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What's In A Book?
By David A. Blankinship
Rated "G" by the Author.
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edited: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Movies are not books and making a book into a movie might just rob it of its greater value
By D. A. Blankinship
In my interview with Ellen M. George, she asked if I would you like to see my futurist thriller, “The Scoloderus Conspiracy,” made into a movie or mini-series.
My answer? No. Books are profoundly personal experiences. A well-written story invites the reader to co-construct the experience with the author. When I tell my readers about a man or a woman, I intentionally use very few details. That character becomes an image, a voice, and a personality from that reader’s life experience. The reader and I co-create the characters; we co-design the rooms, the landscapes, and even the food that will be served at a meal. If I do it right, the reader will have vivid recollections of the story that I didn’t write. A reader once told me she started to tell a story from the book as if it was something that had happened to a friend; but she stopped herself when she remembered it wasn’t real. I was so flattered. Scoloderus is a different experience for each person who reads it because the drama is also his or her drama. Another reader called my home one evening and said she couldn’t sleep until she knew if some of the characters were going to be all right. I want people to be engrossed in my stories and that can only happen with reading. Reading nurtures our imagination and opens possibilities for us to explore. Reading engages us in asking questions; movies only present answers.
Ms Ellen M. George is an Amazon “Top 500” reviewer and a frequent contributor to Author’s Den and other literary websites and blogs.
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