The Screenwriter’s journey…Is likened to a hero’s journey in a movie, something disrupts his normalcy and he runs around, facing six hundred to one obstacle to rescue the world from destruction, at the end, he defeats all his enemies and emerges the hero, getting the ovation and sometimes a beautiful princess to take home.
What is your story? Most likely you started like me, writing poems and loving words and attracted to people who speak well. Then you proceeded to writing articles, essays and then short stories but because screenwriting is not as prestigious and lucrative as medicine, you opted for journalism or accounting.
At first it was just about writing and journalism gave a good platform but with the overnight boom in the entertainment industry, screenwriting became popular and now you want to give it a shot. My own journey differ from this as I was busy chasing a copywriter portfolio, after all they seem similar; one tells the story in one word, the other in many words.
Whatever your journey, may be you even started writing from the womb, the moment it dawns on you that screenwriting is what you’re meant to do, take a course on screenwriting. Never ever deceive yourself that your passion to write and expertise with English language will suffice. Your screenwriting journey really starts when you’re educated in the art.
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