tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post4012947804608264791..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Query Question: book from an original movieJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91236473667690258932014-09-08T22:57:30.359-04:002014-09-08T22:57:30.359-04:00Haiku of a Poetess after the Death of her Son
O m...Haiku of a Poetess after the Death of her Son<br /><br />O my dragonfly catcher<br />You ran so far away<br />Today...Anastasia Stratuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764155253217520531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24549992482024862822014-09-08T19:05:20.217-04:002014-09-08T19:05:20.217-04:00I'm going to come to this LR's defense and...I'm going to come to this LR's defense and point out Janet's note about Trek/Star Wars.<br /><br />I'm friendly acquaintances with one or two Trek (etc.) novelists, and they are decidedly not writing fan fiction. Indeed, they're authors making their way in a way I certainly cannot lay claim to, and some of them are, I'm sorry, really good.<br /><br />Keith DeCandido is a very good Trek novelist you can find on Twitter, which may be a good way to learn more about these things, even beyond the Trek/Wars universes. The field includes many movie franchises and television shows, as well as entertainment already crossing many media. One of the most famous series of the late 20th century, the Hitchhiker's Guide series, was originally a radio series (granted, written by the man who then eventually NOVELIZED) it. It's a perfectly cromulent field, even if it's not the world of this blog. And people with a great deal of cultural/intellectual cache' enjoy these works, so I'm a little bewildered at a somewhat snobby "this has to be a joke" tone here.<br /><br />Letter writer, find some folks on Twitter who do what you want to do - they're out there, and Twitter will start to find more for you once you find a few. Social networking can open you up to resources and education. This may not be the route to the bestseller list, but how many of us are going to end up there???DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1862313362703977582014-09-08T14:33:37.364-04:002014-09-08T14:33:37.364-04:00It also sounds to me like the letter writer is thi...It also sounds to me like the letter writer is thinking of fan fiction. Novelizations of movies and television shows are not at all new, especially when it comes to science fiction. And, as Janet said, already known writers are hired to do these works.<br /><br />Fan fiction is a great way to learn some of the technical aspects of writing without having to worry about world building and character creation. It's sort of like how artists copy old masters to learn various techniques without having to deal with design and composition.<br /><br />My suggestion to the letter writer is to go ahead and write the story you had in mind, especially if you've never written a novel before. Most writers' first novels are learning experiences anyway, not something to be published. Then, using what you've learned writing your fan fiction piece, you can write your own characters in your own world, with a plot line of your own creation. You won't have to worry about securing rights when it's your own work.Elissa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727748060605823895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86019123855976499582014-09-08T13:30:51.068-04:002014-09-08T13:30:51.068-04:00Usually, if a studio wants a novelization it will ...Usually, if a studio wants a novelization it will be written from the script and come out around the same time as the movie, so you're a little bit too late for that.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15934483608085045311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39140360701473860202014-09-08T12:10:13.477-04:002014-09-08T12:10:13.477-04:00This can't be a serious question, can it? Woul...This can't be a serious question, can it? Would anyone blithely assume the rights owner would just give them away? If the studio (a corporation organized as a money-making venture, despite what the evidence of movie quality suggests) thinks there's a dime to be made in the novelization, they'll have it done themselves. As someone (in "Get Shorty," perhaps?) said, "They squeeze the nickel so hard the buffalo cries." John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120550659339089195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32150816405386125752014-09-08T12:06:58.441-04:002014-09-08T12:06:58.441-04:00It sounds to me like the author wants to write fan...It sounds to me like the author wants to write fan-fiction - they've seen a movie and want to use the same characters in the same world but with a different plot. Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790958029798438793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62249170792345770452014-09-08T11:51:23.797-04:002014-09-08T11:51:23.797-04:00Just by chance, perhaps the author meant they are ...Just by chance, perhaps the author meant they are influenced by a work? Like the hundreds of different takes on Jane Austen books where the premise of Pride & Prejudice is flipped or set in current day with cats--whatever. Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29271236185387347092014-09-08T10:42:18.358-04:002014-09-08T10:42:18.358-04:00While I've never tried it myself, I've oft...While I've never tried it myself, I've often thought that writing a novelization--of either a movie or an episode of a TV show--could be good writing practice. There's the challenge of taking scenes that works visually and making them work verbally. And also the opportunity to analyze plot and dialog, thinking about how they can be tweaked to improve the story.<br /><br />But I have to agree with Janet. As a writer, I'd rather be known for my original fiction than for derivative work. Not that there's anything wrong with writing novelizations or fan fiction. I guess that's a career choice you need to make.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26651058365413268502014-09-08T09:35:30.673-04:002014-09-08T09:35:30.673-04:00I had to read this twice to be sure I got it. I g...I had to read this twice to be sure I got it. I guess this is the reverse of what generally happens, i.e. this person wants to take a movie and turn it into a book versus having their book turned into a movie. Never heard of this...I thought it always went the other way. It seems the latest GODZILLA movie had this done as a mass market paperback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com