by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 27, 2023 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
It’s Not About Me!by Joe Gruberman My first foray into prose writing was an intended (i.e., never written) novel called “The Monrovians”. Prior to that point, I was a songwriter and one of my songs was inspired by my time at James Monroe High School in New York City....
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Aug 27, 2023 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
Question: When is the best time (and the worst time) to start writing a Christmas script? Right after Christmas! It’s the best, because you’re most inspired, both by the season and by the dozens of Christmas movies that crowd the theaters and streaming platforms....
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Mar 26, 2023 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
There was a time when I would work on multiple writing projects — a screenplay and two or three TV scripts — all at once. When writing for Screen Wars, which played for several years on local Arizona television, I needed to pen scripts for consecutive...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 28, 2022 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
There was no shortage of “don’ts” back when we were growing up. So many choices, most of them bad. So much to remember, most of it useless. And sure enough, now that we’re adults, the “don’ts” just keep racking up. Here are ten that come to mind that I’d like to share...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Aug 29, 2022 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
The Heart of Your Screenplay By Lovinder Gill (This is an excerpt from his book Scriptcake Secrets: The Top 10 Mistakes Novice Screenwriters Make and How to Fix Them) A big mistake I see screenwriters make is to write a screenplay based on an underdeveloped idea....
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jul 30, 2022 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
This is the last of three parts. If you missed either of the first two articles, you may want to first check out Act I here and Act II here. “Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting” (by Syd Field) is the basis for this discussion of one of my favorite movies,...
