Screenplay Development Notes

Polish your screenplay with a professional analysis!

You've passed your script around to your buddies. You've let your mom take a look at it. Maybe you've even brought it to a writer's group. While feedback from friends and family is great, it simply can't compare to an unbiased critique from a seasoned professional.

Discover the difference an expert reading of your script makes with Screenplay Development Notes, directly from readers currently working in the Industry!

Honest and insightful, our readers have years of experience working for high-profile producers, production companies and screenwriting contests, and are trained to spot exactly what the studios seek in a spec script.

With our Screenplay Development Notes, you get invaluable feedback on your Feature Film, Movie-of-the-Week or Television script, in a format that mirrors the same process occurring in the studio ranks.

The comprehensive Development Notes package includes:

• A graph-based Emotional Response chart
• 8 pages of detailed notes on Premise, Plot Structure, Pacing, Characters, Dialogue and Marketability
• A rating on the "Pass, Consider, or Recommend" scale
• An Industry-standard logline
• A one-page synopsis to use as a "leave behind" when you get that all-important pitch meeting

To really get your script in fighting shape, add one-on-one Screenwriting Coaching from the Story Specialists to your order to put the feedback you get from our studio readers into action. 

With this package, available to add to your cart at right, you get Development Notes from a professional reader, then the opportunity to take these notes and your script to one of our Story Specialists, who will go over the reader’s input with you, and help you fix your script and get it to a saleable level.

To get started simply:

• Add this item to your cart (and the Screenwriting Coaching from the Story Specialists, if desired) and proceed through checkout.
• Read the document titled “Important-Instructions-Regarding-Your-Development-Notes”, which will be presented on the Order Completion page. You may also access this document from your Order History page within your account.
• Send your project to our team for an expert analysis.

Creative Screenwriting magazine gives The Writers Store's Development Notes a perfect 5.0 score in their Independent Survey.

Confidentiality
All employees of The Writers Store, Inc. have signed a stringent and comprehensive non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement. You can rest assured that your material and conversations will not be shared with anyone.

As an additional measure of protection for both you and your Story Specialist we highly recommend registering your work with The Writers Guild of America and/or the U.S. Copyright office.

If you have any questions, please call a Story Specialist at 800 272-8927.

Some Of Our Fans:

"Receiving a “Recommend” rating from The Writers Store for our screenplay has laid a strong foundation for our career. Whenever we tell a producer or agent about the rating, their attitude changes almost instantly and they become much more receptive to our project. Beyond that, the report and service itself is far beyond anything we have received elsewhere. We won’t even consider going anywhere else." - Dave Merlino and Dustin Sweet, Writers of The Lucky Ones

"Amazing coverage and notes. I couldn't be happier. It was worth every penny and I can't wait to send you guys more of my stuff. Thanks so much. It gives me a lot of confidence knowing I'm on the right track by having such professional feedback." - Tommy, Florida

"I highly recommend the Development Notes Program from the Writers Store. Not only was the service thorough (forcing me to think of things that I previously hadn't considered) but it was also done in a timely manner, by an analyst who fully understands the definition of compassion and the need to give equal consideration to the good and the not so good. Now, I can move forward with confidence, knowing what I excel in and what I need to work on." - Chris, Florida

"Thanks for sending through the notes. They are great - they're detailed, make perfect sense, and most importantly I get a sense that someone really did sit down with my script and took the time to read and understand it. To me, that's really important when taking on criticism. I also like the emotional response graph - it actually is more valuable than I would have thought. And there's some great revision suggestions in there too - one I'm even kicking myself for not seeing sooner!" - Jason, Australia

"I wanted to thank you for your invaluable notes. Our team has looked them over many times. We have taken your insight and are now rewriting our script based on some of your suggestions. This was a great service!!" - Ken, Nashville

"Please pass on my grateful thanks to the person supplying my development notes. They're very constructive and easy to follow. I'm happy that my money was well spent. I will use your service again and recommend it to others." - Francis, France

"It's tough enough getting HONEST, informed feedback. And even when you do, often it comes by itself (i.e. this doesn't work, fix that etc.). But what I appreciate most from The Writers' Store is that criticisms come with possible solutions!" - Jonathan, Palos Verdes Estates

“The coverage specialists at the Writers Store really know their stuff. Not only are they fluent in genre and structure, but they take great care to analyze your material from every angle. The Development Notes my writing partners and I received on our horror/comedy script were a gold mine... money well spent.” - James, Los Angeles

“I've read the report and am absolutely thrilled about it! Unlike many who have attempted to provide notes, this reader clearly read and understood the story. Which is why the notes provided are so bang-on and will improve the story tenfold!” - Jeff, Vancouver BC

“I would like to thank you for your detailed and insightful script notes on my story. The notes were excellent pointing out problems I couldn't quite put my finger on, but knew existed. The flaws with the plot, pacing and character arcs were right on. I have a lot rethinking and much work to do!” - D.N., Los Angeles