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Adapting a Book into a Screenplay

Hollywood loves adapting intellectual property for the screen. Learn how to turn a book into a movie to double your odds of success by writing in multiple mediums.

The Desperation of Dope Thief: An Interview With Creator Peter Craig Valerie Kalfrin

Fortuitous Timing: A Conversation with ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Producer Claire Mundell Sadie Dean

Pathos and Character: An Interview with ‘Palm Royale’ Creator and Showrunner Abe Sylvia Sadie Dean

‘Eileen’s “Claustrophobic Misery”: Author Ottessa Moshfegh and Collaborators Talk Bringing Her Controlled Noir to the Screen Valerie Kalfrin

Tools & Techniques on How to Write or Adapt a Novel for Screenwriters The Writers Store

Not Your Typical Adaptation: A Conversation Between Past and Present with ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Creator Liz Tigelaar Sadie Dean

Make It About One Thing: A Conversation with Adaptation Whisperer David Magee Sadie Dean

Six Adaptation Steps Before You Adapt That Book Dave Trottier

The Soul of the Story: An Interview with ‘The Essex Serpent’ Writer and Executive Producer Anna Symon Sadie Dean

Building a Real Sense of Presence with ‘Conversations with Friends’ Director Lenny Abrahamson Sadie Dean

Trans/Non-Binary Survivor Lexie Bean Let’s Life Experience Serve as the Basis for their Book and Movie Projects Rich Monetti

‘The Tiger Rising’: Children’s Author Kate DiCamillo and Filmmaker Ray Giarratana Discuss a Story’s Flexibility and Intention Valerie Kalfrin

How ‘Adventures of a Mathematician’ Writer-Director Thor Klein Found Story in the Details Sadie Dean

INTERVIEW: Die-Hard Mets Fan, Joe Benedetto, on Writing the Adaptation, AMAZIN’Jeanne Veillette Bowerman

INTERVIEW: Writer/Director John Lee Hancock on Adaptations, Breaking In, and “The Little Things”Randy Rudder

INTERVIEW: Edward Norton, Writer/Director/Star of “Motherless Brooklyn”Andrew Bloomenthal