For All You Aspiring Writers…
Writing screenplays is a whole other animal! And I never thought I would be writing them again. I wrote a few and went out to L.A. a couple of times before my daughter’s cancer diagnosis. Then the economy collapsed and the money in Hollywood dried up–studios were only producing anything they thought would be a sure hit. i.e. franchises, comic book heroes, A-list writers/producers…
I just didn’t think I would write another script. The Universe had other ideas, giving me the green light! I have a “back-list” of ideas–the final piece of one of my story ideas came together in an innocent LinkedIn post last fall. I immediately deleted the idea I had shared and went to work writing. Meadowlark was born, a romantic comedy.
Usually, the book comes before the screenplay, but not in this case. Screenplay writing requires a very specific structure that follows the hero’s journey. Writing screenplays has made me a much better book writer! In case you are curious, it takes me about six months to write a screenplay, working in the evenings.
Mucho excited,
Christine
