Ian asks: What are the differences between screenwriting and fiction writing? What can we learn from screenwriting?
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Questions 717: Screen to Page?
JB asks: How can an author learn to switch story formats from screenplay and script to novel and short story, or vice versa?
Resources Mentioned
The A-Team
Wiseguy
Rockford Files
The Tin Collectors, a novel by Stephen J. Cannell
Star Wars,From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker (original novelization of A New Hope) by Alan Dean Foster
Star Wars
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Complete BBC Radio Plays
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy BBC tv series – on Blu-ray and streaming
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Questions 601: Wait, Don’t Tell Me
Simon asks: “I’ve heard that established writers don’t want to hear your ideas. Is this true, and if so – why?”
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Questions 500: Television Runtime and Novel Length
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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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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