Rough treatment of novel, prep for screenplay - a job post by Grant Hulbert

About the job

(This is a remote job; I don't know why the site requires me to enter a location)

I am new to this industry, so apologies if I don't have all the terminology correct! My ultimate goal is to have this screenplay made into a feature-length film, so this job is step one on that journey, so I can start shopping a screenplay around.

I've been told that I should get a 'rough treatment' written before I try to find a screenwriter, so that's what this job is about.

My mother finished her first novel just days before she died, and I published it to Amazon after editing it a little bit. It's a sweet, uplifting story that makes people feel hopeful about the world. The spirituality represented is gentle and behind the scenes: faith is present, but in the background. It generally fits with storylines like Touched by an Angel.

The fictional novel is a spiritually uplifting story (a little like A Dog's Purpose, but with human main characters) about two souls who were friends in heaven before they were born, then re-connect in life, and finally connect again in heaven after they die. There are beautiful subplots about a song, nature, animal sanctuary, personal growth, and faith that everything will be all right in the end.

I'm looking for someone who resonates with this kind of storyline.