THE STORY SPOT offers a variety of story consultation services to writers of all forms and genres. Our approach focuses on working together with storytellers to uncover the kernel of their work then applying time-tested tools in order to dramatize each project’s core truth. Starting from the essentials of character and building to an emotionally resonant final act, we strive to coax a writer’s innate abilities to the surface allowing them to confidently reach FADE OUT and beyond.
Types of consultation and rates are as follows:
OUTLINES, TREATMENTS & PITCHES
Pitch Notes & Queries > 45min conversation at $75
Concept Feedback > 1hr conversation at $100
Story Beats > 1hr conversation and beat sheet at $275
SHORT STORIES & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Fundamental Story Notes > $125
Includes
> 1-2 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
> line edits throughout
> 45min conversation to review key points
* manuscripts to be 25 pages maxStory Breakdown & Revision Notes > $225
Includes
> a minimum of 2 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
> line edits throughout
> 1hr conversation to review key points
> 25min follow-up conversation after reviewing the revised text
* manuscripts to be 25 pages max
SCREENPLAYS, TELEPLAYS, & GAMES
Bare Bones Package > $325
Suggested for feature-length screenplays, pilot episodes, series bibles, novels, and memoirs
Includes
> a minimum of 2 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
> line edits throughout
> 1hr conversation to review key pointsMeet Your Characters > $375
Suggested for all forms and genres
> two 1hr conversations
> focus is on the core story components of the protagonist and major supporting charactersEssential Story Consultation Package > $400
Suggested for feature-length screenplays, pilot episodes, series bibles, novels, and memoirs
Includes
> 30min writer, coach, and project introduction *FREE to new clients!*
> a minimum of 3 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
> line edits throughout
> 1hr conversation to review key pointsAll-Access Pass > $1200
Suggested for feature-length screenplays, pilot episodes, series bibles, novels, and memoirs
Includes
> 30min screenwriter introduction *FREE to new clients!*
> a minimum of 5 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
> line edits throughout
> 90min conversation to review key points
> review of revised screenplay
> telephone and email continued support for three weeks from script submissionTelefilm Package (contact for details)
Includes
> screenwriter introduction
> a series of typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
> line edits throughout
> conversations to review key points
> reviews of revised screenplay
> telephone and email continued support until project completion
EXTRA SAUCE
Nail Your Logline > $75
Suggested for all forms and genres
> one 45min conversation (outline or script submission required)
> focus is on developing a concise, powerful, and persuasive logline for use in creating a new screenplay or pitching an existing oneWriter’s Block Busters > $125
Suggested for all forms and genres
> one 25min conversation (outline or script submission required)
> five to ten personalized Writer’s Block Busters designed to lift you from your place of immobilityEssential Follow-Up > $150
Includes
> review of revised screenplay
(completion of The Essential Story Consultation Package required)
> a minimum of 1 typed page of story notes & constructive suggestions
> 1hr conversationFilmmaker’s Delight > $250
Suggested for feature-length screenplays
Includes
> project review by a critically acclaimed feature film writer-director* with an eye to visual elements, production values, viability, etc.
> one 1hr conversation to review key points
* accepting thriller, sci-fi, fantasy, and indie-style dramas only
The in-depth services above cover, at minimum, the following aspects of visual storytelling: story premise and production feasibility; character types, strengths, weaknesses, interactions, and arcs; story mechanics including structure, beats, arcs, and throughline; general notes to clarity, consistency, pacing, and presentation.
