SCRIPT & STORY CONSULTING

You can hire me to work with you and your team to develop a scripted project to its fullest potential.

  • Is plotting your story giving you a headache?​

  • Are you trying to structure the narrative of your series?

  • Does the dialogue need another pass?

  • Perhaps the script needs 20 minutes cut from somewhere?

  • Or maybe you're this close to throwing your laptop out the window and giving up writing forever?

I can provide you with professional, detailed feedback on your script or series - fiction and non-fiction - tailored to suit your requirements. I like to solve problems as efficiently and effectively as possible, to ensure smooth sailing for your show - and an untroubled night's sleep for you!

I have been the script consultant on many podcast serials for Audible, as well as productions for BBC Studios, Hat Trick, HTM Television, and ITN. On the indie side, projects include the podcast ‘Unseen’ by the team behind the hit series Wolf 359, and the YouTube series ‘Murder for Dummies’ by multi-award-winning sketch group Casual Violence.
“His notes are first-rate and bang on the money. If you need expert help with a script, then I have three words for you: David K. Barnes”
— Simon Nicholls, BBC comedy producer
“​He reads with penetrating insight and writes incisive, concise, and clear reports that have proven invaluable in pinpointing a script’s strengths and weaknesses”
— Chris Foxon, Papatango Theatre
“He edited and gave me essential advice on every script for THE MISSED. I’ve learned a lot about story & structure in audio dramas from our time working together”
— Sami Shah, comedian & writer

If you’d like to hire me at any stage of your production process, then get in touch with details of your project, the help you require, and your script development budget. Rates are negotiable.