Read. Write. Play. is a blog that I have been wanting to start for a long time now. Here I’ll dissect and discuss various industries, careers and technological forces that drive creativity in the media, entertainment and communications industries.
How a Book Becomes a Movie
There are 3 things that have to happen before a book becomes a movie or TV show in production.
Books have to be pitched to a Hollywood agent
A studio or producer has to buy the option to be adapted into a script
The book has to be adapted into a script & greenlit by the studio for production
An Incomplete Explanation of the 5 Key Pieces to the Book Publishing Industry Puzzle
There are hundreds of roles that bring a book to life, but today we’re going to start with the basics about the process of how a book gets from the writer’s hands to the reader’s hands.
Read. Write. Play. Your Way to Creative Disruption in Publishing, Media and Entertainment
So, I have established the general “what” and “why” of this blog. Now it’s time for a little more detail on the topics I’ll cover, which means breaking down the three parts of Read. Write. Play. into the industries, positions, tools and tech start ups I’ll cover here.