For Authors & Screenwriters
Ready to Take Their
Work Further.
I help serious fiction authors and screenwriters transform good ideas into compelling, professionally developed stories.
Through developmental editing, line editing, and story consulting, I combine the storytelling principles of fiction writing and screenwriting to strengthen every layer of your work.
The goal: stories ready for publication and production.
Unlike traditional editors and consultants who often specialize in only one medium, I understand how stories work across both books and film. This allows me to identify deeper issues with character, pacing, structure, dialogue, emotional impact, and audience connection that a single-medium approach may miss.
With experience as a writer, editor, and filmmaker, I combine the strongest tools of publishing and screenwriting to strengthen the elements that make stories unforgettable. For authors, I bring a cinematic storytelling perspective that strengthens pacing, imagery, scene impact, and reader engagement. For screenwriters, I bring a deeper understanding of character development, emotional complexity, and narrative depth that helps create stories audiences truly care about.
Jacqueline Cyr
Story Consultant & Editor
Common problems clients face — and how I solve them
See the most common challenges writers bring to the table, why they happen, and the way through them.
How this saves you time, money & effort.
For authors, I bring a cinematic storytelling perspective that strengthens pacing, imagery, scene impact, and reader engagement. For screenwriters, I bring a deeper understanding of character development, emotional complexity, and narrative depth that helps create stories audiences truly care about.
No More "Revision Fatigue"
Most writers spend months circling the same problems. I identify the root cause of your story's failure on the first pass, so your next revision is a step forward, not a step back.
One Expert, Not Five
Forget paying for a line editor, then a structural consultant, then a screenplay expert. I provide an integrated analysis that fixes character, dialogue, and structure in one go.
Faster Creative Momentum
Traditional processes stall your work with weeks of waiting. I provide deep-dive feedback at professional speed, keeping your creative energy high and your project moving toward publication or production.
Two lenses. One story.
Story development, editing, and consulting for serious fiction authors and screenwriters preparing for publication or production.
This isn't generic feedback or surface-level editing. I don't just point out problems — I uncover why your story isn't working and provide practical solutions to strengthen every layer of your work.
Are you an author or a screenwriter?
Select your craft below to reveal the full scope of editing and consulting services tailored to your work.
Every engagement is both editing and consulting — the writer’s heart and the producer’s eye applied together. Not surface notes. Solutions, on every page.
Whether your target is a bookstore shelf or a production slate, I optimize the elements that make stories unforgettable: complex character psychology, cinematic scene pacing, authentic dialogue, and the emotional resonance that turns readers into fans.
Don’t just edit your story. Develop it into its strongest version.
The Story
Development Process.
A simple, collaborative process designed to understand your story, identify what it needs, and create a clear path toward making it stronger.
Share Your Story
Begin by submitting your story details.After reviewing your project information, we’ll schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your goals, challenges, and how I can best help strengthen your story.
- Logline or story synopsis
- Genre & project details
- Page or word count
- Current challenges & goals
Consultation & Strategy
- Creative consultation
- Story problem diagnosis
- Recommended services
- Custom project roadmap
Story Development
- Developmental editing
- Line editing & refinement
- Story notes & solutions
- Ongoing creative support
Ready to begin your story’s next draft?
Tell me about your project and what your story needs. You’ll hear back, personally, within one business day.
Client voices.
“Having a producer give insight into my script is a great experience and honestly I’m loving it because I feel it’s truly enhancing the story.”
Published, on the shelf.
Titles that passed through the studio — edited, refined, and sent into the world. Each links to its home on Amazon.
On the screen.
Produced work that passed through the studio — story notes and production consulting carried from page to frame.
A Great Day
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Studios
Based on a true story, a priest is confronted with the confession of the man responsible for the death of his family. A Catholic short film on forgiveness, grace, and the sacramental life of the Church.
O, Brawling Love!
Filmhub
Two rival acting students are forced to reconcile their differences and play lovers Romeo and Juliet in their final school play, vying for a life-changing prize.
The Silent Song
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Studios
Some songs can only be heard in silence. The story of Fr. Luis Cáncer, a Dominican priest who dared to go where no one else would — unarmed and without weapons — to preach the faith to a people that hated him.
Blind Heart
Directed by Angelika Sowa
A woman carries a secret she fears will destroy the man she loves. A meditation on fear, trust, and the courage to let another in — told through a tender, intimate short film.
A Great Day
2025 · 39 min
Based on a true story, a priest is confronted with the confession of the man responsible for the death of his family. A Catholic short film on forgiveness, grace, and the sacramental life of the Church.
Watch on YouTubeO, Brawling Love!
2024 · 1 h 2 min
Two rival acting students are forced to reconcile their differences and play lovers Romeo and Juliet in their final school play, vying for a life-changing prize.
Watch on AmazonThe Silent Song
2026 · In Post
Some songs can only be heard in silence. The story of Fr. Luis Cáncer, a Dominican priest who dared to go where no one else would — unarmed and without weapons — to preach the faith to a people that hated him.
Watch the TeaserBlind Heart
2021 · 11 min
A woman carries a secret she fears will destroy the man she loves. A meditation on fear, trust, and the courage to let another in — told through a tender, intimate short film.
Watch on YouTube
One Story.
One Strategy.
One Creative Partner.
Most editors specialize in one medium. Some know novels. Others know screenplays. My experience spans both.
I’ve written, edited, adapted, consulted on, produced, and directed stories across books and film, giving me a holistic understanding of storytelling that goes beyond grammar or formatting. I understand how character, pacing, structure, dialogue, worldbuilding, and emotional impact work together to create stories readers can’t put down and audiences don’t forget.
Because I approach stories from multiple perspectives, I can identify the root causes behind issues that leave writers stuck and provide a clear roadmap for strengthening every layer of the story.
My experience includes editing more than 20 Amazon books for a bestselling author, adapting a book series into a feature film, consulting on and producing award-winning films, and directing more than 20 film and video projects. I’ve worked with clients across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
I studied screenwriting under Bill Marsilii, writer of Déjà Vu, and Chris Riley, author of The Hollywood Standard, bringing proven storytelling principles from both publishing and Hollywood into every project.
When you work with me, you’re not just hiring an editor. You’re partnering with someone who understands stories from multiple mediums and is committed to helping yours become its strongest version.
Bestseller Editor
Edited more than 20 Amazon books for a bestselling author across fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, and literary fiction.
Produced Filmmaker
Consulted on and produced award-winning films; adapted a book series into a feature film.
Studied Under Masters
Trained in screenwriting under Bill Marsilii (Déjà Vu) and Chris Riley (The Hollywood Standard).
Cross-Medium Versatility
Directed 20+ film and video projects; clients across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Versatile across
every medium.
From screenplays to novels, from sword-and-sorcery to quiet literary drama. The craft of story is medium-agnostic; the logistics are not. You get fluency in both.
Fantasy
Worlds built to bear weight
Sci-Fi
Ideas with a human spine
Thriller
Tension that never blinks
Drama
Stakes of the soul
Horror
Dread engineered precisely
Romance
Chemistry with consequence
Literary Fiction
Voice as architecture
Mystery
Promise, pay-off, proof
Direct line
to Jacqueline.
No chatbots. No intake bots. No junior pass-off. Tell me about your story, where you're struggling, and what you want to accomplish. You will hear back, personally, within one business day.
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