ScreenwritingU

If you haven't heard of ScreenwritingU yet, you will. Hal Croasman, the founder, has a series of courses for screenwriters that will blow you away (or turn that light bulb on that resides over your head). I read many books on screenwriting and was hesitant on Hal's courses. But then I took one of his free Rewrite teleconference, which lasted over three hours. In that small amount of time, I walked away with more knowledge on screenwriting than I did after two years of reading every book I could find on that topic. And his teleconference was free! That did it. I signed up for his Proseries course and that took close to a year to finish but it was worth it. Hal breaks out the process of writing screenplays, character development, dialogue, you name it. And he does it in a way that fits my brain for a methodical process. Match that with my inner creativity and its a match!

If you are serious about screenwriting, then go to www.ScreenwritingU.com and sign up for his Proseries course. You can thank me later.

Best wishes to you and your writing. I hope to see your dreams on the big screen soon.

The Roller-Coaster Ride

Being a screenwriter means balancing your passion with tons of disappointment, periods of elation, some frustration, even a bit of excitement. A friend of mine, also a screenwriter, once won a major screenwriting contest. That same script couldn't even make it to the quarter finals in a couple of other contests he had submitted at the same time. Go figure. It is a subjective business. Same goes with script analysts. They are people, individuals, and they have their own set of filters and backgrounds that influence their likes and dislikes. As a screenwriter, what you have to do is to separate out the wheat from the chaff. Learn, improve, keep at it, but don't let anything get you down. If you feel a twinge of hurt or pain, acknowledge it, then get through it and start a new day.

It is a roller-coaster of a ride. That's for sure. But I believe in myself and I believe in the scripts that I write. I write from my heart, from my central core of passion. These are stories I want to see on the big screen. That's why I wrote them. This world is big. There are lots of people out there. And I know, there are people who would enjoy some of the same things as I do. The key is to find them. One door at a time, one path at a time. It will come. Until then, I continue to write, continue to market, and continue to enjoy life.