Why This | Why That by Gabriel Valjan

 

Why do you think so few beloved books become equally beloved films? Do you have a personal list of exceptions?

 

Screenwriters are told, ‘Do not submit a screenplay longer than 120 pages.’ Likewise, the sweet spot for novels is somewhere between 80,000 to 100,000 words. The reason why is simple: one page of a screenplay is one minute of film. Time is money to movie studios, and it costs publishers to print books. The page length may explain why, historically, the short story ...