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What Makes a Great Villain? — & DIE HARD Sequence 2
Continuing our discussion on Villains and Antagonists in general, and Die Hard in particular!
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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Trial by fire
My heart and soul go out to all those affected by the California wildfires. Which is all of us.
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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DIE HARD breakdown - Sequence 2
The iconic action thriller DIE HARD creates not just a classic action hero but one of the greatest villains in movie history. Sequence 1 is all about…
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Alexandra Sokoloff
ABOUT THAT VILLAIN: Forces of Antagonism & Non-Human Villains
There’s almost always going to be a clear, identifiable MAIN ANTAGONIST in a story. But even when there’s an obvious Villain, it's always much more…
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Alexandra Sokoloff

December 2024

DIE HARD - story breakdown
Screenwriting Tricks for Authors
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Alexandra Sokoloff
DIE HARD - story breakdown
Die Hard is an action thriller so iconic that it spawned its own subgenre of action films: “Die Hard on/in a bus, plane, ship, mountain, etc.” Writers…
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Level up your writing - with holiday movies!
Why not make this holiday season a crash course in structure— and maybe write the best book or script of your life so far in the New Year?
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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Rewriting: Structure patterns
Let’s talk about rewriting, and how to use structure patterns to help you revise and elevate your first draft.
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Alexandra Sokoloff
DON'T start a new book! Finish the old one!
This time of year I hear this kind of thing a LOT: “So now I have a first draft and I couldn’t care less about finishing it.”
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Screenwriting Tricks for Authors - private discussion group
I’m opening the Circle discussion board again for yearly subscribers, to see if we can get a discussion/brainstorming/support/Q & A group going over the…
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Alexandra Sokoloff

November 2024

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