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Writing Act II: Part 1 of your book (opens the original)
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Maybe THE key to writing and editing your Act II is to understand how this Act breaks into two very different, contrasting halves - really like yang and yin, day and night.Act II: Part 1 and Act II: Part 2 is how I refer to the second and third quarters of your book or film script.And it’s really useful to look at Act II of your story as being divided into these distinct halves:It is very, very often true that in Act II: Part 1, THE HERO/INE IS W
A path to author success: debut novelist Frances Crawford (opens the original)
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Frances Crawford was one of the debut authors appearing at Scotland’s Bute Noir Crime Writing Festival this month, and she stole the audience’s hearts with her inspirational story of writing and selling her first novel in her sixties. I asked Frances for an interview for my Substack, both to introduce her to readers and because I feel there are so many authors who can benefit from hearing the steps to her success on a tried-and-true route to publication. I think it’s hugely helpful to new
All the posts you need to write a book (opens the original)
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I’ve pinned a guide to every single important post on this site, in order:Write a Book this YearThe entire Screenwriting Tricks for Authors course is available there - all the links on one page, following the workbooks chapter by chapter.Wherever you are in your book or script, any time you need help or inspiration on a particular issue, you can just go and look it up.Browse the page, find something that speaks to where you are in the process, and leave a
Write A Book in a Year - start here! (opens the original)
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This page of links follows the Screenwriting Tricks for Authors workbooks, chapter by chapter, in order, with sublinks to expanded posts and videos. You can use it with one of the workbooks or without the books.If you start from the beginning and work through to the end, there is a good chance that you will have written a book by the end of the year. And yeah - it all works for screenwriters, too!Commit to just fifteen minutes a day. Seriously — <a href="https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/
Creating Character Arc (opens the original)
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Today let’s review one of the most important story elements of all: your Hero/ine’s CHARACTER ARC.What we’re looking at here is essential, but it’s also very simple:Where does the hero/ine START in Act I?Where do they END at the end of Act III?How have they CHANGED?While this can involve more money, a better job, a relationship, or other more superficial changes, what we really want to look at is:Who are they at the beginning of Act I, and who are they at the end
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