The Read

Notes you can actually use.

What the problems are, and options to fix them.

I'm Matt MacLennan. I've worked in TV writers' rooms from staff writer to Co-Executive Producer, story editing other writers' scripts and writing my own.

Send your script From $250
Notes within two weeks
The first page of my notes on the Point Break shooting script
Sample notes: Point BreakRead the sample →

Credits

40+episodes of television written
17series, staff writer to Co-Executive Producer
2AAA video games, including Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist for Ubisoft

Two Canadian Screen Awards. Juror, International Emmy Awards.

Where my series aired

In Canada

All credits on IMDb →

What you get

One document. Your script.

  1. The solid work.What's working, so you protect it in the rewrite.
  2. The core note.The one thing to start on.
  3. The notes.Each one on the page it's about.
  4. Things you could try.Ways in, not orders. It's your story.
  5. Line edits, proofreading and a format check.Included.
  6. Follow-up.Read it, sit with it, then ask me anything. One round.
A page of my notes: moments that stood out, each tied to its page
A page from the sample. Read it all →

The deal

From $250, paid up front.

Send your script.

Send it as a PDF. Before I begin, I'll send back a few questions about the draft and what you want from the notes.

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