Complex sentence: Intrigued by the first part of college friend Karl Alexander's then-incomplete novel "Time After Time", Meyer optioned the book and adapted it into a screenplay, consenting to sell the script only if he were attached as director.
Split into simpler sentences: Intrigued by the first part of college friend Karl Alexander's then-incomplete novel "Time After Time", Meyer optioned the book and adapted it into a screenplay. He consented to sell the script only if he were attached as director.