Over the years, many authors have written amazing books, novels and even short stories. These works of art were taken by amazing producers, directors, and other people, and made into amazing feature films, winning numerous awards, and bringing the books to life. There are pros and cons to writing a book as well as creating a movie based on another author's book. The writer can be very protective of their work, which can make it difficult for a director to create a script. We also have to think about pleasing all the fans of the original book. This creates many obstacles to overcome. To understand the process, you need to know what happens between writing the novel and the end result, its adaptation to the big screen. Turning a novel into a screenplay is so difficult because a director has to take a work that can be as long as 500 or 600 pages and turn it into a film that can be watched in less than two hours. a film about a novel, there must first be a novel. Writing a book can take a long time. There are many steps and processes that come into play even when thinking about writing a novel. Many people attempt to write books, but most don't know any of the steps. (Wilson Online) Many people carry a journal with them to write in and come up with a story idea. This allows them to write down any ideas that might come to mind as they travel on any given day. The first thing an author comes up with is a list of characters. You need to develop your characters. You can determine the characteristics by setting. This can be as easy or difficult as the author himself makes it. If the characters have too many traits, then the author may tend to backtrack (...... middle of paper ...... even their characters have as many problems as they can handle, l The author must give them more The author must use a strategy known as tension. This is when the audience knows something, but the character hasn't quite figured it out yet. this feeling of tension, can take different forms “It doesn't have to be some kind of intense or explosive situation every time, but there has to be conflict and the conflict is always – always – about the same. thing, every time: objective and opposition. Who wants what, and who or what is in the way? Remember this concept and you will never be wrong: the character wants something and he cannot get it. helps the character seem more realistic and adds to the overall interest level of the story. If the work is boring to the author at the time of writing, it is very likely that the work is doomed to failure..