Geno Scala shares tips for budding writers on ways to get a script to the next level, based on his decades of expertise. For more info, check out Geno Scala's blog: http://genoscala.org/10-things-to-consider-before-submitting-a-script/

1. BEFORE
things to remember
S U B M I T T I N G A S C R I P T
1 0
G E N O S C A L A

2. 1. OPEN STRONG
S T A R T W I T H A B A N G
G R A B A T T E N T I O N I N F I R S T 5 - 1 0 P A G E S
I N T R O D U C E C O N F L I C T E A R L Y

3. 2. SHORT AND SWEET
DESCRIPTION
N O I N T R I C A T E D E T A I L S
B O I L I N F O D O W N T O T H E B A S I C S A N D
A L L O W T H E R E A D E R T O F I L L I N T H E
B L A N K S .

4. 3. MIX IT UP
B A L A N C E B E T W E E N D I A L O G U E A N D
A C T I O N
C O N S I D E R W H A T Y O U W O U L D W A N T T O
S E E O N T H E S C R E E N

5. 4. THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
B E O R I G I N A L
T H E S A M E O L D , S A M E O L D I S J U S T T H A T

6. 5. THE GOLDILOCKS
METHOD
S H O U L D N O T B E T O O S H O R T O R L O N G
T E L L A G O O D S T O R Y , I N F U L L , A N D
N O T H I N G M O R E

7. 6. PROOFREAD
G R A M M A T I C A L E R R O R S , M I S S P E L L I N G S
O R I M P R O P E R P U N C T U A T I O N = T R A S H
V I E W W I T H N E W S E T O F E Y E S
S H A R E W I T H A T R U S T E D F R I E N D

8. 7. LESS IS MORE
K E E P C H A R A C T E R S M I N I M A L
U S E E N E R G Y T O D E V E L O P B A C K G R O U N D

9. 8. MAKE IT
INTERESTING
M A I N T A I N C O N F L I C T
C R E A T E N E E D S , D E S I R E S O R F I G H T S F O R
C H A R A C T E R S

10. 9. PACE YOURSELF
D O N ' T U S E A L L O F Y O U R C O N F L I C T A T
O N C E
H A V E E N O U G H T O D R A W T H R O U G H O U T

11. 9. FINISH WELL
E N D I N G I S I M P O R T A N T A S T H E
B E G I N N I N G
H A V E A G O O D , C L E A R G O A L
M A K E I T W O R T H W H I L E F O R T H E R E A D E R