by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jul 27, 2020 | Masterclass, Tips
Unplugging and How I Quit Smoking by J. Timothy Quirk You sit at the laptop with an internet browser open. You’ve checked social media. You’ve checked your email. You open a blank document and you’re ready to write. Before you type your first word, you remember there...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jul 27, 2020 | Masterclass, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
The Doctor will see you now….. by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association While most of us dread going to the doctor, there is one doctor that every screenwriter should see. This doctor even makes house calls. He will...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jul 27, 2020 | Masterclass, T. Severe, Tips
Write in Pictures, Not in Words: Show, Don’t Tell by T Severe, Ph.D., Screenwriter/filmmaker As screenwriters we know our number one maxim: Show, don’t tell. The craft of screenwriting is somewhat unique among literary forms in that the written word will eventually...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jun 27, 2020 | Masterclass, Tips
Writing Audio Theater is Not So Solitary by J. Timothy Quirk After initially writing the phrase “Writing is a solitary venture” as if it were a law understood and followed by all, by the time I reached the penultimate paragraph of this article, I changed my mind. Now...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jun 15, 2020 | Bill True, Masterclass, Tips
May You Live In Interesting Times by Bill True You’ve heard it before, right? What an intriguing phrase. On the surface, it sounds like a blessing. But scratch away the veneer to the irony underneath, and it’s actually a curse. As a society, we certainly find...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jun 11, 2020 | Masterclass, Tips
Contained Stories Here To Stay Or Gone Tomorrow by Jorge Gonzalez of Roadmap Writers The industry is changing. We all see it. And just like any strong third act, the stakes are higher than ever. As studios and networks figure out how to bring production back online,...
