Coverage Notes

Coverage notes are the analytical core of a coverage report: the reader's assessment of the script across craft dimensions — premise, structure, character, dialogue, pacing, marketability — that justifies the verdict. The synopsis proves the reader read it; the notes are what a writer can actually use.

Using notes well is a skill. The discipline: separate diagnosis from prescription. A reader saying "act two drags; consider a subplot for the sister" has given you one reliable diagnosis (act two drags — readers are rarely wrong about where they got bored) and one unreliable prescription (their subplot idea is a stranger's first guess). Take the diagnosis seriously; treat the prescription as optional. When multiple reads flag the same place, the problem is real even when every suggested fix differs.

The failure mode is note-chasing: rewriting to satisfy each note literally, draft after draft, until the script is a committee artifact with no spine. Strong writers convert notes into their own solutions that preserve the script's intent.

Our scorecard pairs its structure, market viability, and budget realism scores with notes that name the biggest gaps precisely to support this: you see where the weakness is and how far from ready it is, then close the gap your way — and resubmit for a second read.