Archive - Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Rewriting: Structure patterns

Let’s talk about rewriting, and how to use structure patterns to help you revise and elevate your first draft.

Dec 15 •

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.”

Dec 9 •

Alexandra Sokoloff

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…

Dec 4 •

Alexandra Sokoloff

November 2024

October 2024

Write for your life

This is the time of year I would be posting Preptober and Nanowrimo posts. If it were a normal year. If it were a normal time.

Oct 30 •

Alexandra Sokoloff

Nanowrimo Day 1: If you're stuck, skip ahead!

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Oct 30 •

Alexandra Sokoloff

Story Structure Patterns: What KIND of story is it?

One of the MOST valuable things you can do at any point in your writing process, from brainstorming an idea to launching into a rewrite, is to identify…

Oct 19 •

Alexandra Sokoloff

What is High Concept?

Understanding “high concept” is so important to your writing career that you might want to stop everything you’re currently doing until you have a firm…

Oct 13 •

Alexandra Sokoloff

September 2024

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