For over a decade, Laura has worked as a story coach and script consultant on film and television projects in addition to consulting on fiction manuscripts; she’s also taught screenwriting and story development at the graduate and undergraduate levels. She has a passion for all aspects of the craft of storytelling and a flexible, insightful, and intuitive approach to applying this understanding to others’ work. Beyond helping to identify a story’s underlying structure and meaning, she has discovered techniques to help you find your way to the heart of your story and to re-align with that sometimes elusive source of flow.

If you would like her to consult on your project, to help you get “unstuck,” or to generate a plan to get you to the finish line, please use the contact form to reach out about rates and availability. 

“Laura is a story wizard, full stop. She's guided me through every stage of screenwriting, from the vulnerable baby idea stage, to the first draft outline, to the 16th what-the-hell-is-happening-draft stage, and is gifted at it all. Not only does Laura intuitively understand structure, theme, and meaning, but she's able to push your work (in a gentle, supportive way!) to the next level, meaning — she's somehow able (see: wizard) to get to the heart of your story, understand your particular voice as an artist, and encourages you to do the hard work to get there, because it's always worth it. I can honestly say there's no one I'd rather go to for story help, ever. In fact, I already regret writing this because now you'll know my secret!!!” — Carlyn Hudson, writer/director

“There is almost no one I trust more with the plots of my novels than the screenwriter and director Laura Davis. A brilliant reader, writer, and thinker, Davis has an intuitive, unerring grasp of story, and an encyclopedic range of filmic and literary references at her disposal. She will bring your work to the next level.” — Karan Mahajan, novelist