21 articles on "novel"

Novel to Screenplay The Challenges of Adaptation. Some basic steps when adapting a novel to the screenplay form.

ADAPTATION 101Brimming with confidence, you’ve just signed the check purchasing the rights to adapt John Doe’s fabulous, but little known novel, Lawrence of Monrovia, to screenplay form. Suddenly, panic sets in. “What was I thinking? How the de...

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From Here To EternityThe Film That Was Almost Never Made

The first time that I saw from here to eternity was late in the sixties. I have been somewhat of a fan of Frank Sinatra's and I wanted to see what part he would play in this so called "military" film. I must admit that I was surprised at th...

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Knock-Out Writer's Block Listening To Your Inner Voice

When I was young, I used to talk to myself. Long, drawn out, one-sided conversations. I didn’t have an imaginary friend, I just talked to myself. My mother says that’s why I became a writer: because of my overactive imagination. I admit she may b...

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Knock-Out Writer's Block: Listening To Your Inner Voice

Knock-Out Writer's Block: Listening To Your Inner Voice by: Celise Downs When I was young, I used to talk to myself. Long, drawn out, one-sided conversations. I didn’t have an imaginary friend, I just talked to myself. My mother says that...

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HOW I WROTE MY FIRST NOVEL

At age 19, I told my English professor that I was writing a novel.I'd written the first chapter. How interesting! How wonderful! She wanted to know if the novel was about me. I told her that the main character was like mea college student, at th...

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A Wine Lover's Weekly Guide To $10 Wines - A Vino Novello Dated 2010

It's that time of year. Many businesses are finally going into the black. If you live in our part of the world, winter is almost knocking at the door. And the new wines have arrived. This once smashing marketing campaign started with the French ...

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A New Way To Self Publish

w Way To Self Publish by: Anna Kathryn Bir More and more good authors are turning to the Internet to self publish. There are several reasons for that. All of them are probably well known to every writer by now, so we'll not go into them her...

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The Write Habit: How to Strengthen Your Writing Muscle

The Write Habit: How to Strengthen Your Writing Muscle by: Katey Coffing, Ph.D.Writing is a muscle that needs exercise to stay in shape. I realized how true that saying is when I took what I called "a well-earned break" after I finished my first...

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Don't Give Up On Writing That Novel

Think it's hard to get a novel published? For most writers, it is - but it's certainly not impossible. I've had two hit the shelves-in 10 countries, and with book club and movie rights picked up. People often ask me how I did it, and t...

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The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapters 7-8

The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter 7: Ninety-five percent of Writing is Just Showing Up If I were to ask each of you why you haven't written a book, I'm guessing the most common answer would be that there doesn't seem...

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