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April 10, 2026 at 03:57 pm Reply
AmeliaI have been acting out some scenes from Masterminds, and I noticed something, I think. The majority of my favourite parts, the ones that shape my thoughts on the characters, are mainly narration and not dialogue. If you were to adapt your books to film, do you worry that you can't convey the important things that make the characters who they are?
I realised this after acting out Hector's introduction chapter like 20 times.
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April 10, 2026 at 06:08 pm Reply
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You succinctly point out the difference between film script and novel. A screenwriter (which Iam not) would have to adapt what is going on in the scene and present, in pictures, what the narrative is saying. I would not be adapting my work to the screen. Film companies do that. So I am, relatively, worry free! --GK--
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You succinctly point out the difference between film script and novel. A screenwriter (which Iam not) would have to adapt what is going on in the scene and present, in pictures, what the narrative is saying. I would not be adapting my work to the screen. Film companies do that. So I am, relatively, worry free! --GK--
