Screenwriters and novelists see the world in very different ways
11th August 2016 | for Creatives | creative process, creating isn't easy, novel writing, writing, Jeff Lyons, screenwriting |
"Screenwriters and novelists see the world in very different ways, and have very different observing devices for interpreting their fictional worlds. Shifting from a screenwriting sensibility to a prose sensibility is the hardest hurdle you will face and also the most difficult one to wrap your head around."
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