For writers WHO ARE ready to go deeper
Narrative & Manuscript Consulting
S.C. Farrow works with emerging and mid-career writers to build structurally sound, emotionally resonant romances and novels. The process is practical, collaborative, and attentive to the singular promise of each manuscript.
From outline to completed draft, consulting identifies structural weaknesses, pacing friction, lost tension, and character trajectories that need sharper cause and consequence. Feedback is direct without being prescriptive: the aim is to make the story more fully itself.
Every engagement begins with context—what you are making, where it is resisting you, and what you want the reader to carry away. You receive considered analysis and a clear set of next steps, not a generic checklist.
Clear-eyed structural guidance, grounded in the belief that emotional truth and narrative craft belong together.
A strong story does not merely make sense. It makes the reader feel that every turn was both surprising and inevitable.
Services & indicative pricing
Choose the right depth
For novels and screenplays over 100,000 words. The same rigorous structural assessment, scoped and quoted individually to reflect the length and complexity of your project.
Outline Assessment
A$900 4 weeks
A$1500 4-6 weeks
A rigorous structural analysis of your novel or screenplay outline, up to 40 pages. Catch problems in architecture, character trajectory, and narrative logic before they are built into a full draft.
Completed Draft Assessment
Extended Manuscripts
A comprehensive diagnostic report on your novel or screenplay, up to 100,000 words, covering structure, character, theme, tension and consequence, with a clear roadmap to your next draft.
By quote | By arrangement
S.C. is a skilled writer with a strong command of narrative structure, character development, and visual storytelling.
Mark Montgomery - Producer & Head of Production Impact Film Group
S.C. gave me clarity and momentum, highlighting key areas for reflection and growth, and didn’t just guide my writing but challenged my thinking and deepened my story.
John Koumourou - Author
Testimonials
Apply to work together
Narrative work begins with a brief application to ensure alignment and readiness for structural analysis. Please include:
Project title (or working title)
Format (outine or full novel or screenplay)
Current stage (outline, partial draft, or completed manuscript)
Word count
Your narrative's core conflict
A concise description of the structural issue as you understand it
Applications are reviewed within five business days. If we are a fit, I will provide a project timeline and deposit details.
Due to the intensive nature of structural analysis, I only accept two manuscripts per month to ensure total focus on your narrative architecture.
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