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So, you’ve made up your mind. You’re determined to get focused, get down to your keyboard and get on with writing that screenplay that’s been mulling about in your head for the past few weeks (or months, or years…). “YES, I’M READY TO WRITE MY SCREENPLAY!” Terrific! Good for you! Glad to hear it! And we’re here to help you start, stick to it and, most important, finish! Imagine having two produced, professional screenwriters standing over your shoulder as you write, giving you notes, feedback and critical encouragement whenever you need it (well, perhaps not that close, we don’t want to block the Muse -but you get the idea). With West Coast Screenwriting’s unique, 6-month I’M READY TO WRITE MY SCREENPLAY program, we’ll be there to help you each and every step of the way. Here’s how it works: You’ve got an idea for a film, or an outline, or a treatment, or even the first draft of a script (it makes no difference to us how you choose to begin the process). We look over what you have and give you immediate feedback on the concept’s potential to be a marketable screenplay. If we feel it can work (and only if – we don’t want to waste your time and money, or ours, and we’ll say so!) then we set out a working schedule for the next six months, a realistic schedule based on the time and energy you have available to write, and a schedule you can stick to. When the schedule is set, we’ll give you some notes/suggestions/guidelines to get you going. When you get stuck, or you have questions, or some fresh material that you need read and/or evaluated you send it to us and we respond. You’ll receive comments from both of us, so don’t be too surprised if we sometimes disagree (welcome to the wonderful world of script notes!) That’s all there is to it. The speed at which you work is entirely up to you. The only time limit is the 6-month period you signed on for. In our experience, most screenplay first drafts can be conceived, researched and written within 6 months (possibly sooner, depending on your energy and commitment). Rewriting and marketing will take longer, of course, but look at it this way: after going through this process you will at least have a completed feature-length screenplay to rewrite and market! Notes, comments, suggestions and feedback from us will come in two ways: 1) E-mail – we’ll respond as quickly as possible to particular questions you may have, or when we think it might be helpful to have some fresh ideas in printed form. This is an ongoing service available during the life of the program – and we’ll do our best to respond ASAP. 2) Telephone – we’ll discuss our notes and/or your questions and challenges in a conference call format. Over the program period you are entitled to 4 hours of direct telephone contact – and you choose when those calls would be most helpful to you (not after midnight, or before 7 AM!), and the duration of each call. How much does this program cost? $1500. Yep, it’s not cheap. But consider: what you will get is not a brief “summary” from studio/internet “readers” ($50-$500), nor is it a higher-end industry “analysis” (which can cost you more than $2000). Either of those requires you to have written a script. West Coast Screenwriting’s unique 6-month I’M READY TO WRITE MY SCREENPLAY program is designed to give you hands-on assistance as you write. You are in charge. You decide how you want to work and, when you need our help, we’ll be there. But we’ll remind you again of our WARNING: before you sign up, be absolutely sure you are ready, willing and eager to write. That’s the one thing we can’t do for you! Keith & Brian If you have questions -or you’re ready to sign up: YES - I'M READY!