Quoted from DustinBowcot This is the age of the internet. You can educate yourself. Read, read, read, read, read!

Exactly.  No reason whatsoever for someone not able to figure things out for themselves.

I mean, c'mon, man, doesn't your screenwriting software highlight mistakes for you?

I don't mean to be mean, but it doesn't seem that you're really trying all that hard.

Quoted from ScottSmith206 Hey Dustin that's why I'm here to accept the criticism from others to help me get better on writing down the work instead of telling someone and hoping they don't leave me in the dark . I am a firm believer of practice makes good but if you don't have anyone to tell you good or bad you don't know and that's why I am here. don't take it like I am mad I am very happy to here that people are judging my work .

There is criticism (which should be feedback, comments, what have you) and then there is editing.

You getting the writing down is editing. That is where you need to take the reading advice and learn both language and script writing. Editing is a time consuming task and most people (who work for free) are not going to edit your story.

At this point that someone to tell you are all those folks that have posted topics on the Internet. The best education you will get is from reading produced screenplays. Just read them. Get a feel for how they tell a story.

It's work.

I am doing that slowly on my free time after work and during my downtime at work as for my screenwriting software I am not really trusting to well because when I do a spell check it seems to get a little sketchy for example I write the word (alot) and then the spell check rewrites it either ( a lot or allot ) or when I use the word kitt is re does it as ( kit or kitten ) .
I'm using the fade in program which I thought would be good but if there is a better one please let me know.

alot and kitt are not in the dictionary. Occasionally you will write words that your spellcheck dictionary has never heard of. If you're really sure it's a word then you can use the 'add' function to add it to the dictionary.

ah okay thanks .. never knew you could add that stuff

and  I just finished reading your A Guilty Conscience story Dustin and I do have to lovely and I did originally did put a lot of detail in mine like that but was told to cut back the info .

Quoted Text I am not really trusting to well because when I do a spell check it seems to get a little sketchy for example I write the word (alot) and then the spell check rewrites it either ( a lot or allot )

If you are having massive grammar issues then the best thing for you to do is trust your spell check, atleast until you figure it out for yourself. Names might not be in there if you have made them up, but most commonly used words will be.

I can tell you with absolute certainty that alot is not, has never been, and probably will never be a word and that is why the spell check is trying to change it. Correctly written it would be a lot, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Alot is a town in India, that is all.

Sorry to bump an old thread, but we are all writters here and grammar is important. I'm not even sure it constitutes bad grammar as it is just the incorrect spelling of the word.

Not really old. An old thread is when you post comments on a 2010 thread that the writer never turned up for.  

Scott was/is at least responding to feedback.

So, my 2c worth.

Tip: Don't write anything creative on a tablet or device that thinks it knows best.    I write 'Ian' it changes it to Iran, Don becomes 'son'. And yes, I know you can correct so it doesn't continue with that malarkey...

Personally, though I agree spellcheck and things like Grammarly are better than nothing, I think there's too much margin for error especially for writers of NESB.

Use your head, buy a reputable English dictionary, download an Internet thesaurus, and/or use Roget's Thesaurus - (auto correct just changed it to Roger's btw,) yes, an actual bound book you can feel, touch, and turn the pages of (if you so desire) should be your starting point. Then pay to have it proofread, and learn, and keep learning.

Writing in a non native language must be really hard, I admire those who master it, but continued study, (actual English language courses), dedication, persistence, and having tools of the trade (not using shortcuts) is essential. Not just, this'll do for now, someone will pick me up on my errors.

So I spent a bit of time with a editor and did a mentorship with them to get all the bugs out hopefully . I used a program called fade-in to write the script and then used Grammarly to do the fine touch-ups.

I think this film would be a good point because:

1. it can be made on a low budget why ?  I can be made in one city , almost anywhere
2. hoping for big screen audience but reaching lower for now.

Scott, I have a feeling you might have a new draft and I might have written notes on an old draft.??

If so, let Don know.

I'll repost my feedback (which I've kept) if it's still relevant to post after that.