Charles asks: How long should a novel be to translate well to a one hour long television episode?
Resources Mentioned:
Undercover Blues
Radioland Murders
My Cousin Vinny
His Girl Friday
Clerks
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Tag Archives: screenwriting
Questions 436: Novels and Screenplays
Ian asks: How do you pull in the best influences from film and television into a novel, without mixing in the wrong elements?
Resources Mentioned:
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: radio, television, and book
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Questions 234: Writing Prompts and Outlines
Mike asks:
“Is writing from a prompt or a trigger an advanced skill? Will writing to an outline sabotage my development?”
Resources mentioned:
Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues
The Coffee Service by J. Daniel Sawyer
Sculpting God by J. Daniel Sawyer
Writing Into the Dark by Dean Wesley Smith
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