{"product_id":"vernon-downsworld-gone-watergarden-lakeswere-jaime-clarke-9798991710435","title":"Vernon Downs\/World Gone Water\/Garden Lakes\/We're So Famous: Screenplays","description":"Every novelist dreams of selling their work to Hollywood-and reserves the right to decry the results-even those of us who write books that don't intuitively translate to the screen. \u003ci\u003eHow did they make a movie out of that?\u003c\/i\u003e is an old party game writers indulge in, their hopeful hearts filled with secret jealousy.\u003cbr\u003e But the answer to how a film is made from what would outwardly seem like a plotless novel reveals the truth that every novel has a narrative structure a seasoned screenwriter can borrow, or choose to work against, or well-drawn characters that the hired gun can drop into circumstance. Hopefully both.\u003cbr\u003e For these screen adaptations of the standalone novels in my trilogy featuring Charlie Martens-\u003ci\u003eVernon Downs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld Gone Water\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGarden Lakes\u003c\/i\u003e-I was interested in something else entirely: a thematic adaptation of each that captures the essence of the novels while completely reimagining them plot-wise. The challenge was the catalyst for wholesale invention and between fits of despair and inspiration, I was able to find my through the material in a way that honored the books, but also reinvented them.\u003cbr\u003e If nothing else, these are my best answers to that old writerly party game. --Jaime Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaime Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991710435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stone Boy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.09d","brand":"Jaime Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083590967551,"sku":"9798991710435","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vernon-downsworld-gone-watergarden-lakeswere-jaime-clarke-9798991710435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}