Your Screenwriting Voice - Is it yours?

Have you ever tried to sing a song like a favorite singer?

The closer you imitate them the less recognizable your voice.

This concept of imitation is important to be aware of when writing your screenplay in terms of style.  BUT, it is also important to be aware of it when you are reading about screenwriting concepts.

As you write, you pick up on things through experience, you begin to develop an intuitive understanding of what it means to have a character "who wants something", to hit a "turning point",  to have "too much description" etc.

It's important to build and trust that intuition you've earned by screenwriting and turn down and off all of the screenwriting gurus, screenwriting books, and screenwriting software.

By listening to others, you're giving your voice, your screenwriting intuition, to the Ursula's of the world.

Develop your voice by screenwriting, embrace it, and use it to create your own structures and style to give the world your unique stories.  When your earn your voice, the world won't be able to turn their ears away.