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John Clive Carter
Advice On Table Read

Hi all, hope your projects are going well. I'm currently organising a table read for a new TV pilot. I've never organised one before and I was wondering if any of you had, and if you had any tips?

The script is 53 pages. I've worked out that I can cover all the parts with seven performers plus a read...

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Wendy Weising

I’m in a the Tennessee Screenwriting Association’s Zoom group that meets each week. We do this kind of thing. Go to this link for info: https://tennscreen.com/attend-meeting/

Craig D Griffiths

The most benefit I have ever received from a table read is when I am not managing anything.

I would NEVER give a performance suggestion or how a line should be performed. Just sit and watch, like you h...

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Niki Galiano

I'm thinking of starting my comedy table writing group back up again,, here in Phoenix again this summer. (Might as well....it's too damn hot to do anything else. Lol.) We are called The Rising Phoeni...

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Niki Galiano

On second thought---it's too damn hot to stay in Phoenix even one more summer. I think I"m moving. I'd like to spend the summer on a lake somewhere....

Niki Galiano

Wendy Weisling, a quick question about your group. Do you have to have a synopsis and treatment in order to have your script read? Because I'm actually animating my own screenplays with A.I., so the o...

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Zorrawa Jefferson
How can I be a confident writer?

I'm not confident in my work at all. I feel like I suck, I'm horrible and nothing I do is ever good enough. This has affected my ability to complete scripts and sometimes even blog posts because I agonize over everything. People used to tell me my scripts are trash and ever since I became obsessed with being perfect and I don't know what to do anymore

Bill Brock

Zorrawa Jefferson Baby Steps are a must! Take the time to learn from your mistakes. In 2014, I submitted my first screenplay to my fellow writers at the Virginia Screenwriters Forum and was ridiculed...

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Bill McCormick

I hate everything I do and people keep buying it anyway. Give yourself the same courtesy and room you give others.

Jon Shallit

Exchange scripts and talk about them. You will see everyone has doubts. Keep running or you will get out of shape.

John Royan

Hi Zorrawa,

It sounds to me like you have the makings of a good writer. From what I've learned they're all critical of their own work. I have the same doubts, so know that you're not alone, and keep writing.

Anthony Moore

There's no such thing a a perfect script. There will never be perfection because you can't please everyone. You write, rewrite, get feedback, and start again. You read and practice and get tips. If a...

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