Screenwriting : Just Finished My Script… Now What? by Sophia Celebi

After finishing a script, that spec script is called your first draft. What you do next is to read it over and over, fix typos, tighten dialogs, and edit formatting.

Keep writing, you got this!

Thank you for your reply.

I've already put a lot of work into my script, and now I’m ready to present it to professionals — but I don’t know which doors to knock on.

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Congratulations on finishing your script! I suggest registering it with the Copyright Office in your country, but I don't know the copyright laws there. You might not need to register your script.

Then I suggest getting feedback on your script (www.stage32.com/scriptservices).

You could post your script on your profile. Producers search profiles for projects. That and networking are how I sold four short scripts to a producer. Click the gear symbol in the top right-hand corner and select “Edit profile” in the drop-down menu. Scroll down to “Loglines” and click “Add/edit loglines” to the right of “Loglines.” You can also post your script on your profile this way: www.stage32.com/loglines (near the top where it says “Add a Logline”)

Maurice Vaughan 5 thank you for reply )

You're welcome, Sophia Celebi. I hope you sell your script! And is this your first script?

"I’ve written several pieces, including a short film, but this is my first fully completed feature script — and I’m finally ready to put it out into the world."

I’m a Stage 32 Lounge Moderator, Sophia Celebi. Stage 32 is an English platform. Do you mind translating your comment to English?

Maurice Vaughan 5

I'm sorry. I'm confused about what language I'm writing in :)

A few things:

1) Amateurs aren't really selling scripts. Neither are many pros. A screenwriting career is mainly writing on assignment and rewriting other writer's drafts. The whole spec sale thing is a bit of an internet delusion that's gotten out of hand. For most people, their specs get them work.

2) There's no point sharing specs until they are ready for the market. That's a bit of an ambiguous term. Generally speaking, if this is your first script, it most likely isn't ready. That said. A writer once won Nicholl with their first attempt, so there's always outliers.

3) It's all networking and everything else is a shortcut that rarely works. Lots of writers will recommend competitions and similar with zero proof they are effective. They just want to avoid the hard bit and believe they'll strike it lucky.

4) It normally takes years. Many years.

CJ Walley Thanks for sharing your professional perspective. I still believe in a little bit of magic and unexpected chances.

Jon Shallit https://blcklst.com/projects/181724 i can be so grateful. Thank you for your kindeness.