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Jeremiah Dollins
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Matt Ruff:
What change did Misha Green make to your story that had you jealous for not considering it first?
Matt Ruff
I honestly don’t think this way. I remain very happy with my novel, and don’t feel like there was anything missing from it or anything that required improvement. Misha’s version of the story is its own thing, and I see it as complementary to my version rather than being in competition with it.
What fascinates me most about the TV show is the translation of the story to a visual medium. There are things you can do in a novel that just wouldn’t work on screen, so you have to come up with different ways to communicate the same information. I suppose if there is one thing I’m jealous of, it’s the ability of TV and film to convey in a single image what would take paragraphs of description in a novel.
What fascinates me most about the TV show is the translation of the story to a visual medium. There are things you can do in a novel that just wouldn’t work on screen, so you have to come up with different ways to communicate the same information. I suppose if there is one thing I’m jealous of, it’s the ability of TV and film to convey in a single image what would take paragraphs of description in a novel.
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Samsalaqueen
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Matt Ruff:
Hi Mark, by now we are (unfortunately) used to gender-swapping when it comes to movie or TV show adaptations of books. Usually it's the bright, smart, funny and/or strong girl/woman that is turned into a boy/man. This time around, Horace has been gender-swapped into Diana. How do you feel about that? What was the thought process behind it and do you think the character suffered or benefited from it?
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