I'm pretty new here and was recommended to start posting here to get my screenplay in order. I've been working on this project for four years now. I've completed the first season, eight episodes. Started the second season, and have finished all of the intros and endings of all five seasons I've planned. I recently had the pilot reviewed here and got amazing feedback and fantastic constructive criticism. To put it simply I'm a creator of stories, worlds, and characters on top of that I write like a novelist as the bulk of my writing is from that side. I'm afraid in so far int he forest I can't see the forest through the trees and I was hoping that I could get help or a team of people. I am confident in my abilities, story, and characters, but I'm clearly missing something. I know in my heart of hearts I can get this done and get it out there to the world.
Forgive me I'm rambling, but I was hoping I can find someone to help get my science-fantasy saga to be as great as I can be. It has a large cast of characters from a multitude of backgrounds. I'm hoping to get viewpoints from a wide variety of people and their perspectives on it.
Thank you very much for any help. I do wish everyone a wonderful weekend and a Happy Halloween to come.
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my 2cents: you're wasting Time writing every episode of 5 seasons of a spec idea. Maybe focus creating a pitch deck bible/look book/proof of concept. Something visual than asking readers to read 5 seasons of scripts. ""Less is more" theory.
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Welcome! Start with a checklist. Visit FAQ Section of Stage 32.
I agree with Dan. Once you're done with rewriting your Pilot until it's the best it can be and then your Pitch Deck & Bible, you might want to focus on outlining a limited series instead of fleshing out five full seasons.
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Sounds good and thanks for the advice. I spend a ton of time creating, as I greatly enjoy doing it. I've got an outline that I spent more than a year working prior to actually starting the screenplay, I still frequently update it to this day.
I've got feedback saying the world, characters, and story from a couple of people at Stage 32 is great, but the screenplay itself needs to read like a screenplay, not a novel, which I didn't realize I was doing and makes sense to me. I've been looking at it and I'm struggling to figure out how to change that.
I do really appreciate the comments. Thanks again! I'll look into everything that was mentioned here!
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Getting down to brass tacks, a big part of becoming a professional screenwriter is taking a chunk of that indulgent creative energy and dedicating it to learning both the craft and the business. You have to be prepared to carry a lot of your own water and, the more educated a person is early on, the less time they'll waste overall.
There's so much to learn. It can't be underestimated, and trying to learn it all through feedback on a project or via casual advice from peers is inefficient to the point of heading backward.
I keep a list of books I consider essential reading here.