You’re writing for fun! Fantastic because that’s really the excitement in it for most of us. But there is a structure to screenwriting. It’s there not only for its own sake but it’s there to help you develop and bring out the story in such a way that it will be appreciated by an audience told through film. I found reading “Save the Cat” by Blake Snyder was a simple book that put it all together for me. A friend of mine said I should read it because Paul Haggis - Million Dollar Baby - advised him to read it. Stay in touch!
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I normally base my structures on the 8 point arc. It is straightforward for me when writing short stories. I guess that in longer stories you can loop that into a substructure of a main 8 point arc to make characters grow.
I know there is also the type of narration to have in mind when setting it all up. Anyway, I love to learn and apply all those things!
Thanks for the suggestion! I going to look for that book. I'll get back to you once I've read it! One I still read is "Story" from Robert Mckee. It really inspires me to not forget what is important telling a story!
Peace and Blessings!
Peace and Blessing
Watts’ ‘Eight Point Arc’ and the the Greek ‘three act play’ are often the basis of the approach to writing a novel, I think. I’ve had little or no experience in the former. So don’t Left me lead you astray if it’s a novel you wish to write. ‘Save the Cat’ is all about screenplay and films!