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.

Pilots, TV episodes, features, shorts, games and plays. Any script.

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 →
Matt MacLennan

Credits

Matt MacLennan

40+episodes of television written
17series, staff writer to Co-Executive Producer
2AAA video games, including Splinter Cell: Blacklist for Ubisoft
  • Canadian Screen Award, winner
    2014, 2015
  • Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award, finalist
    2014
  • Milan International Film Festival, Best Screenwriting, nominee
    2012
  • International Emmy Awards, juror
    2015–2026

My series aired on

AMC ● Netflix ● ABC ● NBCUniversal ● The CW ● Disney Channel ● TeenNick ● ION ● Oxygen ● The N ● Audience Network ● CBC ● CTV ● Global ● HBO ● Family Channel ● YTV ● Showcase

All my credits → 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.

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.

Send your script

Or write to notes at thanksfortheread dot com