So let me get all Miyagi on you for a minute. Some beginning screenwriters think it’s because they lack connections, and that may be true. It’s nearly impossible to get a meeting with someone who can actually do something. Instead of getting physically beat up, beginning screenwriters get told “No” over and again. This is what it feels like to be new to the screenwriting game. In the beginning of the movie, Daniel is getting beat up a lot by the bigger kids at his new high school. Most screenwriters who have not sold a script yet are like Ralph Macchio’s character Daniel in the original The Karate Kid.įor those of you who don’t know, this is a story about a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who learns karate and becomes an honorable man like his teacher.
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How To Write A Screenplay Like The Karate Kid That said, it can be done – and it’s a lot better than getting beaten up by Hollywood over a period of years. My approach requires overcoming fear, making tough choices, and working hard. WARNING: If you think writing a screenplay will be easy and that you’re going to cash your script in like a lottery ticket, you’re in the wrong place. This is where most screenwriters are: at the beginning of a “hard knocks” education.īut can you learn how to write a screenplay without several years of wrong turns, hard knocks, and wasted time? In a word, yes. Prior to making the first sale, a screenwriter will often:
It’s A Hard Knock Life (But It Doesn’t Have To Be) Today I’m going to explain the four steps and give you specific things you can do to learn how to write a screenplay you can sell. In my experience, screenwriters need to take four important steps before they can sell a screenplay for the first time. I’m not talking about selling the first thing you write – I’m talking about writing the first thing that you actually sell. I’ve worked with many screenwriters to help them make their first sale. Have you been struggling to write a screenplay or sell a screenplay you’ve written? This post is for you. My goal isn’t for you to simply write a screenplay – it’s to write a script you can sell. Here’s a different approach to how to write a screenplay.