Are you ready to move
INTO THE SPECIAL WORLD?
You've set up the adventure of your book in Act I (Course 1).
Now you're ready to move into the Special World of Act II, where your protagonist will Develop a Plan, Gather a Team, Train for Battle, Face Tests, Bond with Allies and a Lover. You'll create magical Setpiece Scenes to give your reader/audience the Experience of your Genre... and bring your hero/ine and your reader to the cliffhanger of the Midpoint.
Example Curriculum
- Overview: Act I into Act II:1 (3:27)
- Act I into Act II: Questions & Prompts
- The PLAN: Your Road Map to Act II (9:35)
- Catch us up on your book!
- Time to revise your PREMISE
- Theme and Thematic Image Systems (8:31)
- Elements of Act II:1 (6:39)
- Ordinary World - Special World
- Elements of Act II:1, Continued (9:04)
- Building Your Main Character
- Protagonist's GHOST/WOUND and GREATEST NIGHTMARE
- The MIDPOINT (14:32)
- Get Feedback! Post Your Elements of Act II:1
If you're just finding this class, you'll want to start with:
WRITE A BOOK THIS YEAR! Part 1
Stealing Hollywood
I’d already written fifteen novels by the time I met Alex and discovered her unique approach to structuring fiction. She changed my entire writing process for the better. I couldn’t live without my three-act storyboard! Alex is a gifted and generous teacher and author, and Stealing Hollywood is a must-have book for new and seasoned writers alike.
—International bestselling author
Diane Chamberlain
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Sokoloff is a generous mentor with the gifted ability to address a storyteller’s practical concerns while encouraging artistic integrity and every author’s unique voice. Recommended without reservation.
—Vicki Pettersson, bestselling author of the Sign of the Zodiac series
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Believe it or not, story-telling is an art as well as a craft, and
Alex Sokoloff’s Stealing Hollywood is the owner’s manual that belongs in every writer’s toolkit. Alex dissects the elements of story-telling with clarity, wit and wisdom. Don’t thank me—buy the damn book!
—Mary Kay Andrews
New York Times bestselling author of Ladies’ Night and Summer Rental
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