Publisher's Synopsis
How is it that The Catcher in the Rye and A Confederacy of Dunces were NEVER made into movies but this head-wound-of-an-author Jeff Nichols gets his typo-ridden, self-published book turned into a Lionsgate film and later to be an HBO featured presentation in 2015? Make no mistake; this is not an Andy Weir (The Martian), E.L. James (Fifty Shades of Grey), or Tucker Max (I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell) story of self-publishing glory and fame. Nichols' book and the movie were catastrophic bombs. American Loser, in fact, may even hold the rarefied distinction of being one of the worst movies ever made (according to user reviews on Netflix, IMDB, and RedBox). Yet Jeff Nichols claims to be the king of the B-level self-publishers. But that's better than nothing, which is precisely what 99 percent of 1.3 million individuals who plan to self-publish next year will get. Why? Because zero media/press = zero sales. Like his writing or not, if you plan to self-publish, you want what Nichols has. Consider the facts: Jeff has his often incoherent, self-published book The Little Yellow Bus, optioned by a leading independent production company (This is That Productions), the movie gets made with top movie stars (Seann William Scott, Gretchen Mol, Jeff Garlin), and is then bought by Lionsgate. Despite the producers of the movie not wanting the book to come out, Nichols, hell bent of on literary notoriety, goes around their backs, finds an agent, and ends up selling his book at auction to Simon & Schuster, a top-three publisher. Hoping to duplicate the same success, Nichols goes on to self-publish two more books, Caught and OM. Despite huge setbacks, both make money and lead to bigger things. In his new book, Nichols gives a blue print, with very specific instructions, on how to generate press, sell books and get projects optioned for development. My Life (Direct to DVD) is a must-read for any self-publisher seeking dignity and validation ... and anyone else who's ever dreamed of bringing their story to the big screen.
