Welcome to the Friday 5! Each week Friday 5 will feature a writing-related list of top fives meant to trigger fantastic creative ideas, support ongoing writing processes and/or smiles. This week’s Friday 5 is:
Top Five Movies Gettin’ Meta with Books
John Laroche: Who's gonna play me? Susan Orlean: Well, I've gotta write the book first, John. Then, you know, they get somebody to write the screenplay. John Laroche: Hey, I think I should play me.
- Midnight in Paris
- Adaptation*
- Little Women
- Shakespeare in Love
- Stranger than Fiction
Can you think of more? Bring ’em on in the comments. And for an extra bonus point round, be super meta and write a piece about a character obsessed with a movie that’s obsessed with books. Then watch the alternative awards and indie credetials roll in.
*Okay, technically Adaptation is about a screenwriter, but we’re throwing it in since it is so incredibly meta we couldn’t make it through a post without mentioning it. And mentioning ourselves mentioning it. And…
BTW: If you would like to submit a writing-related list of top fives, we’ll take those too – just email Cait your enumerated ideas at fridayfives@
The Jane Austen Book Club.
Wonder Boys
Henry Fool