Getting notes on your script can be difficult, especially if you're a new writer with no contacts or no access to an industry networking setting.
In LA or at a film festival, you might pitch your logline and get an automatic, "Send it to me." (And you'd better heckin' send it.) The person might read it, or you might never hear from them again. C'est la vie.
Or you can hope someone in your network has time to read your 110-page horror screenplay. If you have that, great, but you have to actually know some people first so you can ask them. And then maybe you do a rewrite, and you don't want to bug the same readers again. Who do you go to?
If you don't have friends or industry contacts, you might resort to broadcasting your logline on X or Reddit and accepting any offers to read from strangers on the internet. I've done that and made friends that way. But sometimes the feedback is... let's say, not exactly what you're looking for.
Enter StoryPeer, an online platform meant to bridge that gap. It's made for screenwriters by a screenwriter, so it's a little more niche than social media. You have to sign up, not everyone can see your logline, and you can request specific readers.
Puttering around YouTube today, I found this video from a fellow screenwriter talking about the platform.
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How Does StoryPeer Work?
When I signed up for the platform, I was automatically given seven tokens and taken to a dashboard where a handful of scripts were ready to be claimed, and I could upload my own.
The service runs on those tokens, which are a kind of virtual currency. You can't buy them, you only earn them. When you submit a script, you decide how many tokens to offer readers who provide feedback.
You can offer more tokens to make your script more attractive, or as a kind of "tip" for a read on a super-long project.
If you have a tight, 85-page script, you might get away with offering less.
Once a reader claims your screenplay, they have five days to deliver feedback and earn the tokens.
Wait, Isn't This Like CoverflyX?
This might sound familiar. StoryPeer operates similarly to CoverflyX, the peer feedback platform that shut down in August 2025 along with its parent company Coverfly. CoverflyX used the same token-bidding system with a five-day deadline and required readers to provide 300 words on strengths and 300 words on weaknesses.
The closure of Coverfly and its sister sites (WeScreenplay, ScreenCraft, The Script Lab, and The Tracking Board) followed corporate consolidation that made the overlapping platforms unsustainable, per IndieWire.
It left a pretty big hole in the online screenwriting community. StoryPeer arrives as a new resource to fill that gap, though with some differences.
While CoverflyX existed within a larger ecosystem of paid services and industry networking, StoryPeer is a nonprofit platform. According to its Terms of Service, the site operates as "an independent non-commercial community-driven screenwriter feedback platform."
How Do You Give Feedback?
The platform keeps everything anonymous. Writers evaluate your script without knowing who you are, so nobody claims scripts based on personal connections or professional clout. (So work on those loglines.)
The system also keeps feedback private between writer and reader. No one else can see the notes you received, preventing groupthink in which later readers just echo what earlier ones said.
So how do you network if nobody knows who anyone is?
When submitting your script, you can indicate you're open to networking. After providing feedback, readers see this and can choose to share their contact information. If the exchange went well, you've made a new writing connection. If not, nobody's feelings get hurt.
The token system creates accountability. When you run out of tokens, you can't submit new scripts until you earn more by reading others' work. The deadlines (and penalties for missing them) mean you aren't waiting ages and can keep plugging away on your writing.
Writers rate the overall quality of the feedback they receive on a scale of one to five, and these ratings are used to calculate each reader's reputation score. This score remains private but feeds into a reputation-matching system that pairs quality reviewers.
When submitting a script, writers can enable that reputation matching, which allows only readers within one point of their reputation to claim the work. So consistently thoughtful readers are matched with other serious writers, while newer or lower-rated readers work with their peers until they improve.
Professional writers can get verified on the platform through proof of at least one TV or film writing credit. They can coordinate verification through the r/Screenwriting moderators on Reddit if they're already verified there, or submit identification directly to StoryPeer.
This means that working screenwriters can contribute feedback anonymously while recipients know it's coming from someone with industry experience.
You can resubmit the same script multiple times for fresh perspectives, though the platform discourages rapid-fire posting of the same project.
What About AI?
The platform strictly prohibits AI-generated feedback. StoryPeer positions itself as a human community where writers need genuine human reactions, not algorithmic analysis.
What Are the Requirements?
The technical requirements are straightforward. PDF files only, with a 1MB size limit.
You'll need to convert from Final Draft or other formats before uploading. If your file exceeds the limit, compress the PDF or reduce image quality.
What Else Should You Know?
Sometimes writers get precious and protective of their work, which I get. You're taking a few risks whenever you share your script.
For writers worried about intellectual property theft on peer feedback platforms, StoryPeer's Terms of Service include protections.
The platform states that "StoryPeer staff, volunteers, managers, associates, and any individuals affiliated with the platform will not open, read, download, or otherwise access user-submitted PDF files" except in formal disputes where writers authorize access or when required by law.
Writers retain complete ownership of their scripts, granting StoryPeer only a limited license to store and transmit files as needed to operate the service.
Industry consensus is generally that the fear of theft outweighs the actual risk. As ScreenCraft noted earlier this year, legitimate industry professionals have no real incentive to steal scripts, since they can option or purchase them for relatively little while avoiding expensive lawsuits.
If you have concerns, register your script with the WGA before you send it around.
Just know that writers who never share their work for fear of theft never improve and never get discovered.
StoryPeer's Terms of Service note that the platform "may cease operations, suspend services, or discontinue the platform at any time, with or without prior notice," which, unfortunately, is the same reality that caught CoverflyX users off guard.
Content may be automatically purged after 12 months of inactivity, and accounts with no login for 90 days may be deleted. Writers should maintain backup copies of all uploaded materials.
These aren't red flags so much as the practical realities of a nonprofit service.
How Can You Benefit?
Well, having a willing reader is huge. Does a beat come at the wrong point? Is dialogue confusing? Did you leave a plot hole? Sometimes, only someone outside your brain can catch those things.
In addition, reading other scripts develops your editorial instincts in ways that working on your own material never will. You begin to recognize structural problems and get a sense of what isn't working, and when you're forced to synthesize those feelings into feedback, you can start to see those issues in your own work.
If you have feedback for the platform, the team is very responsive on r/Screenwriting.
StoryPeer opened to all users on Dec. 10. If you check it out, let us know what you think.
