Quick question: book or series first?

Because I just found out The House of the Spirits—my all-time favorite book—is becoming a TV series… and I am emotionally unwell.

You know that feeling.

When a story lives perfectly in your head. The characters, the tone, the pace… all exactly how it should be.

And then someone decides to “adapt” it.

Which usually means: simplify it, speed it up, and remove everything that made it powerful in the first place.

Pain.

And it made me think about how we treat content in marketing.

We love shortcuts.

Summaries. Clips. Quick takes. “Just give me the highlights.”

But when you skip the original, you miss the depth.

You miss the thinking behind it.
The nuance.
The parts that actually make it worth reading.

The same thing happens when we publish content and just… leave it there.

No context.
No voice.
No amplification.

Just hoping people will “get it.”

They won’t.

Good content needs support.

When you share something and add your perspective—even one line—you’re doing what a good adaptation should do:

You’re giving the original more life, not less.

You’re helping people discover it the right way.

Because great marketing doesn’t just create content.

It respects it.

And yes… read the book first. Always.

02/03/2026