Screenplays & Screenplay Adaptations

Critique, editing, concept development, and ghostwriting services for screenplay adaptations, original screenplays, treatments, pitches and more

Overview of Services

Crafting compelling (and saleable) narratives for books and screenplays requires distinct artistic approaches and technical expertise. TED’s Director of Development, John Robert Marlow, knows this better than most.

As a novelist, Academy-honored screenwriter, and author of Make Your Story a Movie: Adapting Your Book or Idea for Hollywood (St. Martin’s Press/Macmillan), John is uniquely qualified to help evaluate your story’s screen potential, guide your own adaptation—or ghostwrite an adaptation for you. With the support of professional screenwriters Jacqueline SinclairGregory Collins, and Charles Kingsley, we provide a full range of critique, editing, ghostwriting, and revision guidance services for original screenplays, treatments, and series proposals.

The process varies based on your needs, objectives, and budget and may include the following:

  • A review of your completed manuscript, published book, or work-in-progress, to assess adaptation potential and identify ideas for a screenplay version
  • Professional collaboration and/or ghostwriting support for scripts for film, television, and streaming series
  • Development and editing support for scripts, screenplay adaptations, series proposals, series bibles, lookbooks, and other means of presenting your work to potential agents and buyers
  • Guidance on the film and television markets for stories adapted from your completed manuscript, published book, or work-in-progress
  • Development and editing of pitch materials for theatrical, streaming, and broadcast markets
  • Advice and guidance from knowledgeable industry insiders on how to present and pitch your work to agents, managers, and producers

Pricing for screenplay and adaptation support services starts at $75 per hour or at a flat rate, based on the length and format of the source material and the scope and nature of the assistance needed. For more information or to get started, please click the button below or contact Ross Browne in the Tucson office.

Explore Options

Informal Q&A or consultation with an adaptation specialist for writers considering adaptation to feature film or series format.

No charge for first 15 minutes; $75 per hour thereafter.

A candid, industry-savvy evaluation of a book or manuscript’s film-crossover potential.

$0.008 per word (just under one cent) for manuscripts over 50,000 words.

One-on-one help with a scene-by-scene outline to chart your adaptation’s course before the writing begins.

$1,500 and up

Professionally authored screenplays, streaming series, treatments, and more.

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