adaptation

Adapting a true story requires research, honesty, and sometimes, a little bending of the truth. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares tips on writing a screenplay based on a true story and the importance of finding the balance between fact and fiction.
How to Write a Script, Writing Tips

Take Two: Writing a Screenplay Based on a True Story

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Screenwriting (Film)

Take Two: How to Adapt a Book Into a Screenplay

Books to Movies: Barri Evins reveals how to harness the power of theme to entice publishers, captivate readers, and attract the film and television industry.
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest

The Power of Theme: Turning Books Into Movies

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Interviews

The WD Interview: George Saunders

Some writers struggle in transitioning from one type of writing to another, but Nicholas Meyer has conquered many forms. Learn Meyer’s cross-format storytelling processes and what encouraged him to write his recent memoir, The View From the Bridge: Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood.
Screenwriting (Film)

Script Classics: Nicholas Meyer—The View from the Scribe

Christian Bale stars as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action-adventure Batman Begins, written by Bob Kane (characters), David S. Goyer (story, screenplay) and Christopher Nolan (screenplay). PHOTOS: David James ©2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Writing Articles

Writers on Writing: Revitalizing the Batman Franchise with Batman Begins

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Screenwriting (Film)

Script Classics: Adapting to the Adaptation Process

Director Douglas McGrath at the premiere of the film "Nicholas Nickleby" - Photo by Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images
Writing Articles

Script Classics: Writer and Director Douglas McGrath on Adaptation of Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby

Doug Richardson
Screenwriting (Film)

How to Work with Hollywood: Crossing the Chasm from Book to Film

Screenplay to Novel: 5 Steps to Novelizing a Script
Writing Articles

Screenplay to Novel: 5 Steps to Novelizing a Script