by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jan 29, 2023 | Bill True, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
Write Like No One’s Watching by Bill True – Writer and Dept. Chair & Head of Dramatic Writing at the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre A couple weeks ago, I typed FADE OUT on an honest-to-goodness “fuck it script.” If you’ve never heard this term, it...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Sep 29, 2022 | Bill True, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
You Don’t Need a Manager or Agent…Yet by Bill True – Writer and Dept. Chair & Head of Dramatic Writing at the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre When was asked to contribute to this month’s Smash Cut, I reached out to friends to ask what might be the most...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Dec 28, 2021 | Bill True, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
Dear Screenwriter Bill of Twenty Years Ago by Bill True – Writer and Dept. Chair & Head of Dramatic Writing at the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre As I am writing this, it is nearly twenty years since you re-engaged with writing and are having your...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 30, 2021 | Bill True, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
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...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Aug 30, 2021 | Bill True, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
You’re Never Going To Find Time To Write by Bill True – Writer and Dept. Chair & Head of Dramatic Writing at the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre It’s almost fall again, which means another crop of new screenwriters sprouting in my teaching life at the...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jun 28, 2021 | Bill True, Masterclass, Tips
A Flood of Anything Will Kill Ya by Bill True – Writer and Dept. Chair & Head of Dramatic Writing at the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre Happy birthday to Smashcut! A whole year old already! I want to shout out to Carlo Dall’Olmo for letting me be part...
