Writers, if a film studio wanted to turn your novel into a film, would you allow it?

YESSS!! Well actually I'd be over the moon I actually got a book a) finished b) published but I would accept. Especially the book I've been working on longest, because I think it would be an awesome movie - there could be a lot of special effects, and I think it would be interesting to actually find actors that look like your characters. So I suppose if you're faced with that decision, think about whether or not the story you've told will benefit from it. If there are people who near perfectly match your characters, if you think your audience would like to see a visual representation of you story and if you don't mind a few cinematic tweaks (which are bound to be added to the plot to enhance the stories impact) then yeah, go for it.

I'D BE THRILLED.

My novel involves power and action, like fighting scenes. I'd love to see how others would perform it or "materialize" it. It would be great to see a movie counterpart.

As to the conditions, I think I would not limit them. After all, they are "basing" on my story, and they give me the credit, and some people already know about my novel. And besides, the movie would help in making my novel more popular.

They have to get the plot right (and the other essential things), really. My plot is all twisty turny. But I don't think it would progress into a series. If it would, then yes the plot still would need to be correct. I mean, look at what they did to HP, for example. Especially in book six, where they don't even show Merope or the Gaunts' house. And the Horcruxes and the love of Lily. I mean, they play important roles in the story, and people who don't read wouldn't understand much about the plot.

BQ: Gee, I don't know. I mean, almost all films based on books really have differences from the original. And I've read somewhere that it's expected of the movies, that if they stick to everything in the book then the critics would grill them.

Well, unless you are JK Rowling, most studios laugh in writers' faces when they start setting 'conditions'.

I probably wouldn't want to see my novel turned into a film. Firstly, there are scenes which just wouldn't work on film. Secondly, there are no big-name actors who could play any of the main parts, and the nature of the story would make it an expensive film, so no producer would risk casting total unknowns. I'd hate to see my story up there on screen with totally miscast big-name actors in the main parts.

BQ: The Shining by Stephen King. It's actually about the only time when I've enjoyed a film adaptation more than I've enjoyed a book. The film adaptation of William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist is also very good, although I think perhaps the book still just about has the edge.

I would allow it, but I would say that the first book will be turned into a movie after the entire series is finished. Because if the first book's only out, they don't know what's important or what not. They cut things out that seem not important, but actually are. So probably the plot is most important.

BQ: Harry Potter 7. So close to the book. I was literally mouthing the words along with it.

Depending on how much name recognition you have your only response could be 'Yes' or 'No'. You wouldn't be allowed to set any conditions, at least not anything important. You could probably get a secondary screen-writer job, or be hired as a creative consultant, but the people who make movies have many scripts to choose from and wouldn't need yours if you aren't a very famous author. So yes, I would allow it but I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope that it would suit my standards. Once you get that first one, though, it makes it easier to get the next one.

Lord of the Rings is the best book-made-movie I have seen. It wasn't perfect, but far better than most.

I think I would, but I would make it be the same as the book-NO EXTREME CHANGES!!!! Because i know I hate it when books are drastically changed when transferred into a movie. I think they would have to get the plot right for it to be a good movie. BQ ANSWER: There's so many, it's impossible to answer. I would probably chose the actors, or at least a couple of them. Turning a book into a movie is a good way to bring popularity to the book-I know a lot of people who would read the book just because they know the movie is coming out and want to read the book first.

No. I wouldn't have any say in what they did to my novel unless I was a best selling author and they would kill to have my movie made. If I was forced into saying yes, by my publisher, I would at least want to write the script. The plot would be the most important part, next the characters. With a boring plot, no one would want to watch it. Actors and actresses are the next important thing because no one likes bad acting and people do have favorite actors/actresses.

yes I would set conditions. They would follow closely, and any changes I'd have to say were okay. Most important to get right would be characters, plot, but not so much location etc unless location had a big bearing on the story.

Um?? I don't know....The first Never Ending Story was pretty well done.

When JK Rowling sold her rights to the books to make into films, she made sure that Warner bros signed something that said that they could not make up stories or add stuff that happened after the last book. This meant that they couldn't decide to make HP14.

I would sell your rights, but have the people you sell them to sign an agreement that they should consult you about plot changes and the like.

I'd only agree to it if it was guaranteed that they would keep the main points of the plot intact, not mess too much with any of my characters, and allow me some input, such as co-screenplay writer. I know that doesn't always happen, but I'd hate it if someone took my work and turned it into something I hated. If they wouldn't agree to that, I would not allow them to use it.