How Do You Outline A Spec Script?
Before embarking on actually writing a spec script, it is important to have a solid outline. This outline will help you ensure that the structure of your overall story remains fluid. Without an outline, you might end up having a strong beginning but no way to tie the story together for a solid ending. Learn how to outline a spec script. Review your spec script abstracts. These are several sentences describing show concepts, briefly touching on the A and B story lines. Play around with your abstracts. Perhaps one A plot from one abstract would work better with a B plot from another. Once you find the best combination, you are ready to start your outline. Begin with your cold opening. This is the opening scene of your show. Not all shows have cold openings. But if yours does, outline it and decide what plot elements to introduce, if any. Start outlining your first act. Write where and when scenes take place so you get a sense of the passage of time in your script. Write briefly what tran
