Script SERVICES for Playwrights
Editing, Formatting, & proofreading For Playwrights
You've written a script. Congratulations!
No, seriously--congratulations. Whether it's your first play or you fiftieth, putting words to paper is no small accomplishment.
Something pushed its way out of your subconscious and demanded to be heard. Then you put in the time. You kept writing when all you wanted to do was surf YouTube, or doomscroll the news, or binge watch Netflix. Or maybe, like me, you did all those things--BUT THEN--then you came back to writing.
And now you've got a script.
Now it's time to take the next step . . .
. . . but you're not sure how to move forward or maybe you're just short on time.
Maybe you need an outside perspective before you jump into rewrites.
Maybe your dialogue could be a little crisper.
Maybe your writing group said that if you could just trim two pages from scene two everything would flow.
Maybe you've written in Word and now the contest you're applying to wants 1.5" margins on the side instead of the 1" margins the last submission wanted, and when you try to change the margins that changes the spacing for the character names and now the page breaks look weird, and you're too tired to go through and change all the things. And you've ranted on social media about how competitions should make submissions uniform: Who cares if the stage directions are in italics or not! Why can't the character names be on the left hand side? Why do they make us jump through meaningless hoops. I know. I've been there.
Maybe you finally purchased Final Draft, but the prospect of converting all your old scripts seems too daunting.
Maybe, like me, your spelling is so bad that spellcheck gets confused and standard comma use has never been a strong point (don't worry--I subcontract proofreading).
Let me help. You don't have to do it all alone.
Packages For Playwrights
Make Me Look Good
Formatting + Proofreading
Your script formatted to industry standards and reviewed by a professional proofreader so that it's submission ready!
Standard Pricing
Short Script (1-30 pages): $60
Mid-length Script (31-60 pages): $120
Full-length Script (61-120 pages): $220
*For more details, see listings for individual services. Customized formatting available for additional charge.
More than skin deep
High Level Feedback + Nip & Tuck
Professional feedback for moving your script to the next level PLUS in-line suggestions for trims and tightening.
Standard Pricing
Short Script (1-30 pages): $120
Mid-length Script (31-60 pages): $240
Full-length Script (61-120 pages): $420
*For more details, see listings for individual services.
The Whole Package
High Level Feedback + Nip & Tuck + Formatting + Proofreading
All of the above! Give your script all the love. Get your feedback and then take some time for rewrites before adding the final polish.
Standard Pricing
Short Script (1-30 pages): $170
Mid-length Script (31-60 pages): $340
Full-length Script (61-120 pages): $610
*For more details, see listings for individual services. Customized formatting available for additional charge.
Services For Playwrights
HIGH LEVEL FEEDBACK
You provide:
A PDF copy of your script
I will:
Read your script
Provide my top three recommendations for rewriting
Meet with you for 20 minutes on Zoom to answer questions
Pricing:
Short: $65 . Mid-length: $130 . Full-length: $225
Nip & Tuck
You provide:
A PDF copy of your script
I will:
Read your script
Provide handwritten in-line suggestions for cuts and tightening
Meet with you for 20 minutes on Zoom to answer questions
Pricing:
Short: $65 . Mid-length: $130 . Full-length: $225
Formatting
You provide:
A draft of your script in Word or Google Docs
You'll receive:
An .fdx (Final Draft) file of your script in Dramatist Guild Modern Play Format*
A PDF document of your script, suitable for submission
One round of revisions
Standard Pricing:
Short: $35 . Mid-length: $70 . Full-length: $125
*Customized formatting available for additional charge.
– Custom Formatting –
You provide:
A draft of your script in Word
A custom template sample
You'll receive:
A .doc (Word) file formatted to your sample guide –OR–
An .fdx (Final Draft) file of your script in your preferred play format
A PDF document of your script, suitable for submission
One round of revisions
Pricing:
Contact for estimate
Proofreading
You provide:
A PDF copy of your script
You'll receive:
Review by a professional proofreader with specialty in theatre scripts
A proofed PDF copy, annotated with handwritten standard proofreading notation
A guide to standard proofreading notation
Standard Pricing:
Short: $35 . Mid-length: $70 . Full-length: $125
Add-On Per Hour Consulting
Hourly rate of $60