Book or screenplay?

[Gothic Sponge]

I've been writing an outline to a story, but i'm not sure if i should write a book or screenplay......

[Tweed]

1. How much money do you want to make?

[Gothic Sponge]

2. At least 20 bucks

;)

What's more profitable?

[Tweed]

5. A book

People tend not to read screenplays for pleasure. You will either hit big with a screenplay (and you will have to have huge connections in Hollywood) or you can write a book and sell it to a couple of friends for $5 or maybe even $30.

[Book Lover]

3. When you say book, do you mean novel?

Maybe one of a set of themed short stories? A prose poem? A closet drama? A stage play?

[intheflow]

4. If profit is your prime motive

I'd have to say write the screenplay. Faster to write (in theory) and movies pay more (in theory).

Book would satisfy the f. scott fitzgerald part of you.