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Tools of the Trade: So you want to be a screenwriter?
So you want to be a screenwriter? by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association What a great opening line. As writers and their audiences know, a great opening line is a necessary component to a great story, whether it be a...
read more3 Ways To Give Your Characters Unique Voices
3 Ways To Give Your Characters Unique Voices by Joe Gruberman The key to rich dialog is deep characters. Characters don’t need to be complicated or even flawed, but they do need to speak with their own voices. This could be the mean, gravelly bark of...
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Roadblocks and the Journey to Keep Writing
Roadblocks and the Journey to Keep Writing By Carlo Dallolmo Ernest Hemingway once said, “you shouldn’t write if you can’t write.” There is a bit of irony in that statement, not the least of which is that as writers, we spend most of our waking hours convincing...
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To Be Quite Joe: Writing what you don’t know
Writing what you don’t know By Joe Quirk When writing a script the old adage of “writing what you know” is a good rule of thumb but on occasion there is an advantage to breaking the rules. I write and produce The Barnaby Druthers series audio theater...
read moreTools of the Trade: Pssst…Can I tell you a secret?
Pssst…Can I tell you a secret?by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association Steven Pressfield opens his life-changing book titled “The War of Art” with a secret every writer/artist should know: “It’s not the writing part that’s...
read moreFinding Your Unique Screenwriting Voice
Finding Your Unique Screenwriting Voice By Bob Saenz If you are starting from scratch and know nothing about screenwriting, and even if you’re not, you need to find scripts online and read them. As many as you can. Read scripts from your favorite films. See what they...
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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.