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'm open to an array of projects as long as the writer is passionate and has put the work in.
Monica Violet Joy is an award-winning creator, writer, director and producer in the animation industry. She is the creator of the upcoming hit, SKATEBIRDS, developed with the legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk, Head Writer, Executive Producer, and Creator of the series, THE LAUGHING DRAGON, Creator and Head Writer of Magna-Tiles' upcoming independent IP, and Co-Creator and Writer for Build-A-Bear's upcoming series, KABU. She was Consulting Producer on the Netflix’s hit, GO DOG GO! She has worked as a Writer on the acclaimed BUBBLES AND FRIENDS. and Writer as well as Co-Creator of FUTURE CHICKEN at Wind Sun Sky Entertainment.
She also was Senior Producer and Executive in charge of a little show called COCOMELON, receiving accolades for growing the series to over 150 million subscribers in two years, helping to sell the property for $3 billion. Monica has worked as a writer, in development and production for popular series such as: BLUES CLUES, BUBBLE GUPPIES, KAMP KORALl, SPONGEBOB, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, TEAM UMIZOOMI, WALLYKAZAM, and on popular films such as: NIMONA, FERDINAND, SPIES IN DISGUISE, ICE AGE V, and THE PEANUTS MOVIE. Her independent animated films (including 2x animated shorts based on her IP, PEGASUS TALES) have received accolades in over 50 festivals around the world. In 2023, For her contributions to the industry and activism for women’s equality, Monica was a finalist for a Women of Inspiration Award, nominated by the Universal Women's Network™.
She has been a mentor for students and young professionals globally for over a decade, often partnering with Women in Animation to empower and provide guidance to any girl who dares to dream big. Monica somehow finds time to run her own independent studio, Monica Violet Joy Productions, only hiring women alongside nonbinary and other gender nonconforming groups. In the academia world, Monica has lectured for a variety of higher education institutions such as: New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Florida, Montclair State University, the University of East Anglia and the School of Visual Arts.
She current runs her own development and creative studio, Monica Violet Joy Productions - providing an exceptional high level of work to clients from Apple to Zynga (specializing in film, tv, digital, publishing, marketing, and the arts).
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.