Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn: Creative writing and adaptation

Abstract

The author discusses the circumstances and the mechanisms of how personal experiences and fascination with literature and film intertwine and, after many years, lead to the publication of a collection of short stories. The collection of short stories is then an inspiration for a script, which is then made into a short movie by the writer-turned-filmmaker. The author also explains how creative writing can give rise to creative adaptation.