by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jan 28, 2025 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
Unnecessary Characters (The following is an excerpt from the book “Scriptcake Secrets: The Top 10 Mistakes Novice Screenwriters Make and How to Fix Them” Written By Lovinder Gill ) “The key to creating better plots rests in a deeper understanding of character.” ...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jan 28, 2025 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
It Starts with an Idea by Jessica Spring Brown and Beverly Nault This month, Jess and Bev discuss their inspiration for storylines, character arcs, or interesting situations and give some practical sites to access for the fine art of noodling. BEV: Jess, where do your...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Dec 30, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
AI and Screenwriting – do they belong together? By Beverly Nault and Jessica Brown BEV: Last time in Smashcut, Jess and I explored collaboration with other writers, and arrived at the inevitable discussion going on in every writer’s meeting, workshop, nightmares, and...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Dec 30, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
When I was growing up, it wasn’t the calendar that structured my life. It was school. August or September felt like the start of the year, May the end. School was great about providing structure in many ways. Your day, semester, and year were mapped out for you. There...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 24, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Bev and Jess’ Collaboration By Beverly Nault and Jessica Spring Brown Happy December! Happy End-of-Year fellow writers! JESS: Bev and I wanted to try something different with the PSA newsletter which we share month by month. We decided to collaborate this month...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 30, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
The Craft of Scene Writing: Beat by Beat to a Better Script, by Jim Mercurio, published 2019, 361 pages Review by Beverly Nault “The notion that a scene is a story in and of itself is not merely a clever paradigm; it is a fundamental truth about the nature of...