I recently read that Final Draft has a service for script coverage called scripteXpert which can be found on their site. It costs of course, but you can get feedback. In my opinion, the cost is slim in the grand scheme.

I'd also recommend:

Always be writing something.

Interesting grammar, I know. But it really helps put scripts in perspective to continually write. You know which ones are good. Which ones are mediocre. Which ones get good word of mouth. You know which ones should sell and which are "just for you."

That said, no one knows who will be the next person to read your script. Whether they like your fantasy about Ben Franklin's ghost defeating Hitler in space, or your Abe Lincoln bio-epic...

...it's really about being lucky enough for your script to meet the right hands.

Sadly, quality doesn't come in to that factor. Quality, imo, is something the writer has to strive for. Because ultimately the money doesn't care. But I do. And I hope you guys do too :)

I recommend Coverage Ink. They're cheap and they don't b.s. around with promises to "show you around town" if you can scratch out a Recommend. And the notes are pretty damn thorough.

Although for the most part I think the real bang you can get for your buck with those services is if you've polished your script to the point at which they're giving you feedback you haven't thought of as opposed to acknowledging those nagging barbs you know don't work but were hoping nobody else would notice.

If you're like me and agonize as a "wanna-be" (I'm embracing this moniker btw) it's worth the peace of mind to have acknowledged your strengths and weaknesses so you can move forward and quit tinkering around with your draft like a kid pushing around food on his dinner plate. I just got a Strong Consider back today on something I sent in a couple weeks ago and it was a HUGE booster shot (supposedly this was the first one they've given out this year so I'm stoked). I'd give it a try.

To anyone looking for consultants I hear Script Shark comes well-recommended. They've had some successes according to their website and are pretty well-regarded in the business. I haven't used them personally, but some friends have and said the notes really helped - but they were really tough on the script.

My friend did one of their reaction packs and I think he said AH or AM were the best reviewers in his. (Might have been both... I'm not sure). Their blog indicates that AH is responsible for a lot of their "Considers."