“How to be a screenwriter: 2 Quick and Powerful TIPS”
Bass said the biggest mistake novice screenplay writers make is that they’ll finish writing a certain film script and immediately fall in love with it…thinking it will become the next great spec screenplay sold. They will begin to fixate on how original and clever their story is and start looking for ways to sell it and get it produced. (I’ll admit, I’m guilty of this) Bass mentions that your screenwriting ability will only get better from writing not deal making. Also, that the first couple of screenplays from newbie writers usually lack what it takes to become a produced film. So, say today you just finished writing a screenplay…don’t fall head over heels in love with it just yet. Start on another new script that same day, even if it means just doing some research about your proposed story line or main character. The faster you write a few bad
