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Hey Shockliners -

I'm teaching a month-long online workshop in February that I think some Shocklines members might be interested in - it's a more hands-on version of the story structure techniques I've been detailing on my blog: http://thedarksalon.blogspot.com.
Cost for the entire workshop is just $20. You can check out the story structure articles for free, and if you're interested in the workshop, there's more information about it below.

STORY STRUCTURE ARTICLES:


Story Structure 101 - The Index Card Method:
http://thedarksalon.blogs...01-index-card-method.html


Screenwriting - The Craft
http://thedarksalon.blogs...writing-part-2-craft.html

What's Your Premise?
http://thedarksalon.blogs...5/whats-your-premise.html

Elements of Act One
http://thedarksalon.blogs...story-structure-cont.html

Elements of Act Two
http://thedarksalon.blogs...-elements-of-act-two.html

Elements of Act Two, Part 2
http://thedarksalon.blogs...ure-act-two-part-two.html

Elements of Act Three, Part 1
http://thedarksalon.blogs...-of-act-three-part-1.html

Elements of Act Three, Part 2
http://thedarksalon.blogs...ee-cont-elevate-your.html

What Makes a Great Climax?
http://thedarksalon.blogs...t-makes-great-climax.html

Visual Storytelling Part 1
http://thedarksalon.blogs...-storytelling-part-1.html

Visual Storytelling Part 2
http://thedarksalon.blogs...-storytelling-part-2.html

Creating Suspense
http://thedarksalon.blogs...11/creating-suspense.html

Creating Suspense Part 2
http://thedarksalon.blogs...ting-suspense-part-2.html

Fairy Tale Structure and the List
http://thedarksalon.blogs...ucture-and-your-list.html

What Makes a Great Villain?
http://thedarksalon.blogs...-makes-great-villain.html

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WORKSHOP INFORMATION

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors (and Screenwriters)
Instructor: Alexandra Sokoloff

When: February 1-28, 2009
Cost: $15 for HCRW and CRW Members, $20 for All Others

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

More and more, publishers are looking for books that have the pacing, emotional impact, and big, unique, "high concept" premises of Hollywood movies (and the potential for that movie or TV sale).

Screenwriting is a compressed and dynamic storytelling form and the techniques of screenwriting are easily adaptable to novel writing.

In this workshop you'll learn how to use techniques of film writing such as:

- the High Concept Premise
- the Three-Act, Eight-Sequence Structure
- the Storyboard Grid
- the Index Card Method of Plotting

as well as tricks of film pacing and suspense, character arc and drive, visual storytelling, and building image systems - to structure and color your novel for maximum emotional impact, unbearable suspense and riveting pacing, no matter what genre you're writing in.

You'll start to create your own personalized workbook of genre tricks tailored to you own brand of storytelling and a collage book to build visual image systems. And the emphasis on premise is invaluable for crafting that all-important pitch.

Whether you're just starting to develop a story or rewriting for maximum impact, this workshop can help make the process successful, easy, and fun.

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Alexandra Sokoloff is a screenwriter who has sold original suspense and thriller scripts and adapted novels for numerous Hollywood studios, for producers such as Michael Bay, Laura Ziskin, David Heyman, and Neal Moritz. Her adaptation of Sabine Deitmer's thriller COLD KISSES was filmed in Germany.

Alex's debut ghost story, THE HARROWING, was nominated for an Anthony Award and a Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel last year. Her supernatural thriller THE PRICE came out from St. Martin's in 2008 and THE UNSEEN will be out out June, 2009; she's currently at work on her fourth thriller for St. Martin's and a paranormal suspense for Silhouette Nocturne. She also has a story in the new illustrated urban fantasy anthology THE DARKER MASK, from Tor Books.

Alex has served on the Board of Directors of the WGAw, the screenwriters' union, and is the founder of WriterAction.com, an online community and resource center of 2000+ professional screenwriters. She sings as a Killerette in the ITW's Killer Thriller Band and performs with Heather Graham's Slush Pile Players.

Visit her website at: http://alexandrasokoloff.com

And her blog at: http://thedarksalon.blogspot.com


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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Cost for the workshop is $15 for HCRW and Carolina Romance Writers members, $20 for all others. All fees payable in US dollars only.

The workshop will run from February 1-28. Registration deadline is January 25th 2009. Once registered, you will be subscribed to the
workshop loop prior to and for the duration of the class.

Go here to register: http://www.heartofcarolina.org/online-classes.html