“Unlocking the Secrets: Transform Your Screenplay into a Gripping Novel with Expert Joe Cornet!”
Ashley
Mm hmm. How do you approach screenplay structure with a novel? You know, with screenplays, there’s a beginning, middle and end. There’s, you know, an act break, an inciting incident. You know, these sorts of plot points and stuff. Just is there something that’s similar with novel writing? Is it something you’re conscious of keeping the pacing going with different plot points and stuff?
Joe Cornet
Yeah, if I understand the question. How do I put this? There’s an urgency in when you’re writing a screenplay, meaning you have to have it crackle along. Whereas a novel or any book of fiction, short stories, whatever, you can indulge a little bit more because the reader is reading it at his or her own pace. And you’re not as mindful of how do I keep the action and the story moving quickly because I like my films to move very quickly. And I think you can indulge a little bit more with a book because after all, the reader is taking his valuable time and he’s reading it and he wants to enjoy it as well. I’m not saying you have to overindulge deep, deep, deep into all kinds of things. You still have to be mindful of keeping the reader’s interest, but I think there’s more of, oh, I could make this a little bit longer. I could get into a little bit more description here.
