Hey, gang. I'm a screenwriter with a few polished scripts under my belt, so I decided to turn a few of them into novels. Cool, right. so, does anyone have any encouraging words of advice?
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LET´S GOOOOO!!!
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Novels and screenplays are vastly different beasts, so give yourself grace as you try to tame each.
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Hey, Anthony McBride. That's great! I've thought about doing it too. Looking forward to hearing how it goes!
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Anthony, my next project is retooling one of my novels into a screenplay, so I’ll be passing by the opposite way ;) any advice for me? Maybe we can start a support group to keep us sane during the process?
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Hey, Douglas Esper. Your question's for Anthony, but hope you don't mind me jumping in. I adapted some novels into scripts way back. I talked with the authors and read through the books, making notes of the most important things and most visual things that needed to be in the scripts.
Also think about the cost of things. For one of the novels I adapted, there was a HUGE battle scene that would've cost probably millions and millions to film, so the book scene was changed to something else in the script. If you're going for a big-budget adaptation, disregard what I just said.
Here are two posts that could help you adapt your novel into a script:
www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/Adapting-novels-into-screenplay-met...
www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/Adaptation-4
Liz Sczudlo taught a webinar called "How to Adapt a Book Into a Film or Series." It's available to watch on demand. www.stage32.com/education/products/how-to-adapt-a-book-into-a-film-or-se...
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Douglas Esper I've turned a few pieces of IP into screenplays. If you know screenwriting structure, you should be alright with adaptation. Email me if you need help. Right now, I'm on page 8 of the manuscript, so I have a bit of a journey to go.
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Love it Anthony McBride! I have the opposite. Novels that I'd like to turn into screenplays. I am happy to assist in whatever you need. Writing books is kinda my thing and helping writers get past blocks is my superpower. Feel free to connect any time :)
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Kat Spencer I'll hit you up. Stil unsure of how to put dialogue on the page.
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Anthony McBride Awesome :)
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Maurice, thanks a bunch. I'll check those links out. I come from an indie music background, so my writing typically starts with a micro-budget in mind, even with my novels, ha.
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Anthony, page 8 is a solid start. I will take you up on your offer and shoot you some questions if/when I get to that point. Good luck, sir!
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You're welcome, Douglas Esper.
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I found my biggest adjustment were forgetting about dialogue tags (he said, she said, etc.) to keep track of who's saying what, and the freedom to be as descriptive as I wanted to be when it came to describing clothes, people, and places. Granted, I tended to go wildly overboard and ramble, but there was definitely a period of writing where I realized that I could go a little nuts - within reason, of course! And the urge to have characters run their internal monologues.... but overall, it's been a really fun exercise! Best of luck with it all :)