Ready player one came out in 2011
It did!  And the movie came out in 2018.  Thankfully, the book sequel Ready Player Two came out in 2020.  It's what I'm currently reading.
Ernest was born in ohio
I wonder if that's why he centered both books in parts of Ohio?
Ready player one is inspired by the last starfighter
I did not know that.  What is the last starfighter?  Is that a video game, I wonder when it was made?
Cline was obsessed with star wars
I bet he grew up on it and inspired a lot of what he imagines in his books.
It took years for him to finish ready player one
When did he start writing it?  I wonder if he had any roadblocks to completing it?