This video will give you a rundown of what we will be covering in this course, what you can expect to learn by the time you reach the end of this class.

Join a conversation between screenwriter Cheryl McKay and Rene Gutteridge (published 30+ novels) as they discuss why writing novelizations is a great idea for both screenwriters and novelists, whether the screenwriter wants to do their own novelization or team up with an established novelist.

A companion introduction to the topic of novelizations. What are they and why get involved in writing them?

Join Cheryl and Rene as they discuss what the differences are in the writing of screenplays vs. novels, what needs to change the most and what areas get the least amount of changes. What challenges might you face in the translation?

Companion information to the video discussion on Changes, Challenges and Differences. This document is best viewed when downloaded.

Join Cheryl and Rene as they share about the most difficult part of novel writing for screenwriters: Point of View. Point of View is one of the most fun, but also most challenging differences in writing forms. What does it mean and how does it work? In addition, they will discuss how setting needs a lot more detail in a book.

A companion guide to the video, this segment includes direct examples from screenplay to novel translations illustrating Setting and Point of View.

Cheryl and Rene discuss how the plot of a screenplay affects plotting in novel form.

Also, don't miss the downloadable resources attached to the lecture. They include a bonus article about plotting using color and a 40 beats outline you can use for screenplays.

This video is a bonus video that I created for regular screenwriting classes that talks about my color coding method when outlining stories. I also quickly touch on how this applies when adapting a book for the screen. I wanted to make it available in this class, since you can also use color coding in your process as you outline chapters. I color code novelizations by coloring the script pages by which POV character that scene will be in. More information about that process is described in the PDF Chapter on Structure and Plotting as well as in the included article about Plotting is Better in Color. Even though this video is more about screenwriting, I thought it may also be enlightening as a peek inside a screenwriter's plot process when organizing with color, since it can be used in novel writing as well.

• A companion guide to the video, this segment includes direct examples from screenplay to novel translations illustrating Plot.

Join Cheryl & Rene as they discuss two of the novelist's greatest tools for expansion. Interior Monologue and Backstory. The idea of writing interior monologue can be a lot of fun for screenwriters who are so limited and unable to get inside of a character's mind on a script page. That all changes for the novel. And novelists also get to expand details of backstory much easier.

Don't miss the additional resource attached to this lecture, a bonus example that illustrates interior monologue from Never the Bride.

• A companion guide to the video, this segment includes direct examples from screenplay to novel translations illustrating Interior Monologue and Backstory. This document is best viewed when downloaded.

Join Cheryl as she walks you through a specific example of expanding a character from her script to novel version of Love's a Stage.

The PDF companion that includes examples of character work from actual scripts to novels.

Join Cheryl as she walks you through a specific example of how sometimes Dialogue can be directly lifted from a screenplay and used in novel, from her script to novel version of O Little Town of Bethany.

Check out this PDF of more examples from script to novel translations that show Dialogue and Voice work.

Cheryl and Rene discuss the business side of novelizations: legal information, contracts, and partnerships.

Check out this PDF companion to the video with more detailed information regarding partnerships and what to look for when signing contracts to sell your scripts as novels, especially so screenwriters can protect their rights for work they've already done on the script. This document is best viewed when downloaded.

Check out this Skype Call with novelist / screenwriter Bill Myers who has sold over 8 million units of his writing, and has done many novelizations.