I’ve read books or watched videos by Syd Field, John Truby, Robert McKee, Michael Hauge and, most recently, Blake Snyder. Save the Cat! is great! I’m using it to plot my latest screenplay idea.

That said, it may seem hard to get a screenplay read, but if one follows the above advice from the unnamed gentleman (and realizes that many script readers are also writers), his/her chances are good that the script will get read. I saw an article online in which the writer bemoaned the fact that most screenplays were not written in the proper format and therefore stood no chance of being read. And that’s advantageous for you.

If you want to write screenplays, there are any number of books and classes, including those taught by the people mentioned above. You also need to read screenplays. Drew’s Script-O-Rama and Simply Scripts are just a couple of places where you can download scripts for free. Be aware, though, that these are production scripts and you should not follow their format. You’re writing a spec script, a way to get your foot in the proverbial door if you ever decide to venture forth and write FADE IN.