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Alexandra Sokoloff

Alexandra Sokoloff

Holiday Homework: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

There is something a whole lot of us do this time of year that we can turn into an almost miraculous 2 1/2 hour masterclass on writing. We…

9 min readDec 22, 2022

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Holiday Homework: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

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Alexandra Sokoloff

First Chapters (Nanowrimo Now What?)

First Chapters are a very fraught subject. Writers agonize over them. I The…

4 min readDec 17, 2022

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First Chapters (Nanowrimo Now What?)

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Practice Story! Key Story Element: Protagonist’s DESIRE

2022 continues to be… challenging. I know, because many of you share your stories with me. And I know, because like very many of you, I’m…

5 min readApr 24, 2022

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Practice Story! Key Story Element: Protagonist’s DESIRE

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Six Great Scenes Make a Movie — or a book!

In my last post on Rewriting I said I was saving the key concept of SETPIECE SCENES for its own post. (Or two, or three…) Because this is…

7 min readMar 5, 2022

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Six Great Scenes Make a Movie — or a book!

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Groundhog Day for Groundhog Day

As the classic It’s a Wonderful Life is to Christmas, the classic Groundhog Day is to, well, Groundhog Day.

10 min readFeb 2, 2022

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Groundhog Day for Groundhog Day

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Preptober series: Is my story idea BIG enough?

It’s an important question. Because “Write what you feel like writing!” is a great idea if you’re calm, relaxed, and sure. But maybe not so…

4 min readOct 16, 2021

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Preptober series: Is my story idea BIG enough?

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Equinox Magic

Happy Equinox!! The witch in me compels me to once again gently remind everyone that the weeks of the Equinoxes and Solstices, the three…

2 min readSep 22, 2021

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Equinox Magic

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Do you REALLY want to write a book?

It’s that time of year again… Nanowrimo in November, Preptober coming up next month….

3 min readSep 17, 2021

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Do you REALLY want to write a book?

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Three essential questions about your protagonist

Aaah, Spring! All that new energy. Doesn’t it just make you want to — write a book or something?

8 min readApr 4, 2021

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Three essential questions about your protagonist

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Groundhog Day for Groundhog Day (story breakdown)

As It’s a Wonderful Life is to Christmas, Groundhog Day is to, well, Groundhog Day.

9 min readFeb 4, 2021

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Groundhog Day for Groundhog Day (story breakdown)

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Alexandra Sokoloff

Alexandra Sokoloff

Thriller Award-winning author of the Huntress/FBI series, the Haunted thrillers and SCREENWRITING TRICKS FOR AUTHORS; recovering screenwriter.

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