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Greg Levin

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in Huntington, NY, The United States

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Crime, Thriller, Suspense

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Greg Levin writes subversive thrillers and crime fiction. His novels include The Exit Man, Sick to Death, and In Wolves’ Clothing.

Levin's work has been optioned by HBO and Showtime, and has earned him a number of awards and accolades. He’s won two Independent Publisher Book Awards, and has twice been named a Finalist for a National Indie Excellence Book Award. In a starred review of In Wolves’ Clothing, Publishers Weekly recently wrote, “This author deserves a wide audience.” Levin's agent and mother agree.

Levin resides with his wife, dog and cat in Austin, Texas, where he’s wanted by local authorities for refusing to say “y’all.”

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Greg. I'm a Vegas-based author and the manager of the APO 123 Production Company. How did you manage the near impossible feat of convincing HBO to option "The Exit Man?"

Greg Levin Hi John,

My sincere apologies for never responding to your question about the HBO option deal for 'The Exit Man.' I never saw your message... until jus…moreHi John,

My sincere apologies for never responding to your question about the HBO option deal for 'The Exit Man.' I never saw your message... until just NOW. Honestly. (I spend little time on Goodreads, as I find it a bit confusing. Great, now I sound like a grandpa.)

To answer your question (a mere seven months late), in October 2014, a TV producer emailed me out of the blue to ask about the TV/film rights to my book. (She had read a blurb about my book that a PR company had posted on Publishers' Weekly.) I said the rights were available, and she said she was very interested in seeing if she could get the book developed into a TV series. I didn't have an agent at the time, so I had an entertainment lawyer look over the "shopping agreement" the producer sent (giving her the right to shop my book to TV studios/networks), and then eventually signed the agreement. Just a few months later, she emailed me and said she had sold the option to HBO! After changing my underwear, I did a jig and sipped champagne. The producer also helped me land an agent at CAA -- a guy who is the head of TV for CAA, which is one of the two largest agencies in Hollywood. He handled the deal with HBO, and got me a very nice chunk of change for the option. Current status: A well-known screenwriter is working on the pilot script as we speak (it's taking a while), and hopefully HBO will green light the whole project, though there's certainly no guarantee the show will ever air. Fingers (and all other appendages) crossed.

Bottom line -- I lucked the f*ck out.

Again, sorry for the ridiculously delayed response. Best of luck to you and your writing!

Regards,

GL (less)

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Average rating: 4.18 · 554 ratings · 142 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Exit Man 4.11 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sick to Death 4.11 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Wolves' Clothing 4.28 avg rating — 148 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Filth It Shall Be Found by Paige Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sebastian Vice, Lauren Sapala (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes on an Orange Burial 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Call Center Recruiting and New Hire Training liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Call Center Humor: Best of Greg Levin's in Your Ear Satire Columns, Volume 4 it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Call Center Humor: The Best of Call Center Management Review, Volume 3 by Greg Levin (Goodreads Author), Susan Hash (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into A Corner 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exit Man Paperback – May 25, 2014 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My Favorite Writing Quote Is the Absolute Worst

Years ago, I stumbled across a quote by Franz Kafka that instantly became my favorite writing quote of all time:

“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.”

I found the quote to be brilliant, witty, dark yet relatable. You see, I’d always been the kind of writer who, after going more than a few days without writing, would start to lose his mind. I never became homicidal or anything

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