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franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@arratoon @bookstodon
Let's called a long-short story 😉
But, technically, less than 20k words is still a short story and 20k is about 80 pages.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@drawnonglass @HauntedOwlbear @bookstodon
Good motivation to do it, risky move, though. It paid off, probably because he was familiar with writing scripts.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@HauntedOwlbear @bookstodon

Not often are authors asked (or request) to adapt their own works, it's interesting when one does, particularly when the results are as good as in this example. Now, adding to it that he directed the adaptation, well, that's rare.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@peachfront @bookstodon
I was surprised when I learned about this particular example, and rushed to read the story. It's still a short story, even if on the longish side.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@peachfront @bookstodon
Agreed, about Minority Report. About Screamers, I've seen the movie but never read the story. I must remedy that.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@mozz
I knew about, but I thought it was three of his lesser-know stories, not one. Several student-films had been adapted from those stories. Yet, the stories involved aren't particularly good (IMO).

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@mozz @bookstodon
Yes, several of the adaptations are far superior to the source material.
What's interesting, or at least that's how it was explained to me, is that the 1-buck rights deal was not for everyone but for cinema students and newcomers, which is the bast part of it, I think.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@dance_along_the_edge @bookstodon
I haven't seen any of the adaptations but The Lottery is quite the story. So subtle and so powerful, it gets under your skin and stays there for long.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@pokitty @peachfront @bookstodon
Oh, thank you!

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@arratoon @bookstodon
I haven't read the story. The film, however, it's beautiful. Devastating and hopeful all at once. And the young actor is magnificent.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@gevoel @octothorpe @bookstodon Yes, from Issac Asimov. Sadly, the adaptation goes against everything he stood for.

franciscawrites, 17 days ago

@alexlubertozzi @bookstodon
You post made me curious about the original novella behind The Thing, so I went looking for it. Now I'm just waiting for it to arrive. Thanks!

franciscawrites, 17 days ago

@adriano @gevoel @octothorpe @bookstodon
The Foundation Series are full-grown novels not short stories. Regardless, I haven't seen the series but have no doubt Hollywood has done its thing again and turning them into the opposite of what the source material was about.

franciscawrites, 17 days ago

@janbartosik @adriano @gevoel @octothorpe @bookstodon

This series, any series, could be enjoyable and good even if it goes against the source material. For Asimov adaptations, though, my only reference is the awful Will Smith I, Robot. I Think my judgement is clouded by it. I may give Foundation a change, if it ever crosses my way.

franciscawrites, 18 days ago

@tinadonahuebooks @bookstodon Great cover!

franciscawrites, 2 months ago

@libreture
What a great cover!

franciscawrites, 2 months ago

@pvonhellermannn @bookstodon @Firlefanz
It is! I enjoyed reading all those answers so much, many authors I love where in the list, and those mimeographed questions and hand-written answers, chef kiss, really. Glad you enjoyed it, too.

franciscawrites, 2 months ago

@TimWardCam @bookstodon
And he most surely loved doing it.

franciscawrites, 2 months ago

@swelljoe @bookstodon
😂 So true

franciscawrites, 2 months ago

@BlueintheSouth @bookstodon
One of the things I nodded my head along, because it was total confirmation of what I imagine about them, was to know that the sci-fi authors were the most cooperative and interested in the survey, like totally into explaining how they write and why.

franciscawrites, 2 months ago

@BlueintheSouth @bookstodon
Exactly, and also, at the time it wasn't all that common for readers (public) to get in contact like that. If it wasn't at a conference, a read, a presentation readers and authors were quite separated. A testament to the student's perseverance, too.

franciscawrites, 2 months ago

@Lsquare28 @bookstodon I'm not sure if you are still reading it or already finished it and rated it/reviewed it. I liked the Foundation Saga even if I don't have a clear recollection of this one. I hope you enjoy it.

franciscawrites, 2 months ago

@rpuglisi @bookstodon
He was! Not for nothing Stephen King cites him as a favorite an a source of inspiration.