Story & script coaching
Your story has been waiting long enough.
I’m an award-winning screenwriter and novelist, and I spent fourteen years as a development executive finding out why stories weren’t working. Tell me where yours is stuck, and we’ll work out what it needs.
Find your way in
Where is your story stuck?
Pick the one that sounds most like you.
For producers &
production companies
Or go straight to coaching packages ghostwriting the guidebooks
Plus several TV series in development internationally. I taught screenwriting at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University, and mythology at Humber College.
What writers say
From people I’ve worked with
“Shawn offers clear, constructive feedback that really lands. After one session, I felt a door had opened — and that real growth was actually within reach.”
“The teacher is very dedicated, and the course is well worth the money. My novel is currently halfway through; thank you!”
“Shawn is a really great support. He is always there to respond, and the answers he gives are detailed and sincere.”
The guidebooks
One problem, one guide.
Ten short, focused guides, because you don’t always need an entire writing book. $2.99 each, or all ten for $9.99.
Story Planning Guide, $2.99
Worldbuilding Documents, $2.99
How To Create Beat Sheets, $2.99
Build Living Characters, $2.99
Backstory, $2.99
Dialogue That Sizzles, $2.99
Painting Fire With Prose, $2.99
Literary Devices, $2.99
Pattern Interrupted: 5 Types of Plot Twist, $2.99
How To Draft and Edit, $2.99
Free · No obligation
Tell me where your story is stuck.
Twenty minutes to talk about the project and work out which kind of support it actually needs.
Not ready yet? Start with the free Story Planning Guide, the four-step roadmap I use with every writer I coach.