Any writers here? What are your thoughts on writing screenplays?

You’ll need 2 things in addition to what I presume you already have: an agent to represent you, and the Final Draft script formatting software. The software will save you a ton of time in learning the form of writing a script, and all the pros use it. You need an agent because no producer or movie company will even open, let alone read, an unsolicited script. My agent was both a literary and entertainment agent. I found him in a book titled How To Find a Literary Agent. There is probably a similar compendium more exactly intended for screenwriters.

No pro ever writes a whole movie or book until it is sold to a producer or publisher. My agent told me to buy the book, How To Write a Book Proposal, because a book needs a proposal. A script needs a treatment. There must be a book about How To Write a Movie Treatment or Script Treatment. Good luck. I hope this helps.

We left him over on the now defunct IMDB board. Cat, do you recall of whom I speak?

Screenwriting is only hard because of what has to be let go and left unsaid.

Novel writers have it easier. Writing a great novel is mostly time, writing a great screenplay is math and psychology mixed together.

I like screenwriting. Simplicity is a challenge.

It's a terrific exercise at worst, and it's incredibly accessible to produce your own material provided that you write with practical execution in mind.

As far as teaching oneself screenwriting goes, it will behoove you to read your favourite scripts and other successful/acclaimed ones that you admire. There are tons available online for free on sites like https://www.simplyscripts.com/ and others. For software, you're fine with free applications like Trelby, Celtx, Scrivner, Dramaqueen, etc. as opposed to Final Draft or the others. Heck, there are even plugins for Word, OpenOffice and other general word processors that yield the same screenplay format.

Above all, just keep throwing crap at the wall and see what sticks.

I was thinking the same thing but im gonna slow things down definitely, might move to a small town and get spiritual, people say there isn't much to do there but isn't that the whole point?, i need a car though the bigger city's can be nice but im sick of being poor deeling with racial or whatever tensions you get on publiic transportation, people can be dumb and sooner or later you become that person

I've tried writing a screenplay. It's still sitting on my shelf unfinished. Now that you bring it up, I might get back to it.