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 want to care about the characters. I'm a character driven person when it comes to stories. Followed by satisfying emotional journeys.
This is a visual medium. Give me all the pretty beautiful, ugly bright black and white technicolor GLORY that makes cinema cinema. It needs to be on the page.
Most of my professional career has been in the Kids & Family space. I love that demo for any platform. However, I've also spent years in adult features and love a really good TV series.
Favorite kinds of titles to read:
To All The Boys I Loved Before (YA)
Something In The Rain (grounded Korean Drama)
The Expanse (epic sci-fi)
Sinners (imaginative, bold features. I don't like gore, so I didn't select Horror)
Indiana Jones (epic adventure)
Chronicle (I read it when it was being shopped around and I legit read it for pleasure sometimes.)
Kevin Can F*** Himself (genre-bending TV)
Things specifically geared towards an African American audience of ANY genre that isn't purely gore
I do not like gore. Anything in the vein of SAW or is about chopping people up, isn't for me. I don't always "get" slapstick humor for adults, which most buddy comedies are. I also am picky when it comes to Rom Coms. GROUNDED romance is my JAM.
I don't like anime. I get bored of European history. I no longer care. It has to be something particularly amazing or cinematically groundbreaking (example: NO to Dunkirk or Oppenheimer. YES to 1917 [one shot film]).
I would prefer not to read anything that is based upon Nickelodeon characters, it gets into weird territory given my position.
Niki Williams is a powerhouse creative executive, storyteller, and brand strategist with over a decade of experience shaping animated and live-action content. As the Founder of IndigoInk, she leads innovative storytelling across film, digital media, and immersive workshops.
Niki Williams is a television executive with two decades of experience in the entertainment industry. In her most recent role, she was the Executive in Charge for the iconic reboot of the character Face called Face’s Music Party. She oversaw beloved properties like PAW PATROL, SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS, and BOSSY BEAR, guiding their creative direction and cross-platform expansion.
She has produced dynamic branded content, launched large-scale events, and spearheaded strategic partnerships across entertainment, tech, and social impact.
As a USC School of Cinema & TV Production alum, Niki began her career at DreamWorks SKG where she worked alongside brilliant filmmakers such as Debbie Allen amongst others. From there, she landed at Nickelodeon Movies, where she worked on such films as SPONGEBOB, CHARLOTTE'S WEB, and LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. She had the time of her life working alongside Jared Hess and Jack Black on the cult favorite NACHO LIBRE before continuing her work with Julia Pistor at Pistor Productions where she oversaw the development of film and TV projects with Walden Media, HIT, Andre 3000, Mattel, and will.i.am. Later, she went over to DreamWorks Animation’s THE BOSS BABY before moving to NYC where she currently resides.
Whether developing high-impact campaigns, mentoring emerging
talent, or driving the future of storytelling, Niki brings a bold,
visionary approach to every project she touches. However, her biggest achievement has been living in a domestic partnership with her wise 85-year-old gray and white tuxedo cat who likes to sing, lecture, and watch spiders.
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.
Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your registration for a refund or Roadmap gift card if you have not yet submitted your material for review. However, once your material has been received, your registration cannot be canceled. Having revised material or a desire to retroactively apply a discount or gift card code are not grounds for cancellation, refunds, or gift card credit. Once your material has been submitted, the only acceptable grounds for cancellation and a refund or gift card credit is an unforeseen, ongoing emergency on the part of either the writer or the exec resulting in more than 6 weeks without any scheduling update from the exec via direct contact or Roadmap, or a sudden change in the exec's ongoing availability. In the instance of an irreconcilable scheduling issue, the writer may still receive a written feedback report from the exec. In this case, the writer is not entitled to a refund or gift card credit as the exec has read the submitted material and provided written feedback in lieu of the call.