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Book SynopsisHollywood. Netflix. Amazon. BBC. Producers and audiences are hungrier than ever for stories, and a lot of those stories begin life as a book - but how exactly do you transfer a story from the page to the screen? Do adaptations use the same creative gears as original screenplays? Does a true story give a project more weight than a...
Trade ReviewAlistair Owen's well-judged questions elicit valuable in-depth responses -- Alexander Larman * Observer *
Alistair Owen has done writers a huge service with this book... Refreshingly free of jargon, this is highly accessible to writers at all stages of their careers' -- Elinor Perry-Smith * Lock and Load, Brides of Christ *
An essential and brilliant read for all screenwriters. An instructive and illuminating read for all novelists. Required reading for anyone with a glint in their eye about a career as a working writer. Highly readable and full of in-the-trenches advice from masters of their craft -- Stephen Volk, writer of Ghostwatch and The Awakening
Fantastic. Fascinating, invaluable read for authors, screenwriters and film (and TV) buffs, full of great interviews and insights. Absolutely perfect - a book I've needed for years -- John Featherstone, author of Hangman's Got The Blues
Every bit as good as @alistairwriter's Story and Character and his books on Bruce Robinson and Christopher Hampton -- @SabotageFilms on Twitter
