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David Cornue

Author · Writing Coach · Screenwriter · Composer · Entrepreneur

I tell stories — for the screen, on the page, in a score — and help other writers tell their stories.

About

I find the story first.

Every script, every score, every page starts the same way for me — with the story, before anything else. Get that right, and the form takes care of itself.

I created and wrote ABC's Triage, executive produced Coach with Bill Belichick for ESPN+, and I'm adapting Stephen King's Insomnia with Rideback. I wrote, produced, and scored Unspeakable, which won Best Pilot at SXSW. Through my production company, New Core Productions, I've made three indie features, including #Lucky Number with Tom Pelphrey and Method Man.

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer chose me for the first class of Imagine Impact, which inspired me to start a script development service for other writers. After years of private coaching and dozens of ten-week courses, I distilled what I teach into a book, Stop Writing! (releasing September 2026), and launched Every Story to help every artist get their story into the world.

From the writers I work with

Working with David flat out changed me.
Jill Bartlett"The Inspectors" (CBS)

Let's make something.

For coaching, collaboration, or a conversation about any of it, the door is open.

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