Story Notes

Story Notes turns an uploaded screenplay into structured coverage in about five minutes: letter grades, cited page numbers, genre and character-function analysis, and a few targeted rewrite suggestions, sold as a one-time $20 purchase rather than a subscription.

Story Notes is a screenplay coverage service that reads a full script and returns a structured editorial report covering characters, premise, structure and theme. The pitch is speed and specificity: a draft goes in, and a document comes back in minutes with letter grades, cited page numbers and a handful of concrete rewrite suggestions. It is aimed at screenwriters who want an honest outside read before submitting to contests, producers or managers, and at anyone who needs a fast second opinion on a draft without paying a human reader. The output is organized the way professional coverage is organized. A highlights block lists what is landing and what is not. Genre sections test whether the script is meeting the obligations of the categories it claims, pointing to specific pages where those obligations are honored or missed. Tone, character functions and premise each get their own analysis, and a four-point opposition breakdown maps what each major figure wants and what value they represent. Rather than vague praise, the sample coverage on Marries Charade-style romantic thrillers against those obligations, noting precisely which reveal arrives late and why the antagonist pressure feels thin in the first two acts. The practical loop is a rewrite cycle. After the analysis, the report proposes a small number of changes to try, each tied to a specific scene and page so the writer knows exactly where to open the document. The framing is deliberately modest: grades and citations as a starting point, not a verdict. That places Story Notes between free generic script feedback from a general chatbot and a paid human coverage service, priced as a single purchase rather than an ongoing subscription. It suits feature writers working in genre, especially those who already understand three-act and character-function vocabulary and want the diagnosis phrased in it. It is a web app, so the workflow is upload, read, revise.