Yes, of course. A screenplay is both a script and a visual description of something intended to be filmed and viewed.
Novels and short stories are intended to be read only, with the visuals, however well described and narrated, imagined by the reader.
Screenplays are written according to specific formulae that must be learned, even if they are based on books. You really need to take courses to learn how to do this, so see below.
The basic mechanics of novel and short-story writing can also be taught, but they don't necessarily involve formulae -- these genres are far more flexible.
In the end, though, you can't succeed in any of these fields if you don't possess real talent.
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