Cline initially performed his original work in the Austin Poetry Slam venues back in 1997. This went on until 2001. During this time, some of his most popular spoken word pieces are ‘Moneys,’ ‘Dance, ‘” Nerd Porn Auteur, and ‘When I Was a Kid.”.
He also reworked “Dance Monkeys Dance” into a faux educational filmstrip. This instantly became a hit and went viral. Currently, it has been translated into 29 different languages.
In 2001, he released a chapbook collection of his spoken-word writing, which was self-published. This collection was named ‘ The Importance of being Ernest’ and followed up with an album dubbed ‘ The Gee Wants Out.’
In June 2010, he sold his first novel ‘Ready Player One, which had a vision of the 2040s. This boo was sold in a bidding war to the Crown Publishing Group, and novel rights sold the following day to ‘Warner Bros’ where Cline co-wrote the screenplay. A series of staged video gaming tests followed, similar to the story’s plot. Currently, the paperback is in its 17th printing.
Cline released another book, ‘ Armada.’ on 4 July 2015, and as fast as it was released, the film rights were sold to Universal Pictures in December 2015 for a lot of money.
In November 2020, Cline released a sequel to ‘ Ready Player One,’ ‘ Ready Player Two.’
