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How to adapt a novel into a screenplay in four steps!

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How to adapt a novel into a screenplay in four steps!

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The first part of my career was writing screenplays and teleplays! I’ve had to adapt a few books in my past and in the last decade I adapted some of my own novels as well. I hope some of these techniques work for you!!

Here are some of the contests I’ve placed in with my screenplays and teleplays:

Nicholl Fellowship: semi-finalist.
Austin Film Festival: five-time quarter-finalist.
Slamdance Film Festival: two-time finalist.
Screenwriting Expo: semi-finalist.

Book mentioned: Screenplay: the foundations of screenwriting by Syd Field.


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Becca C. Smith published this 9:15 video tutorial on October 26, 2019. It has been watched 22,873 times on YouTube.

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  • How to adapt a screenplay to a novel - The Writer writermag.com

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