by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Pssst…Can I tell you a secret?by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association Steven Pressfield opens his life-changing book titled “The War of Art” with a secret every writer/artist should know: “It’s not the writing part that’s...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Finding Your Unique Screenwriting Voice By Bob Saenz If you are starting from scratch and know nothing about screenwriting, and even if you’re not, you need to find scripts online and read them. As many as you can. Read scripts from your favorite films. See what they...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Meaning Of All Is Lost By Joe Quirk It has been a rough year for most of us, most notably with the pandemic and the effects of it, for the economy, for the environment, for relationships, even for our ability to speak to one another and at some point, the concept...
