My big news for the fall is that my novel, The Secret Sin of Opi is going to be turned into screen play. The screen writer is Mr. Allan Katz, who has a wealth of experience. Mr. Katz and I have spent a good deal of time in August and September, on the phone and Skype discussing the approach to be taken to turn a novel into a screen play. I am pleased to say that last week I approved the outline that Mr. Katz will use in developing the screen play.
Once the screen play is finished and approved, a process that may take three to four months, Mr. Katz’s manager will then proceed to present the screen play to both the American and Italian film industry.
One note of caution, I must continue to remind myself that writing a screen play and selling a screen play are two separate procedures. My publisher and Mr. Katz continue to remind me how delicate the selling process is to the film industry. So many wonderful stories never get to the screen because of the many entities that must come together for a screen play to be sold.
I am honored that a screen play based on my novel will be developed, but I must also be realistic, continuing to remind myself that it may never get sold.
