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best-selling author of GONE GIRL, DARK PLACES, SHARP OBJECTS; co-wrote WIDOWS; creator of UTOPIA and...yes, yes, yes, I'm writing the next book..I swear.
Cannot say how much fun I had watching Glass Onion (
@KnivesOut
) last night - the most twisty, clever, funny movie I've seen this year. Then I had my name dropped right in the movie! Thank you for the moment,
@rianjohnson
.
Sooo close to the premiere of SHARP OBJECTS on HBO tonight! I wrote the novel 12 years ago but it was worth the wait. Thanks to the incredibly talented people who got it here.
SHARP OBJECTS: I don't know any more about it than you do (read the book, but long ago), but I will say that Adora's husband Alan gives me the creepy-crawlies.
Today is the ten-year anniversary of Gone Girl. What am I thinking about?
In Gone Girl chronology, Nick and Amy's child would be close to 16 years old now. I keep wondering what a teenager raised by Amazing Amy would be like... and I'm chilled... in a good way.
DAMN. I co-wrote WIDOWS with director Steve McQueen. It stars
@violadavis
. It's set in my adopted hometown, Chicago, which has been aching for a badass crime thriller. And...well, DAMN.
Thrilled to share that I am becoming a publisher and launching Gillian Flynn Books with
@zandoprojects
. Gillian Flynn Books will publish both fiction and nonfiction—books that are propulsive, unexpected, and dynamic.
Yikes. In my rush to gratefulness it seems I was accidentally hapless. "More soon" simply meant: I was planning to return with a more graceful message thanking everyone who created Sharp Objects. Apologies for the cryptic message! I'm a novelist; I fumble on twitter.
SHARP OBJECTS nominated for
@goldenglobes
Best Limited Series; Patricia Clarkson for Best Supporting Actress (limited series) and Amy Adams for Best Actress (limited series). So very…
Also loved the sly red herring, where my name was pronounced Jillian, instead of the way I say it (Which is hard G, as in: Good God I should just Go with Jillian)!
But honored to be included, with any pronunciation. Murder Mystery weekend on me, half price.
Tonight's
@SharpObjects_Tv
episode isn't just important to me because it's a crucial episode, but because I cowrote it with my best pal, Scott Brown. We met as entry writers at
@EW
20 years ago and he's been my roomie, bridesguy (here pictured, dapper as hell) and...
I can't stop watching
@that_chapter
. Anyone else? I think I've seen every episode at this point. Thank you, Mike, for being the coolest true-crime host around.
"I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ ... draw a picture of my soul and it'd be a scribble with fangs."
-Dark Places, 5/5/2009
On her birthday, I just have to mark my favorite of my nasty anti-heroes, Libby Day.
There are still tickets available to join me on the Avalon Waterways GONE GIRL CRUISE this September 15 - 22.
Details, deals, and full itinerary at the link below!
@MarkHarrisNYC
Mark, while I was your assistant, I secretly had a second job so I could work for you. It was worth it! But yes, pay journalists. Buy subscriptions - especially local newspapers (I have some for states I don't even live in) - it's a worthy CAUSE.
It's Day 71 of the
#WGAstrike
to demand fair pay for the value we create for studios.
Today, I'm celebrating the writer of BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID! Thank you, William Goldman!
It's Day 98 of the
#WGAstrike
and Day 25 of the
#SAGAFTRAstrike
to demand fair contracts from the AMPTP.
Today I want to celebrate the life and work of Paul Reubens. "I'm a loner, Dottie, a rebel."
Rest in peace, Paul.
It is day 4 of the WGA Strike to demand fair pay for the value we create for studios.
Today's moment of appreciation: writers of
#SuccessionHBO
. Thanks,
@jessearmstrong1
and the entire writing team!
Continuing yesterday's theme, today I'm feeling thankful for Edward Packard, who wrote some of the best Choose Your Own Adventures — especially my favorite, The Mystery of Chimney Rock! (Which I still own...)
Today is Labor Day, and it's also Day 126 of the
#WGAstrike
and Day 57 of the
#SAGAFTRAstrike
to demand fair contracts from the AMPTP.
In honor of the holiday, I want to recognize the writers of NORMA RAE. Thank you, Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.!
I'm loving UTOPIA, on Amazon Prime. Might not be everyone's cup of tea, given the times we're living in, but it has the slow build to full steam that I associate with page-turning novels. Horrifying, violent, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny.
My heart is so sad at the passing of Lisa Banes. I had the fortune to work with Lisa on GONE GIRL, and she was vibrant, keen, and wildly charming. Basically she would have intimidated the hell out of me if she hadn't been so truly kind. Love to her wife, family and many friends.
It's Day 90 of the
#WGAstrike
and Day 17 of the
#SAGAFTRAstrike
.
A salute to the brilliant Veronica Mars! Let's put it this way: I didn't name my daughter Veronica after Veronica Mars, but I didn't NOT name my daughter after Veronica Mars.
I'll be discussing Michelle McNamara's stunning
#IllBeGoneInTheDark
with
@pattonoswalt
this Friday in Chicago. An instant true-crime classic. Get tickets and info.
WIDOWS: Set in Chicago, filmed in Chicago and now celebrated in Chicago, my adopted hometown! widowsmovie
#widowsmovie
#chifilmfest
@ Chicago, Illinois
Day 16 — KANSAS!
Two Kansas shoutouts today. One for my High School, Bishop Miege (go Stags!). I apologize for being a terrible debater. Two for my undergrad,
@UnivOfKansas
. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
Kansas!
Welcome to Day 39 of the
#WGAstrike
to demand fair pay for the value we create for studios, and the 9th day of Pride Month!
Today's spotlight: the writers of A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN! Thanks,
@WillWGraham
, Abbi Jacobson, and your excellent writers room!
It is Day 29 of the
#WGAstrike
to demand fair pay for the value we create for studios.
Today's moment of appreciation: the writers of POKER FACE. Thanks
@rianjohnson
and thanks to the incredible writers room!
#wgastrong
cowriter of a romantic comedy involving animatronic pigs (oddly still unoptioned). Mostly, he's a great human. And a great writer. Thanks for doing this one with me, Scott.
Would never have written my first novel if it weren't for MYSTIC RIVER. SHARP OBJECTS was just a 100-page mess of themes and thought and Mystic River was truly my moment of epiphany. Psyched to have a conversation with
@dennislehane
tomorrow at 8:15PM CT.
It's Day 97 of the
#WGAstrike
and Day 24 of the
#SAGAFTRAstrike
to demand fair contracts from the AMPTP.
Today's MVP: the writer of my childhood favorite (Cutters forever!), BREAKING AWAY. Thank you, Steve Tesich!
Man says despicable, cowardly things to a woman. Man then ducks for cover behind the women closest to him. A man starting a sentence with "I mean, I have a daughter..." is the surest sign that ugliness has or will ensue. Unless it's "I have a daughter, and she's badass like AOC."
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on the US House floor:
“In front of reporters, Rep. Yoho called me, and I quote, a ‘f---ing bitch.’"
...
"Having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man."
Dear Republicans,
Your tax bill is a disgrace. I'm one of those with money who will undeservedly benefit. Let me be clear: I don't want your blood money—funded by stealing from kids, the elderly, the working poor. By opening the Arctic Wildlife Refuge to Big Oil. Shame on you.
I have your summer weekend read right here... GRAVITY meets 127 HOURS at sea in
@DanielDKraus
's astounding new book WHALEFALL. Easily one of my favorite novels of the year.
The Great American Read returns tonight - a list that includes, if I may not-humble brag, GONE GIRL! Watch
#GreatReadPBS
on your local
@PBS
station at 8/7c and at 8 p.m. EST on Facebook.
It's Day 118 of the
#WGAstrike
and Day 49 of the
#SAGAFTRAstrike
to demand fair contracts from the AMPTP.
Continuing Golden Age Comedy Week by celebrating the writers of DUCK SOUP! Thank you, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Arthur Sheekman, and Nat Perrin!
It is Day 32 (and Month 2) of the
#WGAstrike
to demand fair pay for the value we create for studios.
Today's moment of appreciation: the writers of ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE. Thanks
@philiplord
,
@chrizmillr
, and Dave Callaham!
#wgastrong
It’s time we talk about the movie I will drop everything to watch. TOMBSTONE! So many great actors, so many great lines! Today we start with star Kurt Russell: "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens!"
Thank you to screenwriter Kevin Jarre and Director George P. Cosmatos!
Me and my brilliant director and cowriter, Steve McQueen, at
#TIFF18
for the world premiere of our film widowsmovie starring the incomparable
@violadavis
So proud.
#WidowsMovie
@ Toronto…