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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.
Dec 15
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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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
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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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…
Dec 4
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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November 2024
Nanowrimo: The Thanksgiving Coma
Even an ocean away, I can still feel that familiar inertia of this long weekend descending over me like a tryptophan-induced fog. How do you work…
Nov 27
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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The Two-Part Act II
Whether you’re writing a book or a script, it’s incredibly useful to think of Act II as two separate Acts —Act II: 1 and Act II: 2 —which have their own…
Nov 22
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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What now?
Writing as self-care; narrative to heal the world.
Nov 10
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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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
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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Nanowrimo Day 1: If you're stuck, skip ahead!
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Oct 30
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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
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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Story Structure Patterns: What KIND of story is it?
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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
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Alexandra Sokoloff
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September 2024
Book to TV adaptations: The Perfect Couple
I love looking at a story in different media to see the different ways you can tell the same story. And for anyone who aspires to sell a book to…
Sep 29
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The first word is the hardest
The first word is the hardest. The second word is the second hardest...
Sep 23
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