Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Write and sell your best book or script - with storytelling tricks from your favorite movies!

By Alexandra Sokoloff

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Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

High Concept case study: YESTERYEAR

High Concept is the Holy Grail of book ideas - pretty much an instant book deal. But authors very often struggle to grasp what High Concept really…

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Are you ready to write that book?

It’s almost July, which means we have half a year to write our next book - or our first!

Jun 14•Alexandra Sokoloff

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10 Essential Elements of Act I (full article)

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10 Essential Elements of Act I

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Writing Act I: HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER'S STONE

I love teaching Harry Potter as an introduction to story structure because it’s often a lot easier to see these story elements we’ve been talking about…

May 30•Alexandra Sokoloff

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The Three-Act, Eight-Sequence structure

The MOST important thing you can do to master story structure is to learn this essential film history - and how to apply it to your books.

May 24•Alexandra Sokoloff

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A Book by the End of the Year: INDEX CARDS

You've done the prep work. Now let's brainstorm your entire book, with a Hollywood shortcut.

May 17•Alexandra Sokoloff

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Write a Book This Year - from the beginning

In the next few weeks I'll review some of the core principles of the writing method I teach to jump start your Book By the End of the Year.

May 9•Alexandra Sokoloff

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Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Write and sell your best book or script - with storytelling tricks from your favorite movies!

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