Tuesday, October 23, 2007

What It Takes To Become a Screenwriter


Daniel Snyder


Screenwriter Paul Guay says,“The thing that separates more successful writers from less successful writers, the most important thing, is the perseverance. There are a lot of people who are lucky. There are a lot of people who are born with connections or have the kind of personality to easily make some. But if you don’t have that, you have to keep pushing, you have to keep generating ideas, you have to not take rejection personally, because almost everything you come up with will be rejected, and even the scripts that eventually sell will probably be turned down by a number of people first. So you’re constantly hearing ‘No.’ And in the face of that, you have to you have to persevere.” Paul Guay is the writer of "Liar Liar" and "Little Rascals."

The writer of this article, Daniel Snyder, gives us many opinions of what several screenwriters had to say. Mainly about what it takes to become a successful screenwriter. Of course opinions can also be advice. The linked article has great tips and advice to screenwriters. Better yet,the article gives advice that can create a very successful writer.

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