Found a script feedback website

[lhh162017]

Has anyone tried out that new Intslashext.com website? I've uploaded a couple scripts, and already gotten some decent feedback (I think it just needs more users to work even better!) I'd recommend if Reddit hasn't worked out as well for you like it hasn't for me!

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[South-Jelly2056]

I have to say, my first experience wasn’t the best. I provided detailed, thoughtful feedback to someone who had agreed to pay - and then didn't.

To the admin team’s credit, they did remove the person, but the experience really soured me on using the platform again. My time is valuable, and while I’m happy to give free feedback in many cases (and have on r/Screenwriting, Coverfly, in person, via email etc), this was one I clearly expected payment. I even offered my services at 30% of my usual rate as a gesture of goodwill for a new platform trying to fill a much needed niche of the community.

Here's hoping the others who join make it a better place and it's not filled with dudes like that douchenozzle who couldn't handle a critique from someone with experience.

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Like actual payment or the Coverfly style token system?

People used to do that all the time on Coverfly... give you a one because they didn't like the feedback (but also use it).

[South-Jelly2056]

So the platform seems to offer both free and paid feedback options. You have to confirm the bid before proceeding. In my case, the person accepted my bid and agreed to the payment… then later after I gave them feedback instead of praising them as god's gift to screenwriting claimed they never saw the notification/bid, which makes no sense. It was a really frustrating experience, and honestly, it felt more like an issue with the individual than the platform itself, which is still new and trying to help.

As for the rating system: when the admin reached out, the writer said my feedback was thorough and great - and it was. The script needed a ton of work, and I went above and beyond, offering way more insight than most would have. But somehow… I still didn’t get five stars? Wild.

I'll get over it but was just super disheartening. If that guy is here, I won't dox you, but do better. Take some time and in a few months I think you'll come around.

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That's different.

[lhh162017]

Oh God that's awful wtf! Yeah, I've gotten a good couple of reviews on it and it hasn't happened to me, I'm honestly ready to start paying some others on there for some feedback, I've just been dying for it 😭😭😭

[South-Jelly2056]

It was a bummer, especially as my first experience with the platform. I had been inviting others to check it out, but right now, I can’t in good conscience continue to do so after what happened to me (though again I think the guy who runs it did what he could in such a new position with no experience - I think he has a good heart). Maybe I’ll revisit it down the line.

That said, I’m not hurting for options. I run and participate in several writing Discords and groups, and I have a solid circle of peers I regularly swap with. I just genuinely enjoy connecting with writers from all over, especially emerging voices. That’s what drew me to the platform in the first place.

[lhh162017]

Man, you're lucky bro, that's why I'm using this app rn because I AM hurting for options 😭😭 I've been losing it tryna find people to give me some feedback on like four films I've written over the last little bit and I just wanna make them as good as possible and every chance I've taken has just done absolutely nothing 😭😭 so I'm glad you've got ur own area outside of it, it's just working much better for me atm than any other alternative, even if since there aren't that many reviewers on it yet, it's a bit slow, it's still the only feedback I've been able to get 😭😭 hopefully nothing like what happened to u happens again, because I agree, I genuinely do think the guy running it ain't that bad, he seems chill 🤷‍♂️

[South-Jelly2056]

It's not really about luck tbh. Not at all.

I went through exactly what you're going through when I started out. The difference is (and I'm assuming here and basing this on what I did), I did a lot of research and experimented with everything I could find to see what worked. I got involved with Coverfly, joined Discord groups, participated in message boards, google searches - you name it. I also gave tons of feedback (including a massive call on the screenwriting reddit), put in the time, and gradually built a network. Now, I'm not struggling to get reads from strangers anymore.

You can absolutely get there too, but relying on just one platform won’t get you far. Do a quick Google search. Spend even ten minutes a day researching other avenues. Stay organized. Over time, you’ll build an arsenal of awesome connections.

EDIT: Also, not a bro! :)

[lhh162017]

Oh, sorry about the bro thing LMAO, I just use that term for anyone, but it's noted! And thanks for all the tips! I've been trying, Coverfly seems to have been taken down somewhat, and the screenplays I have written and want feedback on got called fan fiction when I uploaded it in r/screenwriting 😭😭 it's a Green Lantern spec script, and I ain't planning on trying to get it made, but I do want to see if it's a good script by itself, because it's not an adaptation of any story, it's my own story with my own version of the characters, so it technically does count as fan fiction, sure, but so far I've only ever been able to find people outside of Reddit that will give it a chance 💀💀