Some of these suggestions are ones I’ve mentioned in earlier blogs, but good advice is worth repeating.
I recently finished listening to The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin. I highly recommend this book, it offers practical advice and reminds artists of the importance of their work, and that sharing their work with the world is an act of generosity. The chapters are very short, so it’s ideal if you ‘re busy and need to fit your reading time into brief lulls in your schedule.
If you’re a new writer and want to learn more about the writing process, there’s no better description than a talk by Canadian science fiction writer, Robert J. Sawyer. It was recorded, in three sections, at the Ontario Writers’ Conference in 2010. The three videos combined only take about twenty-five minutes to watch.
Start reading screenplays. Three online sources are the Internet Movie Script Database, Script Slug, and The Script Lab. Learning how the screenwriting format works is important, because it will prepare you for potential opportunities in the future. If you have a great story idea, why not be ready to present it as a screenplay to a local film company?
Have a great year, I hope that you’ll find writing success in 2021!
Copyright © 2021 by J. Paul Cooper
P.S. I would really appreciate it, if you would suggest my eBook, Jack: A Lady’s Cat to your local library.
J. Paul Cooper, Writer 