Writing Novels vs Writing for the Screen - video

Young adult sci-fi author, Jennifer Brody, has experienced a lot of different facets of writing throughout her career as a producer in Hollywood. While there are some structural similarities in writing novels and screenplays, the two formats differ greatly when it comes to content. When writing a novel, the author must take a much more detailed, in-depth approach and be ready to invest a significant amount of time to the writing. A screenplay, on the other hand, is a high level focus on setting the scenes and writing effective dialogue.