Novelist, screenwriter and playwright Paul FitzSimons talks to James about his writing career so far, including adapting screenplays and producing independent films.

This week’s highlights include:

• The winding path of Paul’s screenwriting and writing for television

• Financing an independent film

• Dealing with rejection from trad publishers

• The skills necessary to transition from writing books to writing for the screen

• Being creative while following screenwriting rules

• Writing well-developed characters for the screen

• Enjoying the interpretation of your words by others in the creative filmmaking team

• The pitfalls of adapting a novel for the screen

Resources mentioned in this episode:

PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Podcast’s Patreon page

WORKSHEET AND COUPON: Paul has prepared a worksheet on screenwriting which you can access here.  This includes a coupon code for his ‘Screenwriting From Your Sofa’ course.

Our Ads for Authors course is still open for business here.

FREE LIVE SPF WEBINAR! on Monday 18th June – Mark explains how to use Facebook ads to build your list and boost book sales. Spots are limited but you can sign up for it here.

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