2d (edited) • Story Development→ Ideation
Perfect Scripts Often Lose to the Good Enough One
StoryTellers, the film industry prioritizes marketability over a perfect script. A compelling concept that audiences want to see can win out, even with flaws. Producers aren't buying/making your beautiful prose. They're buying the idea they can sell. A mediocre execution of a hook people are already curious about will get optioned faster than a flawless draft of a story no one wants.
Ask yourself: Does my logline make someone lean in? Does my concept have a built-in audience, a clear genre promise, a reason to exist in the marketplace?
This doesn't mean you should give up on that passion project, that isn't maketable right now. It means you have clarity on what projects have the potential to get bought/made.
Sign up for the Writers Room this week to pressure-test your concept's marketability. And bring your pages to Feedback Fridays to see if your hook is landing or if you're polishing a script the industry will pass on. Check the Calendar for upcoming events: StoryTellers Calendar
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Perfect Scripts Often Lose to the Good Enough One
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