The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers
Tips On Screenwriting, Film Rights And Adapting Your Novel With Lucy V. Hay
Most fiction authors have a dream of seeing their stories on the big screen – but it doesn't have to be a dream.
There are lots of things you can do to ensure your story has a chance of success in film/TV. In this interview, Lucy V. Hay gives us some tips.
In the intro I talk about the IndieRecon (http://indierecon.org/) videos that you might enjoy, including my session on how to make a living with your writing (http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2015/05/02/make-a-living-with-your-writing/); David Gaughran's post on Author Solutions (https://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2015/04/29/author-solutions-and-friends-the-inside-story-2/); my mega-rebranding, re-titling and re-covering exercise (http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2015/04/28/changing-book-titles/)with my first 3 novels and my JFPenn.com site; and a recommendation for The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936891352/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1936891352&linkCode=as2&tag=hotoenyojo-20&linkId=E64XZ2J53RU3RPLA).
This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life (http://kobowritinglife.com/), which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets (http://www.thecreativepenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/WritingLife_Kobo.jpg)through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast (http://kobowritinglife.com/category/kwl-podcast/) for interviews with successful indie authors.
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(http://www.thecreativepenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/LucyVHay-288x300.jpg)Lucy V. Hay is a novelist, script editor, screenwriter, and blogger at Bang2write.com (http://www.bang2write.com/). She's one of the organizers of London Screenwriters’ Festival (http://www.londonscreenwritersfestival.com/), and she has books on writing thriller screenplays (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1842439715/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1842439715&linkCode=as2&tag=hotoenyojo-20&linkId=5GNZBM5SFTSTFWLM) and drama screenplays.
You can listen above or on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-creative-penn/id309426367) or Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-creative-penn-podcast), watch the interview on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWQuTbpqGRI) or read the notes and links below.
* What are the big differences between writing a novel and writing a screenplay?
* What are your options for exploiting your rights around film and TV?
* Producers are always looking for great stories - how do you get their attention?
* Tips on pitching – try to think of it in terms of concept, not all the details of the story
* The difference between a logline and a tagline – and how to construct yours
* What is a treatment? Why you need to think about sales and the audience who will buy the story for adaptation
* The (http://www.thecreativepenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/thrillerscreenplays-194x300.jpg)reality of options and the chances of getting a screenplay actually made
* Should a novelist do their own adaptation?
* Why genre is so important in screenwriting
* Having fun and writing for entertainment. We don't have to be so serious all the time!
* Why you should watch all the movies in your genre and steep yourself in them
You can find Lucy at bang2write.com (http://www.bang2write.com) and on Twitter @bang2write (https://twitter.com/bang2write)
Transcript of interview with Lucy Hay
Joanna: Hi everyone, I'm Joanna Penn from theCreativePenn.com and today I'm here with Lucy Hay, hi, Lucy.
Lucy: Hi Joanna. Thanks for having me.
Joanna: Oh, no it's great to have you on the show. So just a little introduction, Lucy is a novelist, script editor, screenwriter, and blogger at Bang2write.com.