I've noticed like every other book I pick up has already been optioned for TV or is in development. Is this just because streaming services have so much money, or are publishers specifically looking for books that'll adapt well now? It feels different from even five years ago.
Streaming services absolutely do have the money to buy up optioning rights on a massive scale, and they're doing it strategically to build libraries and compete with each other - but there's also a feedback loop happening where success stories like *The Witcher* or adaptations of fantasy series proved that book fans will watch, so publishers and agents now actively pitch "adaptable" properties to studios instead of waiting to be discovered. It's become a legitimate revenue stream for authors and publishers, so the incentive structure changed. You're not imagining the shift; it really has accelerated in the last several years as studios realized there's less risk in adapting existing properties with built-in fanbases than in developing original shows from scratch.
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