You have the screenplay.Now you need the book.
Your feature or pilot, adapted into published source material by a working novelist.
A screenplay is a document. A novel is an asset.
Are you an author? Already have your book written and looking to pitch it to Hollywood?
Jump to Pitching Options →The writing was never the problem
A finished screenplay is a promise. Buyers want something that already exists.
Producers are not short on scripts. What moves a project is a property with a footprint: a registered work, a readership, a title already living in the world. You need the source material.
Your novel arrives in four drops
“I kept watching strong scripts die in a stack, not because the writing was weak but because there was nothing underneath them. So I built Chapter Frame™ for producers and filmmakers who need the source material their project has been missing. Your book comes in four drops, each one a complete piece of work with a set window for you to read it and send notes. You always know what’s coming and when.”
Development
The script becomes a book plan: interiority, backstory, and the chapters the screen never had room for.
First Draft
The whole book, written. It lands complete, with a set window to read it and mark it up.
Rewrite Pass
Your notes go in and the story tightens: structure, pacing, and the places it hasn’t landed yet.
Polish Pass
Line by line to a finished, publish-ready manuscript.
Schedule shown is the nine-month novel calendar. Novellas and short stories run the same four drops on a shorter one.
Adaptation, not reinvention
Written To Your Canon
Your characters, your world, your tone. The novel opens the script up. It doesn’t rewrite it.
One Rewrite, One Polish
Every engagement includes a full rewrite pass and a full polish pass on your notes. No hourly creep, no surprise invoices.
A Delivery Date
Every drop has a delivery date and a read window, set before we begin. You know the finish date on day one.
A novel isn’t a companion piece. It’s the asset.
A screenplay circulates. A published novel is fixed, dated, registered, and for sale. That difference shows up in every room you walk into.
Chain of Title
A published work is timestamped, registered, and defensible.
A Package With Weight
Source material, readers, and reviews before a buyer opens the script.
Proof of Originality
If the material surfaces somewhere else, the book proves it was yours first.
A Second Revenue Line
The book earns while the project sits in development, and keeps earning after it moves.
For a studio or producer, source material lowers risk. For a filmmaker, it protects the work. Whether the project is about to go out or has already gone out and stalled, the book is the piece that changes the conversation.
Flat fee. Fixed calendar.
Three formats, one process. Choose by the length the project needs and how fast you need it in hand.
- Up to 10,000 words
- 3 months start to finished manuscript
- 1 rewrite pass, 1 polish pass
A fast, publishable piece of the world. Good for a festival companion, an anthology placement, or getting the property on the record before the script goes out.
- Up to 25,000 words
- 6 months start to finished manuscript
- 1 rewrite pass, 1 polish pass
Room for the full arc without the runway of a novel. The strongest option for a pilot, a contained thriller, or a feature that lives on momentum.
- Up to 60,000 words
- 9 months start to finished manuscript
- 1 rewrite pass, 1 polish pass
Your feature or pilot as a complete novel: the interiority, the backstory, and the world the screen never had room to show. The version a publisher can acquire and a buyer can point to.
Bring me in as a partner instead of a line item and the number moves. Tell me what the project can carry and we’ll build the deal around it.
The pages hold up
Novelists, memoirists, and first-time authors on what it’s like to have their story written.
“Working with Jaimie is the best decision I made when it came to finalizing my chapters. She helped me round out my vision and made the text come alive with her attention to detail. She’s the easiest person to talk to, and great in her feedback. I loved my novel, but after Jaimie, I love it even more.”
“Working with Jaimie Engle has been a wonderful experience. She has an incredible eye for detail and a natural instinct for what makes a story truly shine. Her feedback is thoughtful, insightful, and always focused on bringing out the best in your work. If you want someone who can elevate your writing, Jaimie is an excellent choice.”
“I had zero writing experience. Jaimie walked me through every step and provided professional editing and guidance. Now my first foray is a Silver Medal winner for Sci-Fi and 1st Runner Up for Unpublished Book of the Year at the Royal Palm Literary Awards. Now I’m an award-winning author!”
“I worked on my book for many years, shelving it to care for ill relatives. I was starting to think I’d never get it done. I feel so blessed to be introduced to Jaimie and Chapter Frame™. You’ve blessed my life by helping me finish my book. I recommend you to anyone looking for help with their stories.”
You have the book. Pitch it to Hollywood.
If your book already exists — traditionally published, indie, or a finished manuscript — the next step is a pitch book: the industry-standard document producers, studios, and agents actually read.
A pitch book translates your novel into film language: logline, synopsis, tone, comps, audience, and the commercial case. Eight to thirteen pages that show a producer what your book is as a film — in the format they already know how to read. Three ways to build one, from a $48 template you fill in yourself to a white-glove experience where Jaimie pitches it directly into her producer network.
- Eleven fillable pitch-book templates
- Industry-standard formatting, ready to fill in
- Instant download
The templates on their own — no course, no bonus, no pitching. Download and build the pitch book yourself.
- Complete self-paced course — ten modules
- All eleven templates included
- BONUS: Series Pitch Bible ($497 value)
- Stage32 pitch video
- Lifetime access
The complete framework, self-paced. Every module, every template, everything you need to build a producer-ready pitch book yourself.
- Everything in the Method
- Direct work with Jaimie or Steve
- 1-hour practice pitch session
- Pitched into Jaimie’s network
- 6-month access to reach out
The only path that includes pitching. Jaimie builds it with you and takes it directly into her producer network.
Pitching is only offered through the White-Glove Experience — where Jaimie builds the pitch book with you and takes it directly to producers at Netflix, DreamWorks, Tubi, UpTV, Hallmark, Paramount, Universal, A24, Apple, Skydance, and more. The Template and the Method are self-serve: you build the pitch book yourself.
Before we begin
We have a finished script. What do you need from us?
The script, any bible, treatment, or notes that exist, and a few hours of your time during Development. From there the writing is on me, and you see the work in four complete drops.
Who is credited on the book?
Credit, byline, and participation are set in the agreement before a word gets written. Every project is different, and that conversation is what the call is for.
What happens to our rights?
The novel is a separate work from the screenplay. How the two sit together, who controls what, and how the adaptation feeds back into the film rights all get spelled out in writing and reviewed by your counsel. Nothing moves without your signature.
How long does it take?
Nine months for a novel, six for a novella, three for a short story up to 10,000 words. Every drop has a delivery date and a read window set before we start, so the finish date is on the calendar from day one.
Are the fees really negotiable?
Yes. The flat fees are the straight cash version. If you’d rather move a smaller number up front and share backend or rights participation instead, bring me the structure and we’ll build the deal around what the project can carry.
I already have a book. Can you help me pitch it?
Yes. The Chapter Frame™ pitching options above walk you through it, from a $48 template to the White-Glove Experience where I take your pitch directly into my producer network at Netflix, DreamWorks, Tubi, UpTV, Hallmark, Paramount, Universal, A24, Apple, Skydance, and more. Pitching is offered at my discretion and is never a guarantee of a sale.
You have the script. Let’s build the thing underneath it.
Scripts get passed on. Books get bought.
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Jaimie has been so great to work with. Together, we did the “Done With You Pitch.” She has extensive knowledge and connections and her enthusiasm for my work shines through the pitch. I know having your novel turned into film is a dream for many authors and, although there are no guarantees, Jaimie helps make it a tangible possibility.
Jaimie was an absolute pleasure to work with! She is incredibly talented, thoughtful, and has a fantastic instinct for story. Most importantly, she helped strengthen my script while staying true to its emotional core. Beyond that, she was always accessible, responsive, and happy to answer questions throughout the process. She made the entire experience enjoyable and collaborative, and I always felt like she was just as invested in making the story the best it could be as I was.
I would absolutely recommend Jaimie to anyone looking for a talented script consultant, and I hope to work with her again on future projects!