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Before sending your script for coverage, contest entries, fellowship applications, to agents or production companies, it goes without saying that you should:
Read your script aloud. Better yet, gather a group of friends and do a "kitchen table" reading. You'll quickly find dialogue that lacks a conversational voice or is out of character. Pacing can also be judged simply by reading aloud.
Make certain your script follows the industry standard format and that you use cover stock and brads to secure the pages. (These can be ordered inexpensively on line from writersstore.com.)
Revise, revise and revise again. Do everything you can to ensure the script represents your best work.
Proofread several times. Have others proofread as well. Your material should arrive in pristine condition.
While waiting for industry coverage or feedback, move on to your next project. "One script wonders" are more rare than your odds of winning the multimillion dollar Super Lotto.
Think of yourself as a professional writer. Even if you have a day job and must work on "personal" writing in your spare time-if you don't think of yourself as a professional, why should someone in the industry?
Of course, all of this goes without saying. But there-I said it.
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