The screenplay you’ve pounded out on your trusty word processor is finished at last! BUT —

Is it in the right format for an agent, studio or producer? Does it look like it was written by a professional screenwriter? Hollywood screenwriters know that a reader, agent or producer can tell at a glance by fanning the pages back to front if your script is professionally written and in the proper format. Your script will not even get a read at an agency or get studio coverage if it doesn’t look right.

Look around Script Nurse. Just about everything you need to know to properly and professionally format your script is here. It’s all FREE, including the advice, but the rules are tricky and not easily applied, even with a sophisticated word processor.