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Do Your Opening Pages Really Matter That Much?

Your opening pages send all sorts of messages that transcend the actual story you are telling. They are your introduction, your initial handshake, your non-verbal communication that you are a writer to be taken seriously.

Tim Schildberger
The Case of The Incredible Shrinking Story Department…Scott Foster
Interview with ScriptHop’s Co-Founders Brian Austin and Scott Foster on Their New Coverage Service The GauntletSadie Dean
Script DoctoringScript Magazine
MEET THE READER: Into the Sunset – Screenwriting GimmicksRay Morton
20 Little Things That Make Script Readers Hate Your ScreenplayBrian O'Malley
MEET THE READER: The Six Axes of Screenplay Analysis, Part 2Ray Morton
MEET THE READER: “The End” – Importance of the Right Story EndingRay Morton
CRAIGSGRIST: Why Pay an Anonymous Script Reader When a Mentor Will Help Build a Career?Craig Van Sickle
MEET THE READER: Why Can’t You Be Nice?Ray Morton
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Antagonista Incognita*Stewart Farquhar
STORY BROADS: 36 Practical Tips on How Not to Irritate Your Script ReaderAsmara Bhattacharya
MEET THE READER: 11 Reasons Why I Pass on a ScreenplayRay Morton
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: No Hook, Part 2Stewart Farquhar
MEET THE READER: Lessons Learned from Reading Too Many Spec ScriptsRay Morton
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: No HooksStewart Farquhar

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