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John and Craig discuss adapting crime stories into films and the significance of daydreaming for screenwriters.

In today's edition of "How Would This Be a Movie?" John and Craig convert felonies into films. Together, they take a few crime-related news stories and decide how they might be adapted for the screen. They also discuss paracosms and the importance of daydreaming for budding screenwriters. In our bonus segment for premium subscribers, John and Craig discuss prediction markets. Bet you can guess how that goes. Episode Links: Paracosm Jerome Singer's research on Daydreaming Bob Ross Freud's 1908 essay " Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming " Michele Root-Bernstein's study on childhood worldplay $500 Million Estate Dispute Luggage Tag Scheme Uncrewed Narco Subs Florida Cop Stalks Woman The 40-Year-Old Man-Child by Megan Garber Get your copy of The Scriptnotes Book and become a Scriptnotes Premium member today! For more content on the craft of writing check out Inneresting our weekly-ish newsletter about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters. Scriptnotes is produced by Meredith Stedman and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Our Coordinator is Lauren Loesberg. Outro by Gloom Canyon ( send us yours! ). Email us at ask@johnaugust.com. Download the full episode here .

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