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Right now I have a screenplay and a novel (both based on works I came up with), and currently both of them are sitting on my computer. I've been thinking about entering the screenplay in the next Nicholl competition, and was wondering if this would present any problems down the line with the novel or vice versa (like if the novel sells, and let's say it sells very well, would producers/studios be turned off by the fact that I had already written a screenplay about it. Conversely, if the screenplay does very well, and sells, would that hinder me in trying to sell the novel)?
I understand that novels and screenplays are entirely different formats, hence why I'm making the screenplay focus more on the action that occurs in the book, and letting the bulk of character development/emotions stay in the book (cause it is kind of hard to show what a character is thinking on screen hehe. This story was originally designed to be a screenplay, because it's heavily dependant on the visual aspects more than anything else, although I am working at fleshing the characters out, as well as making sure the plot works and isn't riddled with big holes. I'm actually trying to write both of them in such a way that they'll complement each other. For example, in the book, you may only hear about the results of a major battle that was fought, but in the movie, you'd get to see that battle, and how badly it goes for the good guys hehe. Conversely, the movie only mentions events that's shown in the book, since these are more personal stuff that needs to be drawn out, rather than explained briefly).
I want to enter my screenplay because I want to see how well it can do against other people's works. I know this isn't everything, but right now I don't have the financial resources to relocate to Hollywood and "tough it out" there, so I'll focus on writing scripts that will sell well first. And I know it's a tough road, but from what I've been thinking about doing with my life, this is probably the only path I can take (cause I get bored with routine, I like to change stuff a lot, and write stories that let people escape from their lives for at least a while. Yes, I'm a very right-brained person hehe).
Any advice you all can give me would be helpful (like what I should do if I send in the screenplay, and whether I should send in the novel or the screenplay first).
Btw, I've written other stuff too, so while I may have a sense of the "one-baby syndrome" here (where I have only one work and am guarding it like it was my only child), I'm not afraid to let go of this story if it's done well, so no need to point that out. I also feel this is my best overall work so far (while I continue to revise the other screenplays), which is why I'm sending this out first.
Right now I have a screenplay and a novel (both based on works I came up with), and currently both of them are sitting on my computer. I've been thinking about entering the screenplay in the next Nicholl competition, and was wondering if this would present any problems down the line with the novel or vice versa (like if the novel sells, and let's say it sells very well, would producers/studios be turned off by the fact that I had already written a screenplay about it. Conversely, if the screenplay does very well, and sells, would that hinder me in trying to sell the novel)?
I understand that novels and screenplays are entirely different formats, hence why I'm making the screenplay focus more on the action that occurs in the book, and letting the bulk of character development/emotions stay in the book (cause it is kind of hard to show what a character is thinking on screen hehe. This story was originally designed to be a screenplay, because it's heavily dependant on the visual aspects more than anything else, although I am working at fleshing the characters out, as well as making sure the plot works and isn't riddled with big holes. I'm actually trying to write both of them in such a way that they'll complement each other. For example, in the book, you may only hear about the results of a major battle that was fought, but in the movie, you'd get to see that battle, and how badly it goes for the good guys hehe. Conversely, the movie only mentions events that's shown in the book, since these are more personal stuff that needs to be drawn out, rather than explained briefly).
I want to enter my screenplay because I want to see how well it can do against other people's works. I know this isn't everything, but right now I don't have the financial resources to relocate to Hollywood and "tough it out" there, so I'll focus on writing scripts that will sell well first. And I know it's a tough road, but from what I've been thinking about doing with my life, this is probably the only path I can take (cause I get bored with routine, I like to change stuff a lot, and write stories that let people escape from their lives for at least a while. Yes, I'm a very right-brained person hehe).
Any advice you all can give me would be helpful (like what I should do if I send in the screenplay, and whether I should send in the novel or the screenplay first).
Btw, I've written other stuff too, so while I may have a sense of the "one-baby syndrome" here (where I have only one work and am guarding it like it was my only child), I'm not afraid to let go of this story if it's done well, so no need to point that out. I also feel this is my best overall work so far (while I continue to revise the other screenplays), which is why I'm sending this out first.
