Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
I’d love to hear what it is you want audiences to come away feeling and thinking about. Also a one line ‘in a nutshell’ pitch is always really useful to grasp the essence of your show, before we delve deeper.
Anything with fantastic relationships at the core. Particularly romantic relationships - in any genre. But also familial relationships and deep friendships.
I have extensive experience working with the thriller genre and crime drama. These are always popular with buyers so am always keeping an eye out for those that feel unique in some way, perhaps Trojan horsing new ideas and themes into this well-loved, familiar format.
I love shows that really have something to say, and that want to turn the dial in some way and move the conversation forward. This doesn’t necessarily mean with issues, but maybe shedding light on the complexity of characters that society usually overlook. Or showing a mother / daughter relationship in a new way, for example. Ultimately I love scripts where I can see the writer is truly passionate about their show and am excited to talk to new writers I wouldn’t otherwise meet.
Leah joined West Road Pictures as Development Executive, having previously worked as Development Editor for Monumental Television where she nurtured projects across the development slate. Alongside this, Leah was Script Editor on MRS SIDHU INVESTIGATES for Acorn TV and Junior Script Editor on MURDER IN PROVENCE for ITV / BritBox. Prior to this, Leah worked at Magnolia Mae Films, where she was Development Associate and also served as Producer’s Assistant on THE DIG (Netflix). Most recently Leah was Script Editor for RIDLEY (ITV/PBS).
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.