Screenwriter · Script Doctor · Story Consultant
Professional Screenwriting & Screenplay Development
I write, develop, edit, rewrite, analyze, and refine screenplays for filmmakers, producers, directors, authors, and creators, from a first concept through a production-ready draft.
INT. WRITER’S DESK - DAY
An idea becomes a structure. A structure becomes a scene.
A scene becomes a screenplay someone can actually read.
Writing, development, editing, and doctoring under one roof
Clear, structured process from discovery to delivery
Industry-standard screenplay format on every deliverable
Direct, honest notes, no vague encouragement
What I Do
Screenplay services across the full development lifecycle
From a first concept to a production-ready draft: writing, development, editing, rewriting, analysis, and pitch materials, organized around where your project actually is.
Writing
Original screenplays built from concept through a finished, professional draft.
Development
The structural and character groundwork that gives a script a foundation to stand on.
Editing & Rewriting
Structural, line-level, and targeted work that strengthens a draft you already have.
Analysis & Packaging
Coverage, analysis, and pitch materials that help a script get read and taken seriously.
Screenplay Writing
Original screenplays and scripts written from your concept, outline, or treatment, for features, shorts, television, and digital formats.
Screenplay Development
The conceptual groundwork that makes a script possible: story, structure, and character work done before or alongside the writing.
Screenplay Editing
Editorial passes on an existing draft: structural, line-level, and dialogue editing to strengthen a script that's already on the page.
Script Doctoring & Rewriting
Targeted, problem-focused work on scripts that have a specific issue standing between them and production-readiness.
Screenplay Analysis & Consultation
Honest, structured feedback on a script, delivered as a written report or as an ongoing advisory relationship.
Adaptation
Turning existing material (novels, short stories, memoirs, stage plays, and more) into screenplays.
Screenplay Formatting
Bringing a script into full compliance with industry-standard format, from title page to shooting-script conventions.
Film & TV Pitch Materials
The supporting documents that help a script get read, financed, or greenlit: treatments, bibles, decks, and lookbooks.
Why Work With Me
I don't simply type scripts. I help develop screen projects.
Every project gets the same combination: craft-level screenwriting ability, a structured process, and honest editorial judgment, applied to your story, in your voice.
Structured, not improvised
Every project follows the same clear process, from discovery through delivery, so you always know what stage you're at and what comes next.
Honest over comfortable
Notes and feedback are direct and specific, tied to what's actually on the page. That honesty is what makes the work useful, not just encouraging.
Built around your project
There's no house style imposed on every script. The job is developing the story you're trying to tell, in the voice and genre it belongs to.
The Process
A clear path from idea to finished screenplay
Seven stages, applied to whatever point your project is at right now.
Discovery
We start with your project as it exists right now: an idea, a draft, a treatment, or a finished script. I ask about genre, audience, goals, timeline, and where you are in the process, so the work that follows is scoped to what you actually need.
Development
For projects starting from concept, this is where premise, characters, structure, and theme get built out before any pages are drafted. For existing scripts, this is diagnostic, understanding what's working and what isn't before touching the page.
Outlining
A structural roadmap appropriate to the project (a treatment, beat sheet, or scene outline) so the shape of the story is agreed before full drafting begins. This step keeps later revisions structural, not a return to square one.
Writing
The screenplay (or requested document) gets drafted using professional screenwriting conventions: structure, scene construction, dialogue, and pacing, built from the roadmap established in outlining.
Revision
A structured revision pass addressing structure, character arcs, pacing, dialogue, and scene-level craft. This is where a solid draft becomes a strong one.
Polishing
A final editorial and formatting pass, covering line-level dialogue, consistency, and full compliance with industry-standard screenplay format, so the document reads cleanly and professionally.
Delivery
The completed screenplay or agreed deliverables are handed off in the formats you need, along with any supporting notes on decisions made along the way.
Featured Services
Common starting points
A few of the most-requested services. See the full list for everything from formatting to pitch materials.
Feature Film Screenwriting
Feature-length screenplays built around solid three-act (or alternative) structure and a strong central story engine.
Screenplay Editing
A structural and creative editorial pass on an existing draft: strengthening story, character, and pacing.
Script Doctor
Targeted, surgical work solving a specific problem in a script that's otherwise close to working.
Screenplay Coverage
A studio-style coverage report: logline, synopsis, strengths, weaknesses, and an honest recommendation.
Novel-to-Screenplay Adaptation
Adapting a novel into a screenplay: restructuring prose narrative into visual, scene-based storytelling.
TV Pilot Writing
Pilot scripts that introduce a world and cast while proving the series has an engine that can run for seasons.
Who I Work With
Built for people building screen projects
Problems this work solves
“I have a movie idea but don't know how to turn it into a screenplay.”
“I have a rough screenplay that needs professional rewriting.”
“My script has structural problems.”
“My dialogue doesn't feel natural.”
“I need a script doctor.”
“I need my novel adapted into a screenplay.”
“I need a professional TV pilot.”
“I need screenplay coverage and honest feedback.”
“I need a treatment, beat sheet, or outline before writing the script.”
“I need a pitch package for my film.”
Project Types
Formats I work across
Feature Films
Short Films
TV Pilots
TV Episodes
Streaming Series
Web Series
Documentaries
Animation
Adaptations
Independent Films
Branded Films
Narrative Content
Featured Work
A look at the kind of projects this covers
Full portfolio details, including format, genre, and services provided for each project.
FAQ
Common questions
The work spans the full lifecycle of a script: developing a concept before it's written, writing original screenplays, editing and rewriting existing drafts, providing script doctoring for specific problems, analyzing scripts through coverage or in-depth analysis, adapting existing material into screenplay form, formatting scripts to industry standard, and preparing pitch materials. See the Services page for the full breakdown.
That's a normal starting point. Discovery and Story Development are the first stages: clarifying the concept, structure, and characters before any pages get written. See the Process page for how the full workflow runs.
Full and partial rewrites are covered under Screenplay Rewriting, and more targeted, problem-specific fixes are covered under Script Doctor. Which one fits depends on how broad the issues are.
Yes. Script doctoring is focused, surgical work on a specific problem in an otherwise largely working script: a weak act, flat dialogue, a plot hole, or a tone issue. See the Script Doctor service page for detail.
That's covered under Novel-to-Screenplay Adaptation. Short stories, memoirs, biographies, stage plays, and graphic novels can also be adapted; ask about your specific source material.
Yes. Screenplay Editing and Script Editing both work from your existing draft, the first at a structural and creative level, the second at a line and technical level. Neither requires a full rewrite unless that turns out to be the right call.
Yes, that's covered under TV Pilot Writing, which addresses both the pilot script itself and the underlying series concept it needs to demonstrate.
Yes. Screenplay Coverage delivers a studio-style report (logline, synopsis, evaluation, and a clear recommendation) without making changes to the script itself.
That's Story Development: concept, structure, character, and theme work done before or alongside drafting.
Yes. If development work has already been done, that material becomes the starting point rather than starting from a blank page.
Scripts are delivered in industry-standard screenplay format, typically as PDF and an editable file, formatted to Final Draft-compatible conventions.
Use the Contact page to describe your project: format, genre, current stage, and what you need. That starts the discovery conversation covered in the Process page.
Have a project in mind?
Tell me about it: genre, format, and where things stand, and we'll figure out the right starting point together.