Review: Crucial for any fiction writer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2010
I've read a lot of craft books and attended many writing workshops, but Alexandra Sokoloff's Screenwriting Tricks For Authors is an amazing tool that I refer to over and over again.  The author discusses writing techniques in practical terms and gives plenty of examples to drive home the point.  I've heard Sokoloff present workshops several times, and she is clearly an expert in her field.  The tone of her craft book is similar to how she comes off in person--confident, knowledgable, and relatable.  Whenever I read this book, I always come away with greater faith in my ability to tell an engaging and entertaining story.  I especially love how she provides information on how to analyze a manuscript for specific elements, such as suspense.  Definitely pick this up if you want to be a better fiction writer!