When i wrote my first script back in August last year, it took me 10 hours to fully script it out.

This was in a niche I had thought I was familiar in (I was proven wrong by the end of 10 hours).

And the script still turned out terrible.

I wasn’t discouraged though.

I thought that overtime it would take me 1-2 hours to write 2000 words, and that I would never run into writer’s block ever again.

I prayed that writing the first word of a script would be easier.

And boy was I wrong.

600 scripts and 1000s of hours of writing later, I can safely tell you that scriptwriting, in fact, does not get easier.

Writing the first line of the hook is still as soul sucking as ever.

Editing the body feels like the dentist is yanking out my wisdom tooth.

And recording the voiceover still exhausts me to no end.

Every new script feels like I’m slaying a new monster.

What ACTUALLY happens when you’ve written 100s of scripts is that you learn to be comfortable with the discomfort.

The tight feeling in your chest when someone tells you that you’ve gotta write your next script - you get used to that.

Or the feeling that you want to punch a hole in your monitor 2 hours into the script - you get used to that too.

Don't wish for scriptwriting to become effortless. Instead, lean into the discomfort. 

Because every time you wrestle with structuring a complex idea, finding the right words, or making your storytelling more gripping, you're actively getting better at scriptwriting.

One great way to drastically shorten the scriptwriting learning curve is to get feedback from people around you.

I’ve got a group of writer friends that I regularly trade scripts with and just roast the hell out of each other’s scripts. No filter. Just tearing each other’s writings to shreds.

Having other experienced eyes poke holes in your scripts and point out areas for improvement is one of the best assets to get better at scriptwriting fast.

Scriptwriting is a skill that you'll never truly "master".

There will always be more to learn and improve.

But that's what makes it so exciting and rewarding. 

Hope this helps,

Bryan

P.S. If you run a business making >$100k/m and want help writing your YouTube scripts, respond to this email with “Script” and I’ll write your first script on the house.