How to Adapt a Screenplay to a Novel
We often hear about adapting a novel to a screenplay, but what if you wanted to flip the adaptation process on its head? Adapting a screenplay into a novel is a roundabout way to attract producers or make money from your original story without having to sell the original screenplay. In the past, writers have written original books, optioned them to a production company, and then wrote a movie script based on the novel. Today, some writers take their original idea for a spec script, turn it into a book, option it, and then rewrite or sell the original script. And you can, too. Some might argue that it's easier this way! ... Continue reading
