They can find the stories they need to, and they bring themselves to stories. The opposite argument—that the kind of book a child has his or her nose buried in does make a difference—has been mounted elsewhere, notably by Tim Parks, in an essay that appeared on the blog of the New York Review of Books. There he learns the skills becoming of his lineage—sword fighting looms large—and discovers his own peculiar gifts: even when injured, he is miraculously healed and empowered by water.
Riordan has come up with a clever conceit, which is amusingly sustained. Medusa is the proprietress of a garden center in New Jersey that sells lifelike statuary: no prizes for guessing how the stock is replenished. Ares, the god of war, is a biker in a red muscle shirt who comes armed with a huge knife.
If you insisted on a bunch of conditions before you sold it, like: "You have to let me control what color you paint the house, how you decorate it, how you remodel it, and oh yes, you have to let me continue to live there," well, most people wouldn't agree to buy a house with all those restrictions, would they? When you buy a house, you want to have control to do what you want with it. You could repaint it, remodel it, even tear it down and build something entirely new.
The old owners wouldn't have any say in the matter. Movie rights work the same way. If someone says, "Why did you let them do blah, blah, blah in your movie? It's not a matter of "letting them" do anything. It's not "my movie. The new owners can do whatever they want.
I wish them the best, but movie-making is not my thing. I have no interest in it. Besides, I may be biased as a novelist, but I believe if you have a book, you already have the best version of the story. There is no way a movie can ever create images as good as the ones you actively create in your imagination as you read.
As I said, I was not involved with making the movie, nor did I have any control or input on the casting choices for the first movie. Asking the author of a book on which a movie was based to give you a part in the movie is like asking the custodian at your school to give you an A in English class.
It just doesn't work that way! There was a Percy live musical! What did you think about that? I didn't see the musical either, because I just have a really hard time seeing adaptations of my work. However, the fans of the books LOVE the musical. Because of that, I love it too! I know the musical tried to be very faithful to the story and according to those who have seen it, they nailed it!
I understand there was a Nintendo DS game associated with the first movie release, but I have no other information on plans for other video games or other merchandise. When I have more information, I will let you know, but we are still in the earliest stages of development. The comments above about casting still apply: Sorry, I can't help you. I'm interested in booking an event with Rick Riordan. How do I do this?
I only do public events as part of the formal book tour each time a new book comes out. These are all arranged by the publisher many months in advance, not by me. While I visited hundreds of schools in the past and loved meeting young readers, the travel was hard on my family and my writing deadlines suffered. Because of this, I no longer arrange any events outside the book tours — this includes school visits, online events Skype, Zoom, etc.
Right now the most important way I can connect with young readers is to write the best books I can as quickly as I can, but thanks for your interest! I love meeting my readers! The only bad thing is that there is only one of me and there are so many places to visit. Each time a book comes out, the publisher schedules a tour, but we usually only have time to go to eight cities at the maximum, and that's just for the U.
The publisher decides where to send me. I don't make the tour. They try to send me to different places each time, but still, they can't possibly send me everywhere. That means it's unlikely I'll be in your area on any given tour. I'm never able to travel internationally for tours just because I have to spend most of my time writing, and travel is very time-consuming. I'd love to visit all the countries where my books are published, but if I did that, it would take me five to ten years to write each book, and I don't think you want to wait that long!
So, no, if you live outside North America, you will not see me on tour. Remember you can order signed books from any store that hosts an event, however, as described above. Most stores ships internationally. I know it says I can't email you, but can I email you anyway? The best way that I can communicate with you is by writing the best story I can for you to read, and writing it as quickly as I can. Thanks for understanding!
No, never. I am aware of fanfic, but I go out of my way to avoid it. For one thing, it's legally tricky ground. I can't actively endorse anyone else using my copyrighted material. I also don't want anyone claiming later on, "Hey, you got that idea from my fan fiction! It's like somebody getting into my closet and trying on my clothes. It's just weird seeing someone else try to write about my characters.
Then again, I can't listen to the audio versions of my books. It drives me crazy hearing another voice beside my own narrating my stories. And, as I've explained many times, I also couldn't watch the Percy Jackson movie for much the same reason. Is there really a Camp Half-Blood, and can you make one in my town? I do not officially endorse or license any of these camps, and am not involved with them in any way. Running a camp takes a huge amount of time and energy, which is why only a few places in the US have them.
Can I get Camp Half-Blood t-shirt? Many years ago, I used to give out Camp Half-Blood t-shirts for freebies at events, but I can't do that anymore. It caused problems, because I could only give out a few, and some people who didn't get t-shirts felt really bad or parents got upset.
Those t-shirts are long gone! Occasionally the publisher will print T-shirts for promotional giveaways at events, but I don't have any extras to share. I don't sell t-shirts. It's just not something I have the time or inclination to do, since most of my time needs to be spent writing the books, right?
However, many fans make their own Camp Half-Blood t-shirts, and they are much more creative than anything I could come up with. If you want to do that, go for it! You will also see unlicensed shirts for sale online, but be aware I have nothing to do with such products and they are not sanctioned by me or Disney.
I'm doing a report for school. Can you give me some information? The website has a ton of information for school reports. Over 86 million copies of his books are sold in the United States alone and rights have been sold into more than 37 countries. Rick Riordan is currently residing in Boston with his wife and two sons. His life turned upside down when he discovered Camp Half-Blood, a sort of training camp for other demigods like himself.
Riordan has a particularly thorny history with adaptations. When Chris Columbus was adapting the first Jackson book, The Lightning Thief, in , Riordan sent producers an excoriating and now legendary note laying out his issues with the script.
Fans of the books will be angry and disappointed. They will leave the theater in droves and generate horrible word of mouth. It had been 10 years since The Lightning Thief hit screens it was a box-office success and spawned a sequel, despite mediocre reviews from fans and critics. Riordan was understandably nervous when Disney called. And Fox, which owned the rights to the Percy Jackson books, had been sold to Disney.
It felt like a sea change was coming. I had a plan for what the next few years would look like.
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