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Screenwriter John August has optioned Steve Hely's novel "How I Became a Famous Novelist" reports Variety.

In this blistering look at celebrity culture and literary fame, a roguish loser sets out to write the best-sellingest best seller of all time. When he actually pulls it off, he winds up cutting a path through America's cultural landscape.

August will adapt the book and may direct the film as well.