Screenwriting : Ready for contest submission by Noel Bastien

Noel Bastien

Ready for contest submission

How do you know when your draft is ready for contest submission? After several drafts of my pilot and some feedback, I think it's ready to get out there and read by some professionals. As a writer, what is your course of action?

Anthony Moore

My suggestion - Delete all the dialogue and then see if you can follow the action. Film is a visual medium.

Noel Bastien

Interesting idea Anthony!

Kiril Maksimoski

I usually engage non-writers for a feedback. If they dig it, surely reader can...

Ronika Merl

I recommend a table read. Get actors together on zoom, and just READ the whole thing through. It will throw up where the dialogue sucks, where the story is slow paced...

Angela Cristantello

Y'all, these are all REALLY really great suggestions.

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