And thanks for the mention of my services, Ashley. You’re a trooper.

Script Doctor Eric is about the best bet for getting some professional coverage: http://www.scriptdoctoreric.com/
He only charges $99 which is about as little as anyone I know of.

If this is your first script I would say there’s a good chance that it’s not ready to be seen by anyone. As a rule I would say it takes 5 or 6 completed scripts (sometimes more) before a writer really starts to get a handle on the workings.

The fact that you live in Hollywood means there should be plenty of industry people around. You don’t have any friends who are thinking about being screenwriter’s too? If not then just pass it to your smartest most objective friend and see what he/she thinks of it.

And If you still feel it’s a solid work write up a nice query letter and a nice synopsis and send it out and see what happens. In some rare cases people will give you notes back.

But in the meantime start working on your second script and when you finish that one start on your third. And keep looking for networking oppurtunities. I often see people on Craig’s List who are looking to start a writer’s group – that would be something you should think about, too.

I just finished writing a political thriller. I am new in this and this is my first script. I am not comfortable sending my script out unless I could get the opinion of some professionals in the industry.

I live in Hollywood so how could I get some writers read my script?

Thank you,
Ashton

“I want to ensure that the producer and director don’t mess up my vision…”

If you’re concerned about this, you have to seriously ask yourself if writing for film is for you. The first thing they’re likely to ask you to do, if you’re going to be involved with the project at all after they option your script, is to rewrite the hell out of it to fit the vision that they bring to it. If this scares you rather than excites you, then you should probably be writing novels, possibly for self-publishing. But if you love the idea of collaborating, and to see your work mature and evolve as other creative people bring their talents to something for which you only laid the foundation, then stick with film.

The most exciting thing for me about working on film projects is when an actor, director, dp or designer brings something totally new and unexpected to the project. The script isn’t dogma that dictates creativity. It’s the spark that inspires creativity in others. That’s immensely powerful. And if your script is good enough, it’ll inspire great things from an army of talented people. And if you’re lucky, it will be better than you could have imagined.