I am writing a screenplay based on my favorite childhood book.
Downside: To change anything about my favorite book ever is difficult.
Upside: Now I don't have to come up with a plot!

Who else is adapting a novel into a screenplay?

I originally had two ideas; one being a period piece, the other being adapting the novel 'Smack' by Melvin Burgess into a novel. I did have a great idea for the format and whatnot of Smack, and I ultimately decided not to do it. But I also ixnayed the other one.

Random new idea, now.

Which book, may I ask?

For SCRIPT FRENZY 2008, I chose a mystery novel I had just finished. I was amazed how quickly my writing progressed as has been said already, I had no need to conjure up a plot.

The story direction and characters were drawn well for me. It was a writing exercise and it turned out very well.
My Frenzy was completed ahead of schedule and was very enjoyable to write.

I had taken a lot of the slow drudgery out of my writing by doing an adaptation.

This year I am adapting a novel which I have written. And so far it seems to be going well. The novel's ending is still sketchy so far,I am hoping this FRENZY will help me to write a more precise dramatic ending.

Later,
JohnG.;-)>

Like John, I took my 08 NANO novel for this year's Script Frenzy.

I'm adapting my still unfinished '07 NaNo novel. Since writing screenplays is much easier for me than writing prose fiction, I'm going to write the Bad Company screenplay and then novelize it (partly using existing fragments of the novel from the third incomplete draft).