Many authors dream of having their book turned into a movie or television show. But, very few know what the process is to make this happen. Whether or not an author attempts to write the screenplay adaptation for his or her own book depends entirely...

Media Arts Instructor Dan Watanabe talks about how to turn a book into a screenplay. The author needs to turn a character's inner monologue into concrete actions that will communicate the same feelings to the audience. Since a movie doesn't have a...

Media Arts Instructor Dan Watanabe talks about how to turn a book into a screenplay. The author needs to turn a character's inner monologue into concrete actions that will communicate the same feelings to the audience. Since a movie doesn't have a...

If you are familiar and comfortable with the intricacies of the screenplay format, you have nothing to lose by adapting your novel into a screenplay yourself, says author and film post-production supervisor Sheryl Benko. But just because you don’t have...

Many writers want to attempt adapting their own books to screenplays, but entertainment expert and media arts instructor Dan Watanabe advises against that.

Author and forensic registered nurse Serita Stevens talks about the process of adapting a book to film or television, and how difficult it is to move from one to the other because of how very different the two are. Written works are slower, more introspective...

Author and forensic registered nurse Serita Stevens talks about the process of adapting a book to film or television, and how difficult it is to move from one to the other because of how very different the two are. Written works are slower, more introspective...

Marlan Warren, Author and Publicist with Roadmap Communications, explains different storytelling structures and techniques in screenplays and novels. Warren says, “Compared to a novel or a book, a screenplay is a haiku poem. It can support very little...

Greg Fournier, author of Bestselling Zug Island, offers tips on adapting your novel for a stage play, including breaking it into basic themes and elements. He also notes that writing for the stage is different than writing for books or even screenplays...

Greg Fournier, author of Bestselling Zug Island, offers tips on adapting your novel for a stage play, including breaking it into basic themes and elements. He also notes that writing for the stage is different than writing for books or even screenplays...