I was reading George Wilson's "How in the world..." thread, and was curious if there might be any interest in a read-for-a-read "trading" hookup.

People could post on this thread, agreeing to comment on someone else's script provided they could get similar treatment for their own in return.

The more you are willing to dish out the feedback, the more you can get in return.  It would work on the honor system, but if you are a blow-off, people would cease to trade with you anyway.

I'm game, and I am betting there are others.

Its a good idea, I just usually read things for the joy of it but some people need the extra push. I think this would be even better for scripts not quite finished but stuck, feedback always helps and especially when you get stuck in a script before it's actually finished but yeah.

Lets see if this works out for whoever needs it.

I never know what to read. At least with something like this, there would be some kind of direction, and you would know that whomever posts would benefit from feedback rather than rnadomly reading and commenting on stuff by people who have yet to find out that there IS a message board.

That being said, I would still poke through the threads seeing what I can find, but if someone wants to trade, I have a list at the bottom of my profile of where I hide my works. Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Drama (Religious)...something for anyone.

And I guess I'll be reading the Farm, right Bert?

Using your signature and than endlessly promoting your work in every post tends to work against those people, notice the people who do it have had a decrease in reads and or views.

I figured this thread was for participating in this little read for a read shindig. I have nothing to lose by placing my titles in my signature, which I only did recently, since before I did this, no one read any of my scripts anyway. When you have nothing, you have nothing to lose by shameless promotion. Besides, I gave up the shameless promotion thing awhile ago because it got me nowhere. Instead, I figured I'll just participate in whatever discussions are occurring and just put my stuff in the signature to see what happens.

I figured if Phil, who has his scripts in his sig, has 7 pages worth of comments on Burnout, Suicide has 3, and Tocsin, only posted on 2/6, has several comments as well, then he's got me beat, and I'll follow his lead.

I am also game for trading and reading others. And there is nothing wrong with self-promotion... what does George W. Bush do? He didnt just fall into the seat of being president (even though it seems like he did).

I think most of Phil's reads are because the reviews he gets are pretty long and his replies are almost as long. Check out Banana Chan, it's got 13 plus pages and that's self promotion by someone who's been here since roughly when the message board got going.

I never said you, I just meant it doesn't do you any favors.

Anyway get out there a read stuff.

I think putting your titles in your sig helps others seek out your work.  When I read interesting or thoughful comments, I tend to seek out that person's work -- and sometimes that can be difficult given the sheer volume of stuff here.  Particularly for the new people still learning the ropes.

Wes, it took me about 15 minutes to connect the dots between you and the series "Better Days", when otherwise, I might have known instantly.

And "Clockwork"; I have no idea what you've got around here.

George; I am assuming you want people to take a look at "Fempiror Chronicles".  Will do.  I'll post on your thread sometime early next week.

I am pretty jazzed about "The Farm" -- a departure from the mutilated teenager motif so common in the Horror posts -- and would certainly welcome your thoughts on it.

I had that series in my signature because I was promoting upcoming episodes but I noticed nobody cared so I stopped for now... So, that makes two of us reading Fempiror Chronicles ha-ha.

Now I'm jazzed about two reads on my Fempiror Chronicles. That saga is my baby, and what I'm most interested ingeting opinions on. I'll be reading the Farm in the next couple of days and Wesley, what would you prefer I look over of yours?

It doesn't really matter but if you have the time Ninja's Curse has been sitting in the series section and it's only a 21 page animated series that lasted 5 episodes until I redo the series but I could use some advice or a review on any episode. 4 and 5 were my big action jump and nobody ever read it that I know of.

By the way George did you happen to get my pm about Fempiror Chronicles?

I haven't submitted anything on this site as of yet. But looking forward to... I only have like 2 or 3 scripts so far and they are all shorts soooo yeah. I'm kinda new in this screenplay writing thing.

I just replied to your pm about the Fempiror Chronicles. I tend to be a little negligent on my days off, of which Thursday is one.

And I can certainly read the Ninja's Curse to see how it goes. If no one read 4 or 5, I can read all 5 episodes to get the feel of it as a whole.

I'll get around to taking a look at Ninja's Curse, too.

But see...that is what I mean about the signature.  I would never have found that in a million years.

If you do read it though send the reviewor your thoughts to my e mail because I'm going to have the scripts and possibly the thread taken down until I'm done doing rewrites but I really could use some feedback on the episodes to make them better in the rewrites.

I listen to all feedback, the good the bad and the ugly but if it's just ugly saying it sucks well that doesn't help haha. I'm up for reading stuff though, from anyone whether it's finished or not.

I'll read partial scripts and try to help out if anybody needs it, just send me a pm and I'll give you my good e mail address the one without spam e mails so I actually get it.