Leigh BrackettbibliofileJuly 26 2015, 05:56:02 UTC
Did you know that she's one of the GoHs at Diversicon in the Twin Cities (MN) this weekend? I wonder if anyone there knows more about how this particular novelization went.
AIUI, these days yes the novelization is based on the script, the writer is given updates of plot changes made during production, and the studio/owner has essentially the final say on stuff. Mind, the examples I've seen are Joan Vinge's last two novelizations (Cowboys vs. Aliens, 47 Ronin). No idea how differently things worked a few decades ago.
Re: Leigh Brackettrandy_byersJuly 26 2015, 13:55:05 UTC
Hadn't heard of Diversicon. Do they always feature GoHs from the past? Mind you, we once ran a "LOC" from Brackett in Chunga that was actually some repurposed comments she'd made on another magazine.
I also didn't know that Joan Vinge was doing novelizations. Cowboys & Aliens started out as a comic book, I think, but it could be that they did a comic book first because they couldn't get money to make the movie.
Vonda McIntyre did novelizations of three of the Star Trek movies, and I've heard good things about them.
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AIUI, these days yes the novelization is based on the script, the writer is given updates of plot changes made during production, and the studio/owner has essentially the final say on stuff. Mind, the examples I've seen are Joan Vinge's last two novelizations (Cowboys vs. Aliens, 47 Ronin). No idea how differently things worked a few decades ago.
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I also didn't know that Joan Vinge was doing novelizations. Cowboys & Aliens started out as a comic book, I think, but it could be that they did a comic book first because they couldn't get money to make the movie.
Vonda McIntyre did novelizations of three of the Star Trek movies, and I've heard good things about them.
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