On Writing : Authors and screenwriters by Alex Marroquin

I co-wrote a novel about 4 years ago. Only published it digitally. Never pursued the physical publishing route. It got a good reception. Now I just work on music and screenplays.

I started writing a novel, but my editor keep telling me that my writing style was more suited for screenwriting...(I still think that was her polite way of saying that I sucked). So after completing the 1st draft of my novel I started converting it as a screenplay. I had so much fun with the script that I kept writing and completed 4 sequels of that story.

I've now written 11 other screenplays and hope that I can get something sold, optioned or developed before I pass away.

Was a novel writer first, then some friends and I decided to produce a movie (2000) and since I was the only one with any writing experience, I was "volunteered" to write the screenplay. It sucked. But I fell in love with screenwriting, and have been doing it ever since. In between novel-writing of course. You never forget your first love.

I've published several books and written a full-length feature screenplay - and a short film screenplay. I've published my feature screenplay on Smashwords and Amazon. I now concentrate on my books. If someone shows enough interest, I could be convinced to turn them into screenplays too.

I started out writing prose (speculative fiction) and have several short stories, novellas and novels professionally published. I got interested in script writing because I started reading scripts of my favourite films. Once I studied the craft and started writing scripts myself it actually changed my prose style. I go through phases, but at the moment I'm focused just on writing screenplays.

ps, I often work out story by writing it in prose first, feeling it out (writing from the outside in I think is the term)

I wrote my first children's book in 2015 and got it published the same year. The next year my second book in the same series was published. Surprisingly enough, I imagined screenwriting to be this mythical artform that I was afraid to even attempt. You would think having two published books would give me the confidence to try but it didn't. It wasn't until a few months ago, I went all in on writing my first screenplay. A screenplay that I just finished editing and completed this week. While it is different from writing a book, there is a beauty to it that I instantly fell in love with. Next up, I intend to make a screenplay of my book series.

I started with a novel, but my editor said that my writing style was more suitable for screenplays. I think that was her polite way of saying that I sucked at novel writing. Anyway, upon her advice, I turned that 1st novel into a screenplay and squeezed 3 sequences out of that story. I've since written 11 other screenplays. But I think I'm gonna end up taking them all to my grave. :(

I've published 3 books and turning them all into screenplays. I found it easy to do both but the only struggle I had was trying not to direct the scene.

Yeah published horror author here too and in 2018 set up my own horror publishing company called DEMAIN - about 100 books published so far.

I started as a novelist and then adapting to film.

If tabletop RPGs count, I published my first book two years ago, and now I'm adapting my world into an animated series.

Had my first screenplay turned into a movie but I made it so does that count? I have written several others and if I don't sell these I'll make them too. Love this biz!

All my projects on my project page are adapted from novels.

Published Independent Author but also have written screen plays. A few years ago I was in contact with a Canadian director about adapting one of my works but talks fell out as he had family issues. Still writing and have my scripts saved.

- Horror Anthology

- Dark Comedy about Depression

- Animation/Live Action Hybrid Crime

- Drama

Also write Manga (Japanese Comics).

I'm a screenwriter but I also write novels and published my first book last year. Since I'm not sure if I want to be a screenwriter or a novelist full time I try and come up with stories that can easily work as a book or a movie, that way I can adapt them to either format depending on who I'm pitching them to. It's worked out pretty well so far.

I'm working on both. Screenwriting has helped me a lot with my novel writing and vice versa.

Alex Marroquin Hi Alex, I’m a published author for both fiction and non-fiction, as well as a produced screenwriter. My dystopian novel, “0w1:believe” was published in June 2021.