Chiemerie M.

You’ve seen it happen. A video goes up, the first two days look promising, then the audience retention graph does that thing where it drops off a cliff somewhere around the two or three minute mark and never really recovers. The thumbnail was fine, the edit was clean, and the topic had real potential. What actually happened was somewhere in that second minute, the script went quiet. Nothing was accumulating, and the viewer’s reason to stay quietly evaporated before the story had a chance to land. As someone with a background in Direct response copywriting, I have been trained to see this before a viewer does. Your hook is not a clever first line. With it, you make a promise that something worth waiting for is coming, and every narrative beat from there either carries that promise forward or bleeds watch time. Whatever the niche, the psychological formula behind audience retention doesn’t change: - We start with a hook that creates genuine curiosity the viewer can’t immediately resolve - Open loops are planted early enough that closing the video feels like a loss - A story arc that builds tension deliberately rather than burning it all in the intro - A payoff that lands cleanly enough to make someone hit subscribe before they’ve processed why What is it like working with me? 1. Research happens before writing starts. Every script is built on sourced, fact-checked material from reputable references, so the final draft don't make unverifiable claims. 2. Deadlines are taken seriously. You get clear timelines at the start of the project. And If anything in the brief needs clarity, it is flagged early and not at the submission stage. 3. The script reads like a person talking, not a formatted article. Natural delivery is built in from the first draft 4. Revisions are handled fast and feedback is applied without back and forth. 5. Every deliverable is plagiarism free and formatted ready for voiceover Niches I work with: • Documentary and investigative narrative • True crime and bodycam • History and geopolitics • Finance and business • Sports and entertainment Expertise: YouTube Scriptwriter, Documentary Scriptwriter, True Crime Script Writer, Faceless YouTube Script Writer, Long-Form Scriptwriter, Story-Driven Scripts, Investigative Content Writer, Retention-Focused Scripts, Hook Writing, Open Loop Scripts, Narrative Beats, Tension Control, Pacing, Research-Based Scriptwriting, Bodycam Script Writer, Faceless Channel Writer, Video Script Writer, YouTube Automation Writer, High-Retention YouTube Scripts, Screenwriting, Copywriting, Content Writing, Creative Writing, SOP-Trained Scriptwriter