Writer
As a screenwriter and/or author, I can be hired as a writer, co-writer or ghostwriter; a script doctor, story or project analyst, a writing coach or mentor.
I love to help people get their stories out of their imaginations or life memories and on to the page or up on a screen.
I’d love to help YOU develop your story, elevate your writing, pitching and marketing skills to share your vision and get your project made.
On select projects, I can also be brought on board (given it’s a win-win-win) to potentially attach as a director and/or producer.
Everything Begins With You
With almost 25 years experience in the entertainment industry, I have earned a deep understanding of what it takes to tell a story well and get projects produced. I can parlay that knowledge to help you navigate the landscape to make critical connections to achieve your goals (and sometimes even dreams).
More than that, I’m a passionate and supportive mentor. I’m committed to helping you reach your full potential as a writer (or any kind of artist or craftsman). My honest, insightful but tactful feedback creates a safe, supportive environment for writers to truly up their game.
Everything begins with YOU
THE WORLD NEEDS your ideas, your stories, your points of view and perspectives, your insights and epiphanies, your discipline, your execution, your craft and your artistry.
If you’re serious about improving your writing skills and stories, I’d love to support you as a story or project analyst, writing coach, mentor – or even writing or project partner. Let’s discuss what would BEST SERVE YOU NOW.
Creative & Marketing Analysis
Got a feature screenplay, an original pilot, a writer’s bible, a novel, a non-fiction manuscript, TV Format, musical, play or spec script that you need help with? I do creative and marketing analyses of intellectual properties to help you identify your project’s strengths and weaknesses, identify its likely position in the marketplace and offer suggestions on how to raise the bar on its professionalism and improve its marketability without sacrificing its integrity.
Heather's Books
How to Work the Film & TV Markets takes independent filmmakers, television and digital content creators on a virtual tour of the entertainment industry’s trade shows ― the circulatory system of the entire global media landscape. This book highlights the most significant annual events around the world, details a dossier of all the players that frequent them and examines all the elements that drive the market value and profitability of entertainment properties. In-the-trenches insights from our modern, real-world marketplace are contextualized into immediately implementable practical advice. Make the most of your finite investments of funds, time and creative energy to optimize your odds for success within the mainstream, business-to-business circuit but learn how to select, apply and scale prudent, proven principles to drive your own Do-It-Yourself/Direct-to-the-Consuming-Crowd fundraising, distribution and promotional success.
Heather Hale demystifies these markets, making them less intimidating, less confusing and less overwhelming. She shows you how to navigate these events, making them far more accessible, productive ― and fun!
Pitching is an art form that brings together content and communication channels. Regardless of What you’re pitching . . . Where, When and to Whom . . . the principles are universal. It’s How you pitch that matters ― and there are countless strategies that combine elements in different combinations. This book details all of them, their construction and applications, in a fun and interactive way that inspires readers to create memorable and saleable pitches in order to get their projects made.
If you ever wanted a step-by-step instruction manual on how to successfully develop, market, and pitch your film & TV projects, purchase Story Selling. Heather Hale created an easy-to-read resource, with a focus on the business materials needed when pitching your projects.
There is so much practical knowledge in the book. I have a deeper understanding of the necessity of development, marketing, and pitching your film & TV projects – and how to do this for my projects. This book gives you lots of insights and frameworks for the true independent filmmakers out there. I have already recommended this book to other filmmaker friends. It is a great resource, in addition, purchase How to Work the Film & TV Markets: A Guide for Content Creators.