Turn Your Novel into a Film by Doing Your Own Adaptation with Author Kayla Perrin

May 14, 2021

A movie deal as part of our publishing deal? Sounds like a next-level writing career move, but what’s the journey like? 

Meet Author Kayla Perrin, who has been featured in multiple publications and by top publishers with over 40 books translated in several languages. 

In this episode, we talk about: 

• The effectiveness of making book trailers 
• Balancing writing and being a single mother 
• Starting in Romance and changing genres 
• Writing for Harlequin and their formulaic approach to books 
• Expectation of Romance Writers 
• Chick Lit vs Women’s Lit 
• Pros and Cons of Traditional and Indie Publishing 
• What your sign says about your writing- Gemini 
• Adapting a novel to film 
• Choosing which novel to adapt 
• Film will help find more readers 
• Behind the Scenes of her work in the Handmaid’s Tale
• How acting helps writer’s block- especially with dialogue 
• The Struggle of adapting our own books 
• Building your team to make your film 
• How she used writing to heal after her father’s death 
• Endings that are realistic and hopeful, not HEA 

Get a copy of A Second Chance for Love, a Mother's Day themed anthology featuring Kayla's short story at www.authorkaylaperrin.com 

Follow Kayla Perrin: 

Twitter: @kaylaperrin

IG: @authorkaylaperrin

Facebook: @Kayla Perrin

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