If you wrote a book how would you feel if someone turned it into a movie?

[Sunwolf007]

At work I read this cracked article (http://www.cracked.com/article_23672_6-authors-who-prefer-adaptations-over-their-own-books.html) which talks about authors who like film adaptations better than their own writing. Personally, I always like a book or comic book version better than a movie adaptation. It was what the original author was working with and always portrays the story better. My opinion aside, how would you feel if someone took a book you wrote, changed it and made it into a movie? Would you be mad? Would you like the different take on the story?

[Blazing Falcons]

There are two deciding factors that would affect how I'd feel.

How much green am I getting?

How far are they deviating from my book?

If it were a sci-fi story, does Joe Kucan have a part?

Will they remind me that that's three factors?

[Crazywolf]

First I don't think I'd have the right to be mad because if they made a movie that means I sold the film rights to someone (unless of course I didn't in which case it's theft). To the movie itself I might like it or not depending how well I think it was done.

[Griff]

I'd like it, even if it sucked. You'd get to see your novel on screen.

[Elkay]

I'd be terrified because they'd probably screw everything up.

Also I'd demand a big cut of the profits.

[Lara]

As long as they cast Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum as the main characters, they could do anything they wanted with it!