind. I don't know if you have ever thought about it but I, Mona Lisa would be such an awesome movie. I have this dream about it and it would be easier for you to suggest the idea because of your fame and connection to the story. This may sound really weird but I can't stop thinking about it. I know you have many fans but maybe you would be willing to help an ambitious young woman make a dream come true.
Even if you can't help I would still like to say that you are an amazing and gifted author.
Posted by Nikki Posnick | July 23, 2007 12:57 AM
Posted on July 23, 2007 00:57
Thanks for the flattering comments about the book, Nikki.
Oh, how I wish I could make a major movie studio interested in making a film based on one of my books. If I could do so, believe me, you'd have already seen these movies. And I'd be a whole lot richer today.
Writers of novels are persona non grata in Hollywood -- except in the case of J.K. Rowling. Now, if I could just sell zillions and zillions of copies -- as she does -- then maybe I could get someone in Hollywood to take notice and come to me with a deal. Until then, alas, no one there will give me the time of day.
The solution is, of course, for everyone to buy lots and lots of my books!
Posted by Jeanne Kalogridis | July 23, 2007 5:09 PM
Posted on July 23, 2007 17:09
Should you be so lucky, Jeanne, to have "I, Mona Lisa" made into a movie, I would be very careful about whom you hook up with in Hollywood. The stories of movies that have gone so far off track from the novel are infinite. I would hate to see one of your beautiful novels destroyed by a greedy producer.
Movies have become so predictable and sometimes awful that I rarely see a movie. When a book is turned into a movie, 99 percent of the time I would rather read the book and skip the movie.
When you read an excellent novel, pictures form in your mind and it becomes a part of your life until you finish it. Movies, such as "Chocolat" can be satisfying in some ways, until the plot is changed to protect an organization or to be politically correct. In the movie "Chocolat" the evil person becomes the mayor, not a Catholic priest.
Posted by Lisa Thompson | August 6, 2007 8:54 AM
Posted on August 6, 2007 08:54