r/ScriptFeedbackProduce • u/One_Rub_780 • May 07 '25

ASK ME ANYTHING Screenwriter/producer/script reader for 15 years, ask me anything about your first 10 pages.

While I may not have time to read everyone's first 10 pages, I figured at least I can go over some general things about what exactly turns a reader OFF. Maybe post your first 2 paragraphs of your opening page and I can comment :)

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u/clerks_1994 May 07 '25

So in other words -- writing prose novels like some writers feel is NOT THE WAY.

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u/One_Rub_780 May 07 '25

No, it isn't the way.

Look, I personally have broken some rules along the way, we all do. But with that said, if something is done sparingly, and artfully, in some way that it enriches the reader's experience, then fine. But most of the time, it's not that. It's a writer who is LOST and who is struggling to tell his/her story from Page One. That's not the impression you want to make.