A spec script will not sell unless it has a strong story concept

Scott Myers
Go Into The Story
Published in
4 min readMay 10, 2024

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If you write a spec script based upon the first story idea that comes into your mind, that script likely won’t sell.

Why? Because almost assuredly, it is not a strong story concept.

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It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of a story idea to the eventual success of a spec script.

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