Services

Via private 1:1 Zoom sessions, you will have the opportunity to refine and develop your writing project and receive my focused attention and experienced input. Like a writing therapist, I provide a confidential setting where you share your problem areas and I prescribe solutions as well as an actionable plan and next steps, tailored to your project, bandwidth, and goals.

In addition to coaching, I am also an accredited writer with representation in both film and publishing, so you not only receive the added advantage of improving your craft and brainstorming fresh ideas, you also gain insider knowledge of the industry and guidance on how to navigate the daunting submission and pitching landscape.

Given my advertising background producing commercials and marketing directors, I also speak “creative” from a sales point of view, and can help refine brand messaging into a succinct and marketable script and mission statement.

Hourly Coaching Sessions

$250/one-hour session

Any session can be booked ale-carte at $250 per one-hour session. Alternatively, if you’re the kind of person who prefers structure and a plan to get things done, the Writing Packages below may be for you.

 

Ideation & Strategy

Diagnose the problem. Identify and frame your idea in a high-concept way.

 

Writing & Revisions

Writing begins. Receive feedback along the way. Improve your draft. Strengthen your scenes and maximize on your original intentions.

Outline & Development

Begin to create an overview and blueprint that connects the emotional dots and will serve as your touchstone while writing and revising.

 

Query & Submission

Identify applicable targets for submission. Craft a professional synopsis and attention grabbing query letter.

 Writing Packages

Screenwriting Packages

 

Platinum

$3,200

  • In depth script review and analysis on all narrative aspects, structure, & marketability.

  • Written coverage and detailed notes (up to 6 pages) with revision suggestions.  

  • 4 hours of verbal consult/brainstorm (or equivalent).

Gold

$2,400

  • Thorough script review with the focus on structure and main plot.

  • Written, general script notes (up to 3 pages) for structure and overall problem areas 

  • 2 hours verbal consult/notes review (or equivalent).

Silver

$1,750

Macro script review (ie. “down & dirty”) for a general opinion on quality and viability.

  • Verbal feedback (one hour) to discuss whether script has potential, with broad suggestions and feedback.

  • Email overall notes.

*Estimates based on scripts of max 120 pages.

TV Writing Packages

 

From Seed to Series

$7,900

Ground up development of your entire show, preventing you from spinning your wheels on existing, half baked drafts or ideas. I will take you through the process step by step on a regulated schedule, ensuring you deliver a viable pilot and pitch bible with the best possible outcome. Since the pilot and bible are enmeshed, developing them in tandem will save you time and money in the long run. It includes:

  • Comprehensive brainstorms and story sessions that shape your entire show.

  • Step by step guidance, assignments, and input into developing plot, story engines, character archs, and multiple seasons.

  • Hands on outline building for your pilot with both written & verbal feedback.

  • Thorough review, notes & analysis of first and second draft pilot.

  • Customized bible template with direction on what to include and how.

  • Editorial input on pilot and bible materials.

  • Up to 6 hours of consulting and feedback sessions (or it’s equivalent).

  • Final Bible and Pilot polish.

Pilot Focus

$3,900

Thorough brainstorm and puzzling of the pilot story, outline, and multiple drafts, which includes feedback as well as a brief discussion of how it pertains to the overall show & Bible. Including:

  • Comprehensive brainstorm and story sessions that shape your pilot with a macro discussion of it’s positioning in the overall show with broad bible structure elements.

  • Assistance developing the characters, structure and plot.

  • Hands on outline building for your pilot with verbal feedback.

  • Detailed feedback on first and second draft revisions.

  • Polish notes and readiness consult.

  • Two hours broad bible review + verbal feedback.

  • Final strategy consult re: next steps.

Bible Focus

$4,500

Focuses on developing your bible, given you already have a rough pilot or idea of how it fits into the Bible matrix.  Consideration of broad strokes and input on the pilot will be discussed. Including:

  • Review of existing bible or loose treatment with analysis of problem areas.

  • Feedback and notes session for up to two revisions. A reframing or rethinking of the entire story may apply.

  • Review of new draft, editorial suggestions and language and section adjustments.

  • Up to ten pages of Pilot draft review and how it pertains to the Bible, with verbal feedback.

  • Final polish notes and formatting.

  • Strategy session for pitching and outreach

Fiction & Non-Fiction

Since books are larger and more personal endeavors, this package can be tailored to your specific needs, whether it is a manuscript in progress, a memoir proposal, or a life story you’re hoping to tell. I can also guide you in framing the story and structure and developing a viable outline.

*After you complete the Request a Consultation form, I will get back to you with a recommendation or proposal best suited to your project.

Book to Screen

You may have a published novel, memoir, or even a short story that could be reframed for the screen, but you're unsure how to go about writing a treatment and synopsis that could grab the attention of Hollywood agents and producers for a potential TV or film option. Or, maybe you received passes from literary agents who said your book is missing a hook or marketable premise and logline. Either way, assessing your work through the screen lens - as a propulsive and cohesive project - without compromising the story you want to tell, is possible. 

Whether you are seeking in depth notes to make your manuscript more visual and commercial, a film treatment to present your prose as screen -worthy, or a curated list of representation to send it to and how (including workshopped query letters), I can demystify this for you with a custom proposal inclusive of all your needs.

*After you complete the Request a Consultation form, I will get back to you with a recommendation or proposal best suited to your project.

Pitching & Submissions Packages

 

Idea Hatching

$950

If you have an idea and are not sure whether it’s marketable or how to shape it, in up to three :60 minute consults (or equivalent) we will:

  • Identify your most viable idea or storyline.

  • Reframe and develop your idea into a strong, compelling, and marketable story.

  • Craft a pitchable, overarching synopsis and logline (“elevator pitch”) that articulates your story to others and provides you with the clear architecture to execute on it.

Submission Strategy

$1800

If you have a completed (and heavily edited) project you deem ready for submission to literary agents, in up to three consults (or equivalent) we will:

  • Rewrite and finalize your synopsis and logline.

  • Write a polished, industry-ready query letter.

  • Devise a submission strategy and identify suitable targets to send it to.

*Please note that based on the readiness of your project, additional time may apply.

**The Pitchsmith curates applicable targets for submission utilizing insider knowledge, but does not provide insider access or referrals to industry contacts.

Query Letter Express

$190

For input on whether your query letter is effective before you begin submitting your work (books or scripts) to agents, this option offers a quick assessment via email. Feedback will include identifying problem spots and editorial suggestions, as well as input on industry level formatting (up to two rounds of emails).

Editing & Ghost Writing Services

On a case by case basis, I rewrite screenplays, ghost write books based on interesting life stories, and help brainstorm and hatch story concepts or drafts that have lost their way.

*These projects tend to be films with some financing secured that need that extra polish before attaching talent or going into production, or someone with “a book in them.” Rates vary depending on the project’s viability, quality, and content.

Creative Concepting, Brand Marketing, & Treatment Writing

Whether you’re a creative director, an innovator of products, or a creative entrepeneur who needs help crystalizing your mission statement and vision before you embark on your journey and want to ensure that your strategy is succinctly honed, aligned with your goals, and communicates a clear agenda to your team, on a case by case basis I also offer consultancy and training for individual business owners or corporations whose teams need development guidance. I also can help directors articulate their visions for a broadcast project through collaboration, scripting, and revisions.

*After you complete the Request a Consultation form, I will get back to you with a recommendation or proposal best suited to your project.

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