Script Doctoring

I work with storytellers who understand that structure shapes meaning.

This work is for those who are:

• Developing an outline and want to ensure the narrative is structurally sound before drafting

• Working on a manuscript that has drifted off course

• Sitting with a completed draft that feels unstable or incoherent

• Seeking rigorous structural analysis rather than surface-level feedback

• Prepared to revise at the level of architecture, not just language

This is not proofreading or cosmetic editing. It is structural work — whether you are refining the design before writing begins or restoring coherence to a draft already in motion.

Who this is for

Script doctoring for novels & screenplays

How I work

Structural script assessment for:

Novels and screenplays up to 100,000 words AND novel or script outlines up to fifty pages.

You will receive a comprehensive written structural analysis examining:

• Narrative architecture

• Character trajectory and psychological integrity

• Thematic coherence

• Structural tension and release

• Narrative logic and consequence

This is a rigorous diagnostic report designed to identify structural weaknesses, clarify strengths, and provide a clear path forward.

Fee for an outline up to 40 pages: $900 AUD

Turnaround: 4 weeks.

Fee for a completed draft of a novel or screenplay: $1,500 AUD

Turnaround: 4-6 weeks.

Projects exceeding 100,000 words are quoted individually.

I work as a script doctor for page and screen. When a narrative feels unstable, when something is almost working but not fully holding, the issue is rarely language. It is structural integrity.

When a narrative fails, it is usually due to a lack of structural integrity. That's not a failure of talent. It's a failure of architecture — but architecture can be repaired.

I identify weaknesses in narrative architecture and restore coherence at the level of design: character trajectory, thematic clarity, tension, and consequence.

Dr S.C. Farrow
PhD | Novelist | Screenwriter