Screenwriters, why do you even want this?
This isn't a rhetorical question. Understanding your motive for pursuing a professional career as a screenwriter is essential to finding the resilience you need to stick with it.
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People start screenwriting for many different reasons.
Think back to the time you first discovered that there was a screenwriter role. Or the first time you thought to yourself, “I might want to do that myself,” or “I definitely want to try writing a script.”
Here are the 4 common entry points I hear most often from writers:
