by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 29, 2020 | Masterclass, Tips
The Only Deadline that Matters By Joe Quirk If at the end of the year you find you did not complete your manuscript, you did not finish your second draft, or learn a new language or exercise at home with the same regularity you used to at the gym, if at the end of the...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 29, 2020 | Masterclass, Tips
SELLING A SCRIPT TO NETFLIX Smart T.V, Netflix, Screenwriters, Literary Endeavors by Pamela Ryan-Hick I watched the 2020 Emmy’s and wondered what all the hype about Schitt’s Creek was. Since they were winning in many categories, I had no choice but to tune...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 28, 2020 | Masterclass, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
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...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 28, 2020 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Tips
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 Eugene Pallette...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 27, 2020 | Masterclass, Tips
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...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 27, 2020 | Masterclass, Tips
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 adventures as...
