“Nina gave useful feedback on my beat sheet and clearly knows a lot of great and valuable information on TV writing. She was also often funny.”
“Nina is very compassionate, kind, empathetic, and thoughtful. Being a working writer, she comes with experience and insight that is very beneficial. She is very approachable and pays attention to each student as they share their ideas.”
“She was amazing at keeping things positive and providing great feedback. She always made sure we were comfortable with feedback and notes.”
“Nina knows how to get to the heart of a concept and makes great suggestions to elevate it, without ego. She knows the writer might take a different approach. Also, she has been incredibly open with her own experiences. She's very encouraging.”
“BRILLIANT! Nina is best ever at breaking things down and communicating it to you effectively. I learned more from her than I have from all the other projects I've done.”
“Both John & Nina were so great at sharing their own real world experiences and being open and honest about the entire experience of making a great pitch & pitch deck and what it is like to be in the room. I learned so much about how to improve and move forward with my project. They give great insight, suggestions, and ideas. I'd love to learn more from them in the future.”
“Nina has an amazing ability to get you out of your head and your story onto a complete beat sheet in 5 weeks! She knew where the cracks and weaknesses were, and gave smart coaching on how to fix them. She's just awesome!”
“They clearly broke down the basic elements of what are needed in a pitch deck, then modeled what it would be like to present one. John and Nina also listened thoughtfully to all pitches/decks presented and offered excellent feedback and suggestions in a very positive and encouraging manner.”
“She is exceptional at honing in on elements of your story that need addressing. I didn’t agree with her suggestions all the time but absolutely agreed and appreciated the element itself being pointed out.”
“The whole experience was wonderful: the material they so generously gave us before and during class, the opportunity to pitch to them, and their feedback - it was all invaluable.”
“She helped me figure out what questions I needed to answer to make the show work and how to be able to do that on my own if I hit speed bumps along the way.”
“John & Nina provided a lot of great input on my pilot that will help me immensely. They were direct while also being kind.”
“Nina is awesome! She taught us how to write a pilot from beat sheet to outline to script. It was an amazing process. I feel I had tremendous growth in this class. I am extremely grateful for Nina, her teaching style, and Writing Pad. ”
“Nina was highly supportive and taught us the important keys to success. She gave us clear strategies to dig deep and fix the issues in our scripts at the beat sheet level. Her class norms created a welcoming environment and she encouraged us to support each other in constructive ways. I have already recommended this class to friends and will continue to do so.”
