When one of my teachers read version 3 or 4 of Half-A-Heart he said I should start shopping it. I knew it could be much better, so I didn't.
But if your story meets the following criteria.
1. Good Story.
2. Good Characters.
3. Decent Dialogue.
4. Good Structure.
5. Story that's shown and not told. (I just corrected this. Wow, one of the most important rules)
6. Good grammar and punctuation.
You have a screenplay that's ready to be shopped.
Because as my teacher told me: It doesn't matter if the script is perfect. This is not the script that's going to be shot. You won't recognize your script after a studio is done with it.
But if your story meets the following criteria.
1. Good Story.
2. Good Characters.
3. Decent Dialogue.
4. Good Structure.
5. Story that's shown and not told. (I just corrected this. Wow, one of the most important rules)
6. Good grammar and punctuation.
You have a screenplay that's ready to be shopped.
Because as my teacher told me: It doesn't matter if the script is perfect. This is not the script that's going to be shot. You won't recognize your script after a studio is done with it.
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