The Story Map enables you to set the number of pages you want to write to and then color-code your scenes – a feature particularly handy for television writers, who often seem to be considered second-tier when it comes to the demographics screenwriting software programs are going after. It has considered writers' needs and enhanced the writing experience at every stage of the process. As a consumer, I didn’t always feel I was getting enough bang for my buck.

A few of the previous versions seemed to have come out before they were able to fully accomplish what they set out to do. Without losing any of the simple and intuitive formatting techniques that easily engage novice screenwriters, Final Draft 10’s new features cater to experienced scribes. Final Draft 10 is a mature software for a mature writer.

It’s been over a decade since I got my first Final Draft, and I’m happy to say that the software has grown with me. It is now and will forever be the screenwriting software brand associated with taking yourself seriously as a writer. That has always been the magic of Final Draft. I handed him my just-in-case-of-emergencies credit card and never looked back. If you don’t take yourself seriously as a writer, no one else will, either.” The worker put a thick Final Draft 7 box in my hand.

“Sure, you can probably tell I formatted in Word, but who cares, right? As long as it follows the same basic formatting.” I showed the Final Draft booth employee my TV specs written on Word, meticulously formatted with the utmost care. I had never heard of the software and knew nothing about it other than it was out of my price range.

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