Writers, would you say yes to your story/novel being turned into a film/series?

It would, of course, depend on a lot of factors.

Yes, because that would increase the book's popularity and fandom size. Also, the story of the author would have greater chances of reaching more people all over the world. Now isn't that just heartwarming?

No, because sometimes you tend to be overprotective of your 'children'. You somehow lose your absolute ownership of the series when it becomes a franchise. Also, there's a big tendency that the staff and crew and writers will ruin it for you. Another thing is, the movie and TV adaptations would always, at the least, have minor deviations from the original. That might disappoint the author. Also, the fans might love the (somewhat) fabricated adaptation rather than the 'truth' of the story.

BQ: one notable franchise is obviously the Harry Potter series. The first book was already popular on it's own, but I doubt the HP series would be as big a name as it is now if it weren't for the movies.

Then of course you have your mainstream young adult/dystopian/erotic/vampire movies and TV shows, etc. some of them might actually be good, some might just have been lucky, some both (like Game of Thrones, HBO's TV adaptation of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire). The point is, arguably, more people would pay for the animated version, so TV shows and movies really are a big help in making a series succesful.

Absolutely.

At heart, I'm a storyteller, but I don't have the capacity to tell my stories through film. That's just not where my talents lie. But I can write, which is how I choose to tell stories. If my stories spur someone else to bring the same idea to life through a completely different medium, I would be excited.

Also, in terms of business, movies and TV series will fuel purchases of the book, which would be good for me!

BQ: I adore Game of Thrones right now, but other story/novel adaptations I love are:

V for Vendetta

The Walking Dead

Hunger Games

The Help

The Amazing Screw-on Head

Count of Monte Cristo

Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events

Secret of NIMH

Would I say yes? Absolutely, I'd be ecstatic! It'd be more than anything I could've ever possibly dreamed or hoped for. I mean, being published is just a distant dream for me, so if someone wanted to turn my ideas into a film or a series I think I'd scream like a 14 year old fan girl

BQ - I really like 'Dexter' which is a take on the book "Darkly Dreaming Dexter". Game of Thrones is also really good. I was never into Harry Potter, not because I don't like it, but because I missed the craze (grew up in a foreign country, so when I came to England they were already quite a few books into it, so I just kind of missed it). I also quite like some of Sky one's takes on the Terry Pratchett books, particularly Going Postal :)

Yes, simply because it would get me more readers. That would allow me to continue writing, in theory.

BQ - worst would have to be Brad Pitt's destruction of World War Z. His movie has absolutely nothing to do with the book. Not a single character from the book appears in the movie. Not a single scene from the book appears in the movie. There's a great cartoon at http://theoatmeal.com/comics/wwz illustrating the commonalities between the two.

As for the best, I'll go with Peter Jackson's interpretation of the LotR saga. It really captured the scope of the novels.

Yes, because even if the adaptation is nothing like the book, it will get people talking about the book and reading it, which means more sales for me.

BQ: Best: Contact by Carl Sagan. Worst: Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin (brilliant series, horribly mangled by the Syfy Channel).

Only if I could adapt the screenplay and direct, because directing is a bigger dream of mine than writing novels.

BQ: Misery by Stephen King has to be amongst the best. Also Choke and Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. The worst...hmm, I'm not too sure, actually.

Yes, only if complete consultation was written into my contract; so everything is done right.

GOOD:

1) Harry Potter

BAD:

1) Twilight Saga ---> Horrible film and book series

I would most likely say yes but only if I could co sign with directing or something. It would also be an amazing opportunity .

I so far have really liked the hunger games , harry potter and Jack Reacher . I am waiting to see if vampire academy will be any good and divergent . I hope they also don't wreck the movie city of bones .

Yes.

Why? Because I think it would be amazing to see someone else's take on my creation.

BQ: I thought the LotR adaptations were wonderful. On the grounds I watched the entire Dark is Rising (one of my favourite children's books of all time) trailer without realising what it was a trailer for, I won't be even watching that one.

I wrote a short story, turned it into a screenplay, lobbed it around and got two meetings with Paramount.

The project went nowhere in the end, but it was a cool experience for me =)

I think the Lemony Snicket series deserved more than one movie. Exceptionally well-written collection of books, that were sadly overshadowed by the Harry Potter phenomena...