Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Annie Dillard on "Movie Scripted writing"
What I have found most interesting about Annie Dillard just recently after diving into her writing further is her perception on authors who try to target readers specifically looking for dialogue that will inevitably turned into a manuscript for a movie. Annie says that people who truly like to read are not interested in that kind of writing, and in fact, says that "novels written with film contracts in mind hav a faint but unmistakable and ruinous odor." This just makes me wonder what her opinion of writers such as Danielle Steele and even Steven King is. And,I also found it comforting that Annie implies that most people who decide to write an important piece of work can take a very long time to do so, unlike Faulkner's "As I Lay Dyeing" which was supposedly written in six weeks. Anyone having knowledge of this fact should not imagine that this is a norm by any means.
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You have made some very interesting points. I'm not really a Danielle Steele fan myself. However, I have read several of her books. I guess some writers would have problems with what she writes about. The book I am reading the author does talk alot about other writers and they things that they have done.
ReplyDeleteI agree, she did make some interesting points. Especially about how she has a problem with books being turned into movies. To me, this is something I actually thought a writer would like see their book taken to the next level. But as I see, there are many writers who agree with Ann and don't care for ones who write books with the intention of it becoming a movie.
ReplyDeleteAnd Charlie: Steven King said in his book that actually he never had any intentions on any of his books being turned into movies...it just happened that way lmbo!!
ReplyDeleteAs said Dr. Samuel Johnson, in the 17th century: "None but a blockhead wrote but for money."
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