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A sample report

Sample Report

Pages from a real Story Doctor report: the cover block, the one job that comes first, and notes numbered for the call.

The first page of a story coverage report, cropped to the width of the sheet: the letterhead, then draft number, genre, format, setting and the next step, with the title and the writer’s name blacked out and a stamp reading “client copy, identifying details withheld”.

From a real report

The cover block — title and writer withheld

Every report opens the same way: what was read, when it was read, and the one thing to do next. On this copy the title and the writer’s name are the only details blacked out.

A panel headed “What to do first — before anything else”, instructing the writer to rewrite the synopsis before touching the script.

From a real report

Page 2 — the one job that comes before the rest

The first thing in the document is the single job that comes before everything else. Nothing further in the report matters until it is done.

Read the full report — the priorities, the discussion, the scorecard, and the suggestions. Enter your email and it opens straight away.

One email, kept by The Story Doctor and no one else. No attachment to download and open.