Self-published techno-thriller sells the movie rights a week after release.
Michael Howell fancied himself as an author but unlike most other people, he managed to get his book – The Christmas Virus – not only finished, but on sale via the internet, including WH Smith’s digital storefront.
The story strikes all the right tones in the current techno-cliche’s by “[showing] a world taken to the brink of chaos after Islamic terrorists activate a virus in 95% of the world’s computers just before Christmas.” And that was enough to sell the movie rights for a five figure sum to NoKidding, who just loved it.
“Michael’s book is a fantastic yet all too terrifyingly plausible scenario,” says MD Wendy Kidd, “it has been ripped from tomorrow’s headlines – and would make a fantastic movie, so we were delighted when we secured the rights.”
And Howell? Well he loves his cliches, so his final thought is as punningly predicatble as a Christmas cracker “It’s a great Christmas present – definitely better than getting a virus, that’s for sure.”
More at www.thechristmasvirus.com
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