Screenwriting is for Chumps (like you and me)

For me, as with many, writing is (soon to be was) something that I dreaded. Whether it was writing a paper for school, posting to a blog, writing a letter to Grandma, whatever, it was a major chore.

To write my own screenplay seemed like a monumental task that I wanted nothing to do with. Unfortunately, getting someone else to write one for me (for free) was next to impossible. Even if I could talk someone into writing a screenplay, I would probably had to wait forever to read the first draft, since most people do have "lives" outside of my realm of make-believe.

This lead me to the point I am as of this posting. I am currently writing my own screenplay and am quite far along. "How?", you ask. Two reasons:

1. From what I have learned so far, when it comes to making an independent film (especially your first or second) you cannot wait on other people to get shit done. For me personally, writing my own script is a good indicator of my motivation to make a movie.

2. I ran across some free script writing software that makes the entire process somewhat enjoyable. Behold celtx.

Not being much of a writer, I was not very excited to download celtx and get it installed on my computer. This meant that I would have to start writing. Anyway, I forced myself to hit the download link, I forced myself to install it and I forced myself to start writing... and low and behold, I have discovered that I like to write (fiction).

I am very close to finishing my first draft of an actual screenplay (treatment completed early on). This new software help tremendously. It helps keep me and my thoughts organized like never before. I have tried other project and word processing software but this one just seems to fit. And so far, they aren't charging a dime.

This, I'm sure, sounds like an advert for cletx but I just like this software so much that I gotta toot their horn.

Take a look for yourself... www.celtx.com
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