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5 Myths About Screenwriting
Becoming a screenwriter is a truly incredible process, that will challenge you, reward you, disappoint you, but never bore you. That being said, it’s important to go into this path with eyes wide open, and know the truth about being a screenwriter. These are the top 5 myths about being a screenwriter that you should know first.
Myth #1 — It Doesn’t Involve Much Writing
Although screenplays are short, usually from 90 to 100 pages, with a lot of empty space on the page, they can actually be much harder to write than a long novel that three times the length and word count. Writing shorter works is much more difficult than writing long stories because it can be hard to be concise and know what to cut.
Everyone likes stories — hearing them and telling them — but that doesn’t mean they could write a good story. There are a lot of people who say they’re writers, but barely spend any time writing, or they wish they were writers but don’t have time. The worst option is when someone has an idea and wants you to write it and split the profits, thinking the idea is the hardest part.
Writers have to write though, it’s a natural part of them, whether there’s a point to it or not. So, the first step to being a screenwriter is simply just writing.
