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Originally Posted by Pierre Lawrence
More on screenplay writing software (first a thank you once again to rcentros for his recommendations). In 1998, Stephen King published Storm of the Century as a screenplay rather than a novel. In the Forward to the book, he notes that it was written with the assistance of Final Draft. Because the book was written so long ago I checked to see if that software was still around - it is, Version 12. Here's the link, if interested:
https://www.finaldraft.com/learn/fin...art-guide-fd12 |
I would never suggest paying about $200 for software when so many good, free or cheap, options are available. Final Draft claims to be the "standard" but the standard is really the PDF you produce with the software -- and any screenplay writing application will produce a standard PDF file.
If you're collaborating with another writer who uses Final Draft or re-writing for a studio that's a "Final Draft 'shop'" than that's when you may need Final Draft. But, at that point, it would probably be a business expense. And the other applications (cheap or free) can export to Final Draft format.