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David Boles will work closely with you to improve the content and context of all your writing using Passion and Magnitude and The Rules of Irrevocable Change. David Boles has fixed, or critiqued film, television, radio and live stage scripts for producers Martin Richards and Sam Crothers of The Producer Circle in New York; New York literary agent Helen Merrill; Los Angeles and New York author Peter Stone; and Ford's Theatre and the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. as well as many other professional and aspiring writers and production companies across the international entertainment industry. Stationed along the Eastern Corridor, David Boles is convenient for immediate in-person work in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. David will also travel to you, anywhere in the world, at your own expense.
Online learning is a tremendous way to educate yourself 24 hours a day whenever and wherever you choose. You pick your schedule. You decide when to read and write. You never have to leave the comfort of your home to learn! Make sure you have a copy of Final Draft. You can get help with term papers, thesis feedback, dissertation work and other structure and editorial issues that will make your writing better.
If you don't have the time to learn how to make your writing work, you can always sign up for a quick fix with a twist: You'll get direct feedback after the process on what was done and how it was made more effective and why changes were made and where to begin to find future independent writing success!
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Every engagement begins with a read. David Boles reads the complete script or manuscript before any discussion takes place, because a diagnostic conversation that begins before the full text has been absorbed is a conversation built on assumptions rather than evidence. The initial read produces a written assessment: a document that identifies the script's structural strengths, its dramatic weaknesses, and the specific areas where intervention will yield the greatest improvement. This assessment is not a set of notes. It is a diagnosis, organized by category (structure, character, dialogue, pacing, stakes) and prioritized by severity.
Following the assessment, the writer and the Script Professor meet to discuss the findings. This conversation is the core of the practice, because it is where the writer learns not only what is wrong but why it is wrong and how to recognize similar problems in future work. The Script Professor does not hand down corrections from a position of authority. The Script Professor explains the dramatic principles at stake, demonstrates how the script violates or underserves those principles, and works collaboratively with the writer to develop solutions that serve the writer's vision rather than replacing it.
The Script Professor does not replace your voice. The Script Professor makes your voice audible.
The scope of the engagement is determined by the writer's needs. Some writers require a single diagnostic session to identify the problem and understand the solution. Others require extended collaboration through multiple drafts, with the Script Professor providing feedback at each stage of the rewrite. Still others require intensive private instruction in the fundamentals of dramatic writing, building the skills that will allow them to diagnose and repair their own work independently. The Script Professor accommodates all three modes, and the fee structure reflects the scope of the engagement rather than a fixed rate.
Geographic RangeDavid Boles is stationed along the Eastern Corridor and available for immediate in-person consultation in New York City, Connecticut, and New Jersey. For writers and production companies outside this range, remote consultation is conducted via video conference with the same diagnostic rigor applied to in-person sessions. For projects that require on-site presence, whether during production, rehearsal, or intensive rewrite sessions, David Boles will travel anywhere in the world at the client's expense. The work is the same regardless of the distance. The only variable is the logistics.
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