Agents, publishers, and those who matter most want to receive completed works in specific formats. Ignoring these formats can be disastrous — a great manuscript might be ignored. Courier? But it is so plain! Basic Guidelines While not visually appealing, prepare manuscripts according to established standards. These standards have developed…
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As a playwright, I am accustomed to “directing” the action. One of the attractions of writing for the stage is the primacy of the script, as submitted by the writer to a director. Changes require the approval of the playwright, and well-known playwrights have challenged directors who felt the need…
Part One of “Your Script is a Snitch” explained how your script is snitching on you before the reader opens or scrolls to page one. Now, let’s examine what your script says to readers as they skim the pages of your screen gem. The message might not be the one…
Your script is a snitch. It’s telling readers all about you, and what it is saying might work against you. Some questions that readers evaluating a script will ask themselves can help you prepare and deliver a script with a better chance of being taken seriously. How did the script…