by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Aug 27, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
My visit to Bitfire Studiosby Beverly Nault If you’ve been screenwriting for longer than a minute, you’ve probably heard how important it is to network, network, network. And not just with other writers. But if you’re like me at all, as most writers are, you’re a...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jul 27, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
What makes me tick? by Jessica Brown Let’s find out. Do you have a solid and effective character development process that makes developing your plot, theme, conflict and world easier? Start with character. When I first started studying screenwriting and...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jun 23, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Kill the Dog, The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth by Paul Guyot (2023) Review by Beverly Nault with an assist from Jessica Brown Guyot (gee-yoh) has penned a chart-climbing throwdown aimed at a previous book on screenwriting, Save the Cat!: The Last...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | May 28, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Taking My Writing On The Road by Jessica Brown “I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt.” – Jack Kerouac “I wasn’t surprised, as always, by how easy the act of writing is while traveling and how good it felt.”...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Apr 29, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Cinematic Storytelling® The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know by Jennifer Van Sijll Review by Beverly Nault Part how-to for directors and filmmakers, part encyclopedia for screenwriters, Van Sijll’s trademark niche, “visual literacy,” is now...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Mar 28, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Hits, Flops and Other Illusions, My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick Review by Beverly Nault This is Ed’s Amazon bio: “Ed Zwick is an Academy Award and Emmy Award–winning director, writer, and producer of film and television. A graduate of Harvard and the...
