Since feedback and development is important to screenwriters, wouldn't it be wise and attractive to inform new members, or people finding this site when they google a screenwriting topic that the DDP site offers additional forums, such as, "Loglines and Query Letters," Script Pages Feedback" and "Story Development," but they must register and sign in to view them and post material?
I suggest not to post this information in the "Welcome" heading where it could be lost and go unnoticed. This information would be bolded and placed in a separate heading.
This lets new and inquiring people know this site is more than just chitchat on the craft and business of screenwriting.
Also, there are professional readers who have their services stickied at the top of this thread's list page for however long this site stays open for business, so, if they're not paying for this prime advertising, would it be too much to ask them if they could please volunteer their service to read one script a year to a winner of in an in-house contest, such as, one pro reader could read and review the script of the best logline winner, another could read and review the script of the best opening 5 pages winner.
If there are 4 participating pro readers, the in-house contests could be twice a year on this two contests. One held every three months.
Maybe three professional industry people, who are DDP members, would volunteer to be judges. If not, the members could be judges, but they can't vote for their own work.
Maybe in the Logline contest only, members could select the top three and Will, or a volunteer could contact agents, managers and producers to inform them about the DDP site and its membership, mentioning the in-house contest and that we're inquiring if they would judge the winner of the top three.
This could be a way to build a new road to break into the industry.
The site could have a link in the directory for a "Wall of Congratulations" that list all past and present DDP members, such as, James V. Simpson (Dues), Gary Whitta, Hamboogle, etc. who have gone from non-pro to professional writers. It'll give the site some cache with non-pro writers looking for help and with the Industry.
I suggest not to post this information in the "Welcome" heading where it could be lost and go unnoticed. This information would be bolded and placed in a separate heading.
This lets new and inquiring people know this site is more than just chitchat on the craft and business of screenwriting.
Also, there are professional readers who have their services stickied at the top of this thread's list page for however long this site stays open for business, so, if they're not paying for this prime advertising, would it be too much to ask them if they could please volunteer their service to read one script a year to a winner of in an in-house contest, such as, one pro reader could read and review the script of the best logline winner, another could read and review the script of the best opening 5 pages winner.
If there are 4 participating pro readers, the in-house contests could be twice a year on this two contests. One held every three months.
Maybe three professional industry people, who are DDP members, would volunteer to be judges. If not, the members could be judges, but they can't vote for their own work.
Maybe in the Logline contest only, members could select the top three and Will, or a volunteer could contact agents, managers and producers to inform them about the DDP site and its membership, mentioning the in-house contest and that we're inquiring if they would judge the winner of the top three.
This could be a way to build a new road to break into the industry.
The site could have a link in the directory for a "Wall of Congratulations" that list all past and present DDP members, such as, James V. Simpson (Dues), Gary Whitta, Hamboogle, etc. who have gone from non-pro to professional writers. It'll give the site some cache with non-pro writers looking for help and with the Industry.
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