Suddenly, it all came together. Obviously, achieving fame and fortune as a screenwriter is a difficult task that takes patience and a lot of perseverance. In order for a writer to function creatively under these conditions, a certain mindset is required, a firm belief that what you are doing can make a difference. A screenplay is a form of creative writing. Structured like a play, flowing like music, it consists of 120 pages or so of dialogue and a few sparse stage directions that will act as the creative impetus for everything that is to come.
Ideas come from within and without.
It's partly a need to communicate something about the human condition, to communicate to people who might have the same experiences, feel the same emotions, or who are influenced and impacted by the same stories. Part of the writer's job is to find the idea that will speak to millions. Even Hollywood, bombarded by thousands of scripts weekly, complains incessantly of a shortage of material that is fresh in voice, vision, and point of view. The ideal writer is the one that has a great concept, a great story and can execute it. We may send them off and tell them to come back with another script.