How you approach the prep work of outlining your script—whether for your first draft or your 10th—can make all the difference when you sit down to face the blinking cursor. No matter how detailed or macro, all outlines must contain the standard structural integrity and character arcs for your particular format and genre. Submit your outline (10 page max) and the executive will conduct a 30-minute notes call to give you and your story ground-level guidance. You'll discuss how to refine set up of the structure, pacing, theme, and character development for your script.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
Concept is king. Tell me the character arcs and why you are the right writer to provide the authenticity for the project and don't get bogged down with plot details.
Low budget features that can be shot in Washington state, true life stories, faith inspired/adjacent, social impact projects, LGBTQIA+, any low budget genre, projects with partial funding, projects that can be shot in Japan, Germany, or AAPI stories.
Sports, Westerns, Lifetime, all TV, Hallmark, War, drama not based on IP.
Roy Hsu is a screenwriter, producer, director, and actor in Seattle. He began his journey in NYC, where he held senior ad roles—designing TheRupaulDoll.com, working with a then-unknown Jason Wu, and founding the digital arm of a top healthcare agency. After so much medical research, Google now thinks he’s a postmenopausal man with erectile dysfunction and every orphan disease known to science. If you’ve ever seen a banner ad that made you lose your will to live, Roy may have been behind it. After moving to Seattle, Roy founded his own investment advisory firm and mentors startups—because yes, he’s Asian and good at math. That said, he spars with those who insist he stop offending himself with stereotypes.
Roy’s upbringing? Just as random—raised in Kansas and Pennsylvania as a gay kid in a Chinese Southern Baptist family, an artist surrounded by scientists—while quietly battling undiagnosed dyslexia and ADHD. Ironically, concentrating on staying still can trigger his narcolepsy. Who knew paying attention could be so exhausting? He’s trekked through seven rainforests and once went dog sledding with a dog that had a bathroom emergency on Angelina Jolie during the filming of TOMB RAIDER. Roy uses his diverse experiences to write stories about characters who struggle with identity, belonging, and self-acceptance who ultimately defy societal expectations—sometimes inspired by his crazy family, who are not allowed to read his scripts.
He’s in pre-production on his directorial debut, CHEAP AF, starring Arden Cho and Margaret Cho, with two more features in development. As a producer, his credits include TENDER, and he’s executive producer on BRUNO PENGUIN AND THE STATEN ISLAND PRINCESS and HANKY PANKY, with more projects on the way.
After registering, you will receive instructions on how to submit your material in your order confirmation email. After submitting your material, please allow 3-4 weeks to receive proposed times for scheduling your call with the exec.
**Please note script outlines are limited to 10 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for a script outline exceeding 10 pages.
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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 by Roadmap, 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.