Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

It's Spring! Let's break down Four Weddings & a Funeral

I teach authors story structure by using movie examples because these classic elements of storytelling are MUCH easier to spot and internalize by…

Apr 7 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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March 2026

How to write a page-turner

“Page-turning” is the Holy Grail of reader response. There are about a million tricks for creating that hypnotic state in your reader/audience - all…

Mar 26 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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Learning to love book promotion

It’s time to have THAT conversation about marketing and promotion.

Mar 15 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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Go to a book festival, get an agent, sell your book!

We are speeding into book festival season so I’m doing a PSA this week. There’s still time to sign up for some of the most useful, and I’ll tell you why…

Mar 10 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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February 2026

The Hero/ine’s Journey, The Writer’s Journey, & Narrative Structure Cheat Sheet

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Feb 24 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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The Hero/ine’s Journey, The Writer’s Journey, & Narrative Structure Cheat Sheet

Let’s jump start your book with the Hero/ine’s Journey Structure!

Feb 24 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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Romance Story Structure: LEAP YEAR

When you’re just starting to explore story structure - or need a refresher! - probably the easiest way to learn classic Hero/ine’s Journey narrative is…

Feb 13 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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Write that book this year!

The goal is to write a (nother) book this year, right? So here are a whole lot of posts to choose from, depending on the stage of your book you’re at.

Feb 9 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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January 2026

Creating CHARACTER ARC

We’ve all heard that CHARACTER ARC is what makes a great character. But here’s the simple secret to Character Arc.

Jan 25 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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SELMA analysis, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

in a time of concerted assault on the full truth of US history. SELMA is a textbook both on how to tell a great story—and how to change the world.

Jan 19 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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Your book WANTS to be written

When you commit to your book, and put at least fifteen dedicated minutes a day into it, the book will start writing with you.

Jan 18 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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Write a synopsis. Right now. Really.

Start by just listing the scenes you have. That’s all. List them.

Jan 11 • Alexandra Sokoloff

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