In Professional Screenwriting Software - Fade

Stop wrestling with your tools. Whether you use Fade In, Final Draft, or WriterSolo, learn the hotkey for "Transition" (usually Ctrl + 7 ). Start your script with authority. Fade in, and don't look back.

Never use "FADE IN:" at the top of a spec script if you have a cold open (a scene that plays before the title card). In that case, just start with the scene heading. Save the Fade for after the teaser. What software are you currently using to write? Let me know in the comments below. fade in professional screenwriting software

But for a professional, the first two words on that blank page aren't "Once upon a time." They are: Stop wrestling with your tools

If you are a screenwriter, you know the feeling. You open a new document, and there is nothing but a blinking cursor on a white abyss. The pressure is on. Fade in, and don't look back