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What makes a good book is often not what makes a good film, says Jonathan Sherman, Associate Professor of Film at Kenyon College. The richness of the prose in literary fiction often doesn't work for film unless there is a great character there.

List of 338 Books Made Into Movies.

The most traditional route of getting your book adapted into a movie is through your publishing agent. If your book is signed by a traditional publisher, you'll have a publishing agent who will have book-to-film contacts with whom you can build relationships.

A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. ... Other works adapted into films include non-fiction (including journalism), autobiography, comic books, scriptures, plays, historical sources and other films.

A common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis of a feature film. ... Other works adapted into films include non-fiction (including journalism), autobiography, comic books, scriptures, plays, historical sources and other films.

Read screenwriting books. ... Invest in industry software. ... Read books that have been adapted into screenplays. ... Watch film adaptations. ... Study movie structure. ... Outline existing films. ... Analyze which of your original stories would make a good film. ... Break your story up into scenes and acts.

If a moviemaker decides to make a film version of your book, the moviemaker's first step is to secure what is known as an option . This is a legal agreement between the author and the filmmaker, which gives the filmmaker the right to make a film adaption of the novel. This is not a contract to make the movie.

Powerful Themes Turn Books Into Movies Not because they conformed to what you might think of as traditional popcorn movie fodder. In fact, they span a wide range of genres, time periods, and subjects, and include both fiction and nonfiction. But because of their resonant messages.

The fact is, book authors rarely become wealthy from movie deals. When the screen rights are sold (or when the option is exercised ), the writer often gets a sum equal to about 2.5 percent of the budget. Keep in mind indie films are only made for a few million dollars.