Development notes
A professional read of the current draft and written notes: what’s working dramatically, what isn’t, and why.
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For producers and production companies
Script doctoring from both sides of the development table.
Fourteen years as a creative development executive, and a working writer: three feature film screenwriting credits, several TV series in development internationally, thirteen novels and thirty-six more ghostwritten.
Diagnostic notes, a rewrite plan, or the rewrite itself, in confidence.
The usual situation
The project is moving. The script isn’t there yet.
- Talent is interested, and the draft isn’t ready to show them.
- The second act doesn’t hold, and the writer is too close to see why.
- Notes from three stakeholders contradict each other.
- There’s a financing window, and the rewrite has to fit inside it.
- The concept is strong. The execution isn’t there yet.
- You need a diagnosis you can trust before you commit to another draft.
Fourteen years in development taught me to find the problem fast. Three feature films and forty-nine novels taught me how to fix it.
What I bring to a project
Diagnosis, a plan, or the rewrite itself.
Pick the level of involvement the project needs. Everything is confidential, and the scope is agreed before any work starts.
A rewrite plan
A prioritised roadmap for the next draft, which the writer or I can execute.
Targeted rewrites
Specific scenes, sequences or a whole act, rewritten to fix the problem the notes identified.
Script doctoring
The full rewrite, credited or uncredited, delivered to the schedule we agree.
Screenplay Analysis ($750) works as a fixed-price first look before you commit to anything larger.
Where to start
How to engage me.
By quote
Script Doctoring & Development Consulting
For a project in development: a diagnosis you can act on, a plan for the next draft, or the rewrite itself.
- A professional read and written development notes
- A prioritised rewrite plan
- Targeted scene, sequence or act rewrites
- The full rewrite, credited or uncredited
$750
Screenplay Analysis
For completed feature scripts — a detailed review identifying what works and what needs work.
- Submit the script, up to 115 pages
- One-hour video call breaking down your script
- Written analysis up to 2,500 words
- Follow-up email within five days to answer questions and clarify points
Questions
Before you get in touch
Do you work under NDA?
Yes. Everything is confidential by default, and I’m happy to sign your NDA before reading.
Credited or uncredited?
Either. We agree it before work starts.
How is it priced?
Quoted per project, once I’ve read the script and we’ve agreed the scope. Screenplay Analysis ($750) is a fixed-price first look.
Features or series?
Both. I have three feature film credits and several TV series in development internationally.
Confidential · No obligation
Tell me about the project.
Send the logline, where it is in development, and your deadline. I reply personally, usually within two working days.