Lydea Torres: Producer, screenwriter and set / production medic in Canyon Lake, California.

And Bless the people in France!

Appreciated, Lydea! And please, call me RB!

Congratulations Luis!

The team lead by RB is extraordinary and lets not forget the members. Without their passion for their craft we wouldn't need a platform like this. Stage32 embodies what storytelling is all about!

Oh and I almost forgot Tad, you asked if I could write about my journey. A few months ago I did a guest blog for Stage32. You can read it here: https://www.stage32.com/blog/Don-t-Tell-Them-Show-Them

1st: You should think about this only when your script is really written and ready to be sent to contests and ready to be pitched. Is it? Then, I agree to Vitaly and would like to add that the WGA is not responsible for copyrights. Your script is only registered there - no more, no less. The library of congress is also not responsible for your copyrights but the U.S. Copyright Office is - who had thought so? :) Hence, best you register at copyright.gov - here is the link to their fees, but you easily find all the answers to your questions on their site. http://copyright.gov/about/fees.html I recommend this because it's valid worldwide and it's the only institution which would count at court should it come to any dispute with a trial etc. Hopefully not of course, but you know.... better spent your money the right way. Your script is sheltered from the moment you registered (and paid) it which is possible online. You only get the confirmation later which can take some weeks for administrative reasons. I learned that such a copyright office website exists for all countries, the EU etc. meaning have a look in your own languages, maybe different countries different rules, different fees. I just checked it for the EU: In Germany, for example, there is no way to register your script. Hence, for Germans it's recommendable to use the U.S. Copyright Office. The EU website tells that the EU has laws which tell that everything is already protected when created. Which sounds like a joke, but they mean it - in other words it's still not organized. You would have difficulties to prove that you own the rights. So, I don't know about other country's rights, but this all sounds as if it would be recommendable for everybody everywhere to use the U.S. Copyright Office to register the screenplays. Think this answers all questions about this topic. :)

That's the answer I was looking for previously. Thanks Elisabeth.

Here's an interesting and important article: https://euobserver.com/news/128128

Watch out for personal agenda's that clash with what has been written. They are inevitable but sometimes very problematic.

You may want to consider them signing a partnership contract to avoid any legal disputes. I've cowritten with someone before it can be fun but very difficult. Especially if they have a different style than you.

Also writers duet is a great program for long distance writing partnerships. No I am not getting paid to pomp this. I use it myself.

Hi! 1st logline. Then treatment. Never send more than that. Never tell them too much. Remember we are amoung vultures. Keep ending a secret. Then enter logline competitions. Then screenplay contests, with feedback. Or hire an agent. Copyright all material before you send to anyone.

Thank you Lydea Torres. I will heed your warnings. My work is copywrited though.

I posted my logline and synopsis in my profile. Let me know if this sounds interesting to anyone.