Yes! I am active Monday to Friday and aim to reply to all posts within 24 hours. I do not simply push you to use my AI tools as a replacement for me. I want to understand you and your channel, so I'm active every week day.

No. While I used to offer a 6 month option, I believe that a longer commitment increases the likelihood of seeing results - especially with scriptwriting, which can take longer to experiment with than other aspects of YouTube (titles, thumbnails, etc).

Yes, but with caveats.

I will reply to absolutely everything, which includes feedback requests on full scripts. However, I will not be able to give as detailed feedback across an entire script (detailed script reviews can take 2+ hours), and you'll find other students are less likely to provide feedback on full scripts as well.

With that said, the best way to use the community is to ask for specific feedback on particular areas of a script. Hook feedback is the most common request. You might also ask for feedback on a specific section of a script. Some students will ask for feedback on overall script structure.

There are many ways to approach this, but generally it's best to identify where your script would really benefit from focused attention by the community.

Not specifically, but some of our advice applies. We have seen some students get excellent results when applying long-form frameworks to their Shorts, but the focus of this community is on long-form.

It depends! In the past we've invited both the on-camera talent plus their scriptwriter to join under one membership. This works because they are both focused on the same scripts at the same time. However, depending on which combination of teammates you'd like to join, I might require you to buy multiple memberships. Email me at george@georgeblackman.com to enquire.

Office Hours are effectively a Q&A with me. Show up with or without a question about a script-in-progress, a new video idea, or anything YouTube related. I'll drive the conversation, but other students will contribute their feedback as well.

Group Scriptwriting is a quiet co-working session. We show up on Zoom, set a goal, and write for two hours (with a small break in the middle). If you have time, you can stick around for five minutes after the call to discuss your progress.

Yes, 99.9% of the time. There has been one occasion in the last 12 months where we have run out of time to answer a student's question on a live call.

You can expect somewhere between 4-8 students to join per call, and we take questions up-front to ensure I know roughly how long to allocate to each student. This allows us to give the floor to everybody.

We have two core calls per week: Office Hours, and Group Scriptwriting.
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Three weeks out of four, the calls are U.S.-aligned:
Office Hours: 5pm GMT / 9am PST, usually on Mondays. (1hr)
Group Scriptwriting: 4pm GMT / 8am PST, usually on Thursdays (2hr)

One week out of four, the calls are Asia-aligned:
Office Hours: 9am GMT / 5pm HKT, usually on Wednesdays. (1hr)
Group Scriptwriting: 10am GMT / 6pm HKT, usually on Wednesdays (2hr)

Europe + UK students are served well by all call times.

If joining live calls is a big factor in your decision to join, please review the above carefully.

No. The only major holiday I take off is Christmas, but in that time I will be absent for 2 weeks. I am also likely to take a total of 2 addtional weeks off during the year. I believe this is important to avoid burnout and to ensure I am capable of providing high quality feedback year-round.

That being said, you will always have warning when I am going to be absent, other community members will continue to provide feedback in the meantime, and when I return I will always check in with all posts to see if you'd still like my feedback.