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Screenwriting Unchained by Emmanuel Oberg
Screenwriting Unchained: Reclaim Your Creative Freedom and Master Story Structure with the Story-Type Method® By Emmanuel Oberg*by Beverly Nault According to Emmanuel Oberg, his Story-Type Method (Method) is more flexible than the three-act Structure. Based on...
read moreLiving With Rejection
Living With Rejection By Bob Saenz When new screenwriters are in their honeymoon period, that time when all is unicorns and rainbows and they’re sure their first script in its first draft is going to bought by their choice of studio, the specter of rejection is the...
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Diary of a Lost Scribe – Here’s to You – the Unsung Heroes
DIARY OF A LOST SCRIBE Here’s to You – the Unsung Heroes by Carlo Dall’Olmo - President and Board Member of PSA “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The...
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Tools of the Trade: Each Script You Write Once and Rewrite Many Times Over
Each script you write once and rewrite many times over….. by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association What? You only write it once? Isn’t it all just writing? Mr. Towne, would you like to explain the difference? Robert Towne,...
read moreAn Inconvenient Screenwriting Truth
An Inconvenient Screenwriting Truth by Bill True - Writer and Dept. Chair & Head of Dramatic Writing at the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre There’s a writer pal of mine. They get pretty good ratings on services like Coverfly, and they’ve placed in the semifinals...
read moreConflict
Conflict -Universal Story Conflicts- by T Severe, Ph.D., Screenwriter/filmmaker In your study of literature, you likely have come across a discussion of universal story conflicts. Compelling stories rely on some underlying conflict. This is true for screenplays in...
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Events
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Testimonials
PSA has some of the happiest attendees in the Valley. Could it be because we bring out top notch talent from Hollywood or could it be because we offer so many events for our members? Whatever the reason, PSA is the organization you want to be a part of.