When a FILM Afterwards Becomes A NOVEL

[Katie-Ellen]

Drubbing brains anew re: categorizing my finished novel for publisher and agent queries brought me here:-

The Sixth Sense

 

[James Marinero]

I had a feeling you'd mention that! I guess he must have had clearance from the screenplay and other copyright owners to do this.

 

[Carol Rose]

I had a feeling you'd mention that! I guess he must have had clearance from the screenplay and other copyright owners to do this.

M. Night Shyamalan wrote the screenplay, and directed the film.

The Sixth Sense (1999) - IMDb

 

[Nicole Wilson]

Novelizations of movies is relatively popular. I have a book version of Star Wars Episodes 1-3. I've seen them come out for Indiana Jones and the newest Star Wars as well.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

How do you rate the books compared with the films?

 

[Nicole Wilson]

I haven't read many - only the SW one I own. Personally, I think it would depend on the movie, though. If it's very visual, it probably would do better as a movie. If it has a lot of internal conflict, it would do better as a book. The SW one I have I go back and forth on. I **LOVE** Star Wars movies. All of them. And Episodes 1-3 have a lot of visual portions of different planets they're exploring that do really well in a movie. But the characters' motivations come over much better in the book.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

If it's very visual, it probably would do better as a movie. If it has a lot of internal conflict, it would do better as a book.

Well put.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

My finished thing which is my second completed novel MS, is either psychological/supernatural suspense/mystery.

Here are some related genre definitions with examples

Best Supernatural Mystery Books