From Page to Screen: The Real Difference Between Writing Novels and Screenplays with Terry Weaver

My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Terry Weaver. We are going to chat about the differences between writing a novel and writing a screen play.

Terry grew up in San Bernardino, a suburb of Los Angeles, California. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Military as a Navy Corpsman. He was deployed as a combat medic with the U.S. Marines and served a tour of duty in Kuwait and Iraq from 2002 to 2003. After five years of active duty, Terry received an honorable discharge.

He attended Mays Business School at Texas A&M and received the Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship, established in the namesake of Army Ranger and NFL star player Pat Tillman, who was killed in action while serving his country.

Terry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2011 and completed his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies in 2020 at Grace School of Theology. He spent over a decade in sales and marketing, and while doing so he founded VEL INSTITUTE, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. Terry has published five books, two non-fiction and three fictional works. His latest book is titled A Long Night Cry.

He’s the award-winning lead actor in the television series, Breaking Strongholds. Additionally, he has acting credits and writing credits in television and narrative film and has produced multiple short films and commercials.

In 2025, Terry wrote, produced and directed his first feature film titled The Beast of Trinity Texas, which is available to watch on Amazon and Tubi. He’s happily married to Chelley Weaver. They have four children and reside in a suburb of Houston Texas. Terry’s life mission is to inspire those he loves and the world through his faith, creativity and writing.

Books mentioned during the podcast: The Anatomy of Story by John Truby: https://amzn.to/47t5xHM Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk: https://amzn.to/4cx8vyA The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: https://amzn.to/4stpGFM

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