Crusoe is an online, educational platform designed to help writers reach their final draft.  We offer coverage services and free online resources and teaching aids.  At the heart of our operations is a diverse team of readers pulled from the best theaters, studios, agencies, and MFA programs in the country.

Everything we do aims to make our users better writers.  We pride ourselves on making our coverage jam-packed with actionable suggestions, further readings, and recommended films.  When you’re not writing, check out our free reading lists, tutorials, and videos.

Writing is a journey, and we’re here to help you along the way.

Our Guarantee

We’re serious about quality here at Crusoe.  All our coverage is written by industry professionals who are either staffed at networks or studios, repped by top-class agents, or graduates of the most prestigious MFA programs in the country.  If you’re not happy with the quality of your coverage, let us know and we’ll fix the problem immediately.

Our Readers

(And Their Favorite Characters)

JY

“Honestly, don’t you two read?”

JY is a repped writer spending her time between Los Angeles and New York.  She has written for several shows, most recently breaking from a writers room at Pixar Animation.  JY has also sold and optioned a few of her own scripts, most recently a science fiction series to Syfy.

WA

“It really tied the room together.”

WA received his MFA in film from UCLA in 2014, WA went to work for Gersh.  Since then, he has overseen development at Viewfinder Pictures, which has several TV deals with HBO, FX, and more – and has taught screenwriting at UCLA.  WA currently oversees development for a production company with a slate 14 current and upcoming projects.

IC

“Out, damn’d spot! Out I say!”

After graduating from U.C. Santa Barbara with a BA in film and media studies, IC started at NBC Universal as a page, before moving on to work on Hulu’s The Act and AMC’s The Walking Dead. Her writing as won awards at WME and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s 10-10-10 Competition.

JG

“Words, words, words.”

JG received her Masters in Playwriting from the University of Edinburgh and her bachelors from the University of Pennsylvania, where she later received a playwriting fellowship.  IC has worked in both film and theater, working at Paramount and Watson Films, as well as working as a dramaturg across theaters in Sacramento.