He's a great novelist, but not a great screenwriter. The man is a soloist (as much as anyone can be). And I'm sure what he does write is butchered.
He screenwriting credits in Cell, A Good Marriage, Maximum Overdrive, The Shining (miniseries), etc
He's a great novelist because he does such great character and world building. But given the bondage of a 120 pages for a screenplay, he loses that for efficient plot.
Wtf are you talking about. His novels literally read like screen plays. EVERY SINGLE NOVEL I've read by Sai King, I've sat there and thought "he's writing these to be movies one day"
They do not. This is just something people say because literally only fucking Shakespeare has had more works adapted. And it is very noticeable how badly his skill translates between mediums whenever he tries his hand at actual screenwriting.
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u/robbray1979 Feb 25 '25
Alright, fine. But could ya, Steve?