thepeytonpress
writing services for creative success
About The Press
THE PEYTON PRESS has a simple objective: elevate scripts for the highest success.
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Whatever your goal is, to tell great stories, sell great stories, gain representation, or simply be proud to put your name on your work, The Press' proven track record will guide you there.
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Work with Peyton McDavitt, Harvard graduate and award-winning screenwriter, who has written for SONY/SPIKE, YouTube, FACEBOOK, HALLMARK, and multiple Oscar-winning producers.
Come join the family and be next on the long list of success.
Testimonials
"Over the course of a year, I asked Peyton for notes on a screenplay, a pilot
treatment, and a YA novel. All three of them had been shopped around a bit but had not sold. Peyton broke each project down at a granular level and her impeccably thorough notes showed me what was missing. She didn't respond to my work like she was just doing me a favor and offering polite encouragement; she actively made my projects better by being honest. She is not afraid to point out the flaws in your story but she also offers fixes. She gives notes like an executive who bought the idea and has to make it succeed. As a result of Peyton's notes, all three of my projects sold within quick succession.
I'd buy stock in her if I could."
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- Luke X. Cunningham (The Tonight Show, NYTV Festival Winner,
LEO published by Harper Collins)
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"Peyton McDavitt is a game-changer. Her counsel has helped me sell several scripts and pitches. She is the first person I turn to when I need help with a draft. I believe her story analysis and character insight is invaluable."
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- Matt Duffett
(The Gunsmith, Crash Unit with Stallone)
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"Peyton was a fantastic surprise. She gave me the most helpful, thorough, detailed and comprehensive notes I’ve EVER received from anyone since day one. Her grasp of the material was better than mine and she provided me with both positive and negative feedback, along with a string of helpful alternatives. Was seriously blown away."
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- Jeff Shakoor (Bloodline/Netflix, I'm Dying Up Here/Showtime)
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"Peyton McDavitt is the best thing that ever happened to my scripts, She has an incredible eye for detail and creation of a fascinating story and characters. She’s a detail-oriented editor who doesn’t let you get away with anything less than your best. She makes you feel like her only client. She is honest yet encouraging; when you hire her, you don’t just get a fantastic script reader, you get someone in your corner who’s genuinely rooting for you."
- Alexia Verbeke
(Screencraft finalist, WIF+BlackList semifinalist)
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"I have honestly never met anyone who gives better notes or advice on scripts. As a former English professor with an MFA in Creative Writing, I usually know best about how to make great writing even better, but Peyton goes beyond. She also has a special magic about her that makes the work of revision and pitching feel easy and fun. I will be consulting her for all my writing projects from now on."
- Amisha Patel
(CEO, The Tree of Life Success Series)
Support for Screenwriters
You have an idea. Great! Let's talk it out. This is your world, Peyton is just trying to help you create it. We can break a new story through a series of questions, character exercises, evaluations for tone and target audience, then clearly develop and execute your idea; discuss script solutions on a current project; or practice pitch and meeting prep. What do you need?
Project Consulting
Pilot, play, feature? Send it over! Your work will be put through The Peyton Press rubric and returned with a detailed analysis of every aspect from tone and genre to character and dialogue and more. The Press is specific and detailed, designed to give solutions and draw on the strengths of the writer.
Proofreading & Editing
Want to know the fastest way to get a producer, agent, or manager to put down a script? Typos. There are already enough challenges to get people to read your work. Don't let improper grammar be one of them and don't let people write you off for an ill-placed comma. Put your best pages forward and show your care and attention to detail.
Services
Peyton McDavitt
Peyton was born and raised in Boston. She graduated from Harvard with an AB in The History of Art and Architecture, citation in Spanish, and several completed graduate courses. After spending time studying and playing field hockey in Santiago, Chile, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue the arts.
Early on, she gained entry into the New York Television Festival and subsequently won a development deal with LIFETIME A&E. She has written for THE GUYS CHOICE AWARDS for SPIKE/SONY, YOUTUBE Red, FACEBOOK TV, and MEDINAH, one of the first scripted shows to come out of the Arabic world... for which she relocated to the Middle East. She has written several features for THE HALLMARK CHANNEL, recently completed a feature with Oscar-winning production company BRANDED PICTURES, and currently is working on a feature with a DreamWorks animator as well as producing a scripted podcast.
She was awarded runner-up out of over 2,000 submissions for the SCREENCRAFT Horror/Thriller competition. She was also a finalist in the SCREENCRAFT pilot competition out of over 1,700 submissions. That same pilot garnered a nomination for the 2017 WriteHer List. She is TV consultant and has worked as part of think tank for E! Entertainment, as well as a TV and feature script editor and consultant.
Rates & Reasons
The Peyton Press script consultation rates are per page instead of hourly.
The reasons are simple: transparency and fairness.
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Clients should never be wondering if the time spent on a consultation was accurate. The Peyton Press eliminates that entirely. Please inquire and let us know your page count, then we'll send you a quote upfront. If you'd like help breaking a story or developing an idea, we'll propose an hourly package.
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GHOSTWRITING/CO-WRITING
After hearing about your project, you'll receive a proposal with package options and rates.
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