Becoming a big shot Hollywood screenwriter is the dream of hundreds of thousands of people. Most will never take the necessary steps to become successful at it simply because they don’t see the profession as a craft. They see it as a way to get rich. Granted, there are many screenwriters who have made millions of dollars over the course of their careers. There are even a few “overnight successes” (if you don’t include the months and months of toiling over their scripts before they became an “overnight success”). But for the most part, becoming a successful screenwriter is just like anything else of value – hard work.

via How to Become a Screenwriter.

I like how this article points out that it is hard work. Becoming successful shouldn’t be easy to anybody. It’s a process that builds character. There are many people with creative minds and really good ideas for screenwriting. This article gives you a better idea of how to make those ideas successful. It takes a lot of time to simply get it all on paper or in the right order and everything in it’s place to make it work. It can be pretty stressful if you do become successful from it and still need to meet your deadlines with better ideas. The screenwriting world is never satisfied with just one good idea from one person. A good idea can only be popular and well liked for so long. There can be a lot of pressure on the person who is expected to come up with the next big idea that everyone will like. So, learning the skills it takes to put good ideas on paper and into action can be exciting and intense all in one.

As we are all well aware by now, the United States has entered a recession. While the financial and credit institutions of Wall Street have been severely battered, the fiscal squeeze has now infiltrated “Main Street” and the average consumer has been struggling in recent months. These trying times can be particularly difficult on recent college graduates. From internships to full-time positions, practically all firms have diminished their recruitment efforts and have been offering fewer positions to students across even the top universities.

After participating in over fifty interviews over the past twelve months and having secured a full-time offer from a leading consulting firm, I offer the following advice to those preparing to tackle this bear market and to find a job in the near future.
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