Making it Big (Almost)
I suppose I should be happy that my book was recognized by somebody, even if it was a scammer. Songsaengnim: A Korea Diary was published 14 years ago and since then, I've received a few e-mails by people who have claimed to have ties to large publishing houses, wanting to expand distribution of the novel. On investigation, I've learned that they are small-time printing shops who want to get the rights to my book and charge me to print it. No thanks. Last year, someone claiming to belong to a small movie company wanted to explore putting the story on the big screen. That one seemed to actually be a legitimate production house but they had only put out one film, before, and I'd be required to front some costs. Again, I said no thanks. When someone who claims to be from Lionsgate Films reaches out to you, however, you tend to take notice. And that's what happened to me last week. Of course, at first, I was dismissive. No one wants to make Songsaengnim into a movie. I mea...
