From concept to finished draft-a nuts-and-bolts approach toadaptations Aspiring and established screenwriters everywhere, take note! Thisdown-to-earth guide is the first to clearly articulate the craft ofadaptation. Drawing on his own experience and on fourteen years ofteaching, screenwriter Richard Krevolin presents his provenfive-step process for adapting anything-from novels and shortstories to newspaper articles and poems-into a screenplay. Used bythousands of novelists, playwrights, poets, and journalists aroundthe country, this can't-miss process features practical advice onhow to break down a story into its essential components, as well asutilizes case studies of successful adaptations. Krevolin alsoprovides an insider's view of working and surviving within theHollywood system-covering the legal issues, interviewing studioinsiders on what they are looking for, and offering tips fromestablished screenwriters who specialize in adaptations. * Outlines a series of stages that help you structure your story tofit the needs of a 120-page screenplay * Explains how to adapt anything for Hollywood, from a singlesentence story idea all the way to a thousand-page novel * Advises on the tricky subject of just how faithful youradaptation should be * Features helpful hints from Hollywood bigwigs-award-winningtelevision writer Larry Brody; screenwriter and script reader HenryJones; screenwriter and author Robin Russin; screenwriter andauthor Simon Rose; and more