"Thinking Structurally" ~ Part 3 of 5-Part Book to Screen Series

In the first two parts of the five-part series, Book to Screen, I offered advice on books and software to help you on the scriptwriting journey, and then I talked about seeing your book as a visual story.

In this next part, I talk about “Thinking Structurally”–and by this I mean looking at your book, once you have parsed out what could be redeveloped for the script, and thinking about it in terms of movie structure. In this part, I talk about the three-act structure (not as a hard rule but to give guidance in structuring your “movie” story), components that are vital to any good story, and a mention on non-linear and linear storytelling.

Big thank you to those who have e-mailed about the series, have learned from it thus far, and are actually interested in now turning their books into possible screenplays!

Now, let’s move forward in this journey! To read my latest The Write Life for You article in the Book to Screen series, head to APOOO Bookclub via this [link].

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Book to Screen, Pt. 2 ~ Seeing Book as a Visual Story [APOOO Bookclub]

I write for the same reason I breathe – because if I didn’t, I would die. ~ Isaac Asimov
Back in December, I began the Book to Screen series at APOOO Bookclub, and this month, I bring you part two of the five-part series, Seeing Book as a Vistual Story.

A lot of us novelists claim to see our stories visually when we write them; however, there is a difference between the “visual” we see as novelists and how that “visual” can be transferred into a screenplay, and this piece talks about that.

To read my latest The Write Life for You article in the Book to Screen series, head to APOOO Bookclub via this [link].

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