What This Service Is
Rewriting goes further than editing. Instead of adjusting an existing draft, sections (or the whole script) get rebuilt from the ground up, guided by what the story is trying to achieve. This can mean a full page-one rewrite, where the script is effectively rewritten from scratch using the original as a reference point, or a substantial partial rewrite focused on the act, storyline, or throughline that isn't working.
Rewriting is the right call when a script's problems are deep enough that editing around them stops being efficient, when the fix is really a different version of the scene, the act, or the story.
Who This Service Is For
- Writers whose script has been notes-ed repeatedly without resolving core issues
- Producers with an attached script that needs a substantial overhaul before moving forward
- Filmmakers who inherited a script (from a previous writer, or an early draft of their own) that needs rebuilding
- Anyone who has concluded that editing isn't enough and a structural rebuild is needed
What I Can Help With
- "I have a rough screenplay that needs professional rewriting."
- "This script has been through so many notes passes it's lost its shape."
- "The first two acts work but the third act needs to be rebuilt."
- "I need a rewrite that keeps the parts everyone likes."
What's Included
- A full read and diagnostic pass on the existing draft
- A rewrite plan identifying what's kept, what's rebuilt, and why
- The rewrite itself, full or partial, as scoped
- Continuity and consistency pass across the rewritten and retained material
- One structured revision round after delivery
Deliverables
- A rewritten draft (full or partial, as scoped)
- A summary of what changed and the reasoning behind the major decisions
Why Work With Me
A good rewrite starts with an honest diagnosis: what in this draft is actually working and worth protecting, and what's the real source of the problem, as opposed to where the problem happens to show up. Those aren't always the same scene. A weak ending is often caused by a setup problem two acts earlier.
The rewrite plan is shared with you before pages get rebuilt, so there's agreement on direction before the work happens, not just after.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A rewrite is typically broader, rebuilding an act or the full script. Script doctoring is narrower and more surgical, aimed at a specific, defined problem. See Script Doctor for more detail.
That's the goal of the diagnostic stage: identifying what makes the project distinctly yours (voice, world, characters, core idea) and protecting it through the rewrite.
Yes. Scope (full page-one vs. partial) is agreed upfront based on where the script's problems actually are.