Creative Writing • Ghostwriting • Story Development

Your Story Deserves to Be Unforgettable.

Stage • Screen • Page

Karla Monay StoryHouse helps bring powerful stories to life through plays, screenplays, books, memoirs, skits, rewrites, and creative development. You bring the vision. I help shape the experience.

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What I Offer

Creative Services

Professional writing and story support for clients who want their ideas developed with care, structure, and creative excellence.

Stage Writing

Stage plays, short plays, skits, monologues, dialogue polish, and script rewrites for theatrical projects.

Screen Writing

Screenplays, short films, scene development, treatments, outlines, and story structure for film and visual projects.

Book & Memoir Writing

Books, memoirs, nonfiction projects, ghostwriting, editing support, and development for stories meant for the page.

Starting Prices

Professional Writing, Editing & Story Development

Every story is different. These starting prices give you a clear place to begin. Final pricing is based on project length, complexity, research, interviews, turnaround time, and scope.

Short Skit

$250+

Short comedic, dramatic, or promotional skits.
40% deposit: $100+

Extended Skit / Short Script

$500+

Expanded scripted content and scene development.
40% deposit: $200+

Short Stage Play

$750+

Short-form theatrical writing and development.
40% deposit: $300+

One-Act Play

$1,500+

One-act theatrical script development.
40% deposit: $600+

Full-Length Stage Play

$3,000+

Full theatrical scripts and story development.
40% deposit: $1,200+

Short Film Screenplay

$1,500+

Short-film screenplay writing and development.
40% deposit: $600+

Feature Film Screenplay

$4,000+

Feature-length screenplay writing and development.
40% deposit: $1,600+

TV / Series Pilot

$2,500+

Pilot development for television or episodic concepts.
40% deposit: $1,000+

Book Ghostwriting

$6,000+

Long-form book and nonfiction ghostwriting.
40% deposit: $2,400+

Memoir / Life Story

$7,500+

Life-story development, interviews, structure, and writing.
40% deposit: $3,000+

Book Proposal / Story Treatment

$750+

Professional proposal, concept, or story treatment.
40% deposit: $300+

Script Treatment / Concept Development

$500+

Story concept, treatment, and structural development.
40% deposit: $200+

Creative / Story Consultation

$100/hr

Creative guidance and story strategy.
Paid in full before session.

Script / Manuscript Consultation

$125/hr

Professional feedback and development guidance.
Paid in full before session.

Developmental Editing

$85/hr

Structure, clarity, pacing, content, and developmental support.
Paid in advance for hourly work.

Proofreading / Light Copyediting

$60/hr

Grammar, consistency, readability, and light copyediting.
Paid in advance for hourly work.

Script Rewrite / Polish

$100/hr

Dialogue, scene, pacing, and script-polish support.
Paid in advance for hourly work.

Intensive Story Development

$125/hr

Deep story restructuring and creative development.
Paid in full before session.

2-Hour Story Development Session

$225

Focused two-hour development session.
$225 paid in full before session.

Discovery Call

Complimentary

20-minute introductory call to discuss your project and determine next steps.

Project Deposit & Payment Policy

A 40% non-refundable deposit is required before project work begins. For flat-fee projects, the remaining balance is generally divided into 30% at the agreed project midpoint and 30% before final completed files are released. Hourly consultations, editing sessions, and short sessions are paid in full in advance.

Starting prices may increase based on length, research, interviews, complexity, turnaround time, revisions, and overall scope. A written quote and project scope will be provided before work begins. Flat-fee writing projects generally include up to two reasonable revision rounds; additional revisions or work outside the agreed scope may be billed at $100/hour.

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About Karla

Writer. Creative Developer. Story Builder.

I am Karla Monay, a writer, producer, and community-centered storyteller who believes stories can inspire, heal, entertain, and transform. Some clients come with a full vision. Others come with a calling, an experience, or an unfinished idea. My role is to help shape that into a compelling script, play, screenplay, or book with voice, structure, and emotional impact.

“Everyone has a story. Let’s make yours unforgettable.”

I can work with NDAs, service agreements, milestone payments, and clear revision terms so clients feel protected and understood from the very beginning.

Let's Work Together

Ready to bring your story to life?

Reach out for pricing, consultations, and project discussions for your play, screenplay, book, memoir, or custom creative writing project.

Phone
773-347-8373

Email
karlamonaystoryhouse@gmail.com

Business Name
Karla Monay StoryHouse Creative Studio