James Erwin (author) explained

James Erwin
Pseudonym:Prufrock451
Birth Place:Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Occupation:Author
Genre:history, science fiction

James Erwin is an American author. He has written several works of history and science fiction. He came to public notice by creating Rome Sweet Rome, a short story on Reddit which went viral and became the basis of a Warner Brothers screenplay.

Personal life

Erwin was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa. He currently lives in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2009, Erwin was a two-time Jeopardy! champion.[1]

As an author

Erwin's first book, a historical encyclopedia about secessionist movements in the United States titled Declarations of Independence, was published in 2007. He worked as a technical writer. He wrote a second historical encyclopedia in 2010 but it was never published due to the sale of the publisher, Facts on File.[1]

He came to public notice when he created the story Rome Sweet Rome, under the alias Prufrock451, in response to a question on Reddit. The story quickly went viral. Featured in national media, the story came to the attention of producer Gianni Nunnari, as well as the motion picture studio Warner Brothers. Warner Brothers bought a screenplay based on the short story, and Erwin became the subject of profiles and interviews in Wired Magazine, Time,[2] FT,[3] Popular Mechanics,[4] and other media.[5] In 2013, it was revealed that Apollo 18 screenwriter Brian Miller had been hired by Warner Brothers to write a second draft of the screenplay.[6] By 2018, the screenplay had been languishing in development hell for five years since the most recent script rewrite of 2013 and has yet to be picked up for further development.[7] [8] Erwin parlayed his success into a Kickstarter campaign for his first novel Acadia.[9]

Bibliography

Novels

Nonfiction

Short stories

Screenplays

Notes and References

  1. News: How One Response to a Reddit Query Became a Big-Budget Flick . . March 2012 . 2015-06-04 . Jason . Fagone.
  2. News: Phillips . Jack . Social Cinema: reddit Post Catches Hollywood's Attention . November 27, 2011 . . October 17, 2011.
  3. News: First Person: James Erwin: 'Hollywood is turning my blog post into a film' . . May 24, 2013 . James . Vincent.
  4. Web site: Sheppard . Alyson . Rome, Sweet Rome: Could a Single Marine Unit Destroy the Roman Empire? . . November 27, 2011 . October 31, 2011.
  5. News: Interview: James Erwin On Selling 'Rome Sweet Rome' To Warner Bros. . . October 14, 2011 . 2015-06-04 . Rob . Frappier.
  6. What Happens to a Reddit Thread When It Becomes a Hollywood Movie? . . January 17, 2013 . 2015-06-04 . Lily . Rothman.
  7. What Happens When One 'Nerd's Lunchtime Fantasy' Goes To Hollywood . mp3 . Written companion material to audio broadcast . https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2018/09/14/rome-sweet-rome . September 14, 2018 . Meghan B. (web producer) . Kelly . Ben Brock (host) . Johnson . Amory (host) . Sivertson . . . NPR.
  8. A short history of Hollywood’s (ill-fated) attempts to adapt the internet . Charles . Bramesco . July 27, 2020 . Little White Lies . The last update came in 2018, and that update was “never going to happen.”.
  9. Web site: Acadia: A New Sci-Fi Novel from James Erwin . September 1, 2013 . 2015-06-04 . James . Erwin . Kickstarter.

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