Thread by @seananmcguire

So one of my least favorite parts of my job is the keeping of secrets. I am not Brad from the FBI: I am not good at keeping secrets (or kicking criminal ass).

I also don't much care for lying to my readers. When someone cares enough to show up at a panel and go "is X being developed for television?" I smile and smile and die a little inside, because it's so hard to lie to you.

I DON'T HAVE TO LIE TO YOU ANYMORE.
THE WAYWARD CHILDREN BOOKS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR TELEVISION.
I AM AN ENDLESS SCREAM.

The whole team is AMAZING and the whole process is AMAZING and this could all still come to nothing but MAYBE IT COMES TO SOMETHING and it's AMAZING.

Now, real talk:

I am not in charge anymore.

I am the boss of my books. I can do and write whatever I want. But once I sell the film rights, someone else becomes the boss of that version of the characters. Choices are going to be made, and not by me, and I will not have the authority to object to them.

And here's the thing: I am okay with that. I TRUST this team. I trust that they understand the material, and I know that they are as invested in the queer themes of these stories as I am.

I trust that their changes will be choices, not accidents. And that matters. That lets me relax and watch this whole process with wonder and awe, and with faith. I am on the roller coaster along with all the rest of you, and it's INCREDIBLE.

Their versions of my characters are not my versions of my characters, and that's going to mean I get to meet and adore and enjoy them along with everyone else. I am so lucky. We are all so lucky.

This is going to be such a good time.