BBC Writers Ask the Write Questions with David Nicholls
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Oct 20, 2020 Writer David Nichols discusses adapting novels to screenplays, navigating challenges in writing, giving advice to new writers, and exploring the writing process and research. He shares insights on work ethic, starting a writing career, and hints at a new project based on the novel 'Sweet Sorrow'.
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Page Voice Versus Screen Ensemble
- A novel's interior voice often suits the page better than screen.
- A screenplay naturally spreads viewpoint across an ensemble and must be written differently.
Develop Resilience And Confidence
- Build resilience and accept criticism as part of the process.
- Have confidence and show your work or nothing will happen.
Adapt Interior Thoughts Into Scenes
- Remove interior monologue and convert implied facts into scenes for TV.
- Map the ending early to give the adaptation forward momentum.