So, I have become a blogger
Monday, June 9, 2008

English is not my native language, but I write moviescripts in English. Why? The market for English scripts are bigger and I did not fit into the Swedish template.

The Swedish movie industry is quite small. And the director is most likely the scriptwriter as well. There are competitions, but I have not found one that does not what a budget included. I just want to write.

Then my background comes into view and I get the question "why haven't you educated yourself in scriptwriting?" If you want to become a scriptwriter then you have to drop everything else or you are not serious. In this country you are one thing and one thing alone.

I have taken my time to develop. That's okay for me. I have read books, scripts of all kinds, spoken to others, taken some classes. That does not make me a worse writer. Just slower.

So why become a blogger? I want to "meet" others, share the love of writing, share ideas, get feedback.