Patrick Stoner welcomes your questions about movies and the people who make them. Send your questions to pstoner@whyy.org. Here's the current question and answer:
Q: How can you tell if you have any talent for screenwriting?
A: Here's a clue.
It's not easy to try your hand at writing for the big screen. Unless you keep it so simple that you're not really testing your screenwriting abilities, it's a frustrating exercise. Even the smallest feature film would be a real challenge.
But, I happened to run across a web site that is set up precisely for potential screenwriters. Here, you can contribute to the making of a movie, read and write scripts as they develop, and follow the steps to writing a screenplay.
SO, without more ado, click to Your Movie Here Now Playing at Moviescreen.com . HINT: Enter the lobby and click on the Movie Theater's double doors to start your adventure. Or, if you want to skip the fancy graphics, go straight to the movie screen.
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