I have a terrific novel that I want to turn into a screenplay. I've contacted the author's agent and they are very interested. Now for the next step - negotiating the rights. I know I'll need an agent or manager to actually do the negotiating. Anyone have any experience / advice in this area?
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I am writing this on spec, so it is all on me.
@ David, this is an great question. Unfortunately, I'm in a similar situation with negotiating rights with an author friend. Wish you well. I suppose it's a good problem to have.
I don't think you need an agent or manager, what you probably need is a lawyer to put together a contract so that you can option the novel from the writer before you write the screenplay... though there may be some boilerplate contract online somewhere that you could use.
Thank you all for great input. I have an appointment with the author's agent later this month. Wish me luck!
I'm trying to turn my novels into screenplay. Writing a novel and writing a screenplay are two different things. I wish you luck with it all.