by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Mar 30, 2025 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
The annual conference put on by the Phoenix Screenwriters Association provides invaluable tools, training, networking, and insight into the art of screenwriting that will in turn help you grow and flourish in your craft. I’ve had the pleasure of attending the previous...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Feb 26, 2025 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Level up your script by understanding what your characters ACTORS need and want By Beverly Nault and Jessica Spring Brown JESS: To be, or not to be. That is the question for every writer when it comes to taking an acting class to improve descriptions, characters,...
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 | 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...
