So who needs a critique? + The "best of" The Working Screenwriter!

Here I am, sitting around with not a heck of a lot to do at the moment. As I mentioned in a previous blog entry, I’m sort of on hold, waiting for other people to make a move, to make a decision. So I wait...and wait...and wait. But that’s fine cuz it means I have some extra time for script critiques!

This leads me to the question: Do YOU need your script critiqued? If so, here I am, ready, willing...and very able!

Is your script’s structure out of whack?
Is your dialogue flat, unrealistic, and/or on-the-nose?
Are your descriptive passages superfluous and/or overwritten?
Do you have scenes and/or characters that are unnecessary?
Is your formatting completely wrong??

Sorry to break it to you, but chances are pretty decent that you can answer “yes” to at least one of the above. But that’s OK—the time to fix all that is before you send it to the powers that be in Hollywood.

The basics: I currently charge $2.75 per script page (so a 100-page script would be $275.00) for an in-depth critique.

I usually generate a minimum of 15 pages for an average screenplay (and it’s not at all unusual to generate 20+ pages).
I prefer a hard copy snail-mailed to me, but a PDF is fine.
Turnaround time is 5-7 days.
Notes will be e-mailed to you.

For further info and/or to get the ball rolling on your critique, please contact me at theworkingscreenwriter(at)yahoo.co.


While I have your attention...

Some of you fine folks have asked me to compile a “best of” my blog. Below you’ll find links to a handful of my more popular blogs. If you've never read them (shame on you!!), then here's your chance.

“Confessions Of A Competition Winner”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2008/05/confessions-of-competition-winner_12.html

“Interview: Darren Howell”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2008/06/interview-darren-howell.html

“An Interview: Agent X!”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2008/08/interview-agent-x.html

“Dialogue: Getting It Right”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/02/dialogue-gettin-it-right.html

“Jumpin’ Through Hoops...and Not Even Getting’ Paid For It?!”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/02/jumpin-through-hoopsand-not-even-gettin.html

“Ya Gotta Get The Work Done”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/02/gotta-get-work-done.html

“Does One Page Really = One Minute?”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/03/does-one-page-really-one-minute.html

“What’s REALLY Important”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/04/whats-really-important.html

“If It Don’t Belong, It’s Outta There!”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/05/if-it-dont-belong-its-outta-there.html

“The Outlining Process (part 1)”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/05/outlining-process-part-1.html

“The Outlining Process (part 2)”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/06/outlining-process-part-2.html

“Words Of Warning For The Novice (And Not-So-Novice) Screenwriter”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/07/words-of-warning-for-novice-and-not-so.html

My Podcast Interview on Movie Geeks:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/08/movie-geeks-interview-is-up.html

“Action Scenes!!”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/09/action-scenes.html

“Directing On Paper”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/09/directing-on-paper.html

“Writer’s Groups” (Interview From BackStage Magazine):
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/09/interview-writers-groups.html

“Script Length: The Debate Rages On”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/10/script-length-debate-rages-on.html

“There’s More To A Good Script Than Formatting”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/10/theres-more-to-good-script-than.html

“K.I.S.S. = Keep It Simple Screenwriter”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/10/kiss-keep-it-simple-screenwriter.html

“It’s...It’s...The Blank Stare!”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/11/itsitsthe-blank-stare_02.html

“”We See” (And Other “Rules”)”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/11/we-see-and-other-rules.html

“The Reality Of A Screenwriter’s Life”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/11/reality-of-screenwriters-life.html

“Screenplay Competitions”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2007/12/screenplay-competitions.html

“Parenthetical Directions”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2008/03/parenthetical-directions.html

“The Comedy Screenplay: But Is It Funny?”:
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2008/04/writing-comedy-but-is-it-funny.html