# book end (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover book end. Page: Feed: --- ## [Creating Character Arc](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/creating-character-arc-3e4) _2026-08-15 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Screenwriting Tricks for Authors ## [Three essential questions about your protagonist](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/three-things-you-must-know-about) _2026-08-01 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Screenwriting Tricks for Authors ## [What's your Author BRAND?](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/whats-your-author-brand) _2026-07-25 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Along with the small matter of writing your book, you need to work on defining it for agents, publishers, libraries, your website and promo material - and READERS. ## [A Book By the End of the Year - let's get started!](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/a-book-by-the-end-of-the-year-lets) _2026-07-19 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ It’s the MIDPOINT of our year - which is a perfect time to start a book — or recommit to the one you’re writing so that it really does get done this year. ## [The book will write itself](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/the-book-will-write-itself) _2026-07-10 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Do you have an unfinished book hidden in a drawer because you think it's not good enough? Do you wonder how you can possibly pull off a book when every author out there started long before you did? ## [Sense & Sensibility - story breakdown (& tentpole scenes)](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/sense-and-sensibility-story-breakdown) _2026-07-05 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Screenwriting Tricks for Authors ## [The six tentpole scenes of your book](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/the-six-tentpole-scenes-of-your-book) _2026-07-03 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Screenwriting Tricks for Authors ## [THE GRAPEVINE RV road tour: Day 3](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/the-grapevine-rv-road-tour-day-3) _2026-06-26 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ by Craig Robertson ## [THE GRAPEVINE - road trip thriller out now!](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/the-grapevine-road-trip-thriller) _2026-06-25 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ This week Craig & I are embarked on our epic and possibly ill-advised RV road trip launch tour for The Grapevine. ## [Are you ready to write that book?](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/are-you-ready-to-write-that-book) _2026-06-14 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ It’s almost July, which means we have half a year to write our next book - or our first! ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CwwTL7wSHNtL) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [10 Essential Elements of Act I (full article)](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/10-essential-elements-of-act-i-full) _2026-06-07 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Screenwriting Tricks for Authors ## [10 Essential Elements of Act I](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/10-essential-elements-of-act-i) _2026-06-07 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Screenwriting Tricks for Authors ## [Writing Act I: HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER'S STONE](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/writing-act-i-harry-potter-and-the) _2026-05-30 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ I love teaching Harry Potter as an introduction to story structure because it’s often a lot easier to see these story elements we’ve been talking about at work in a fantasy. And it’s always best to start with a movie you know well already. ## [The Three-Act, Eight-Sequence structure](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/the-three-act-eight-sequence-structure-a61) _2026-05-24 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ The MOST important thing you can do to master story structure is to learn this essential film history - and how to apply it to your books. ## [A Book by the End of the Year: INDEX CARDS](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/a-book-by-the-end-of-the-year-index) _2026-05-17 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ You've done the prep work. Now let's brainstorm your entire book, with a Hollywood shortcut. ## [Write a Book This Year - from the beginning](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/write-a-book-this-year-from-the-beginning) _2026-05-09 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ In the next few weeks I'll review some of the core principles of the writing method I teach to jump start your Book By the End of the Year. ## [High Concept case study: YESTERYEAR](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/high-concept-case-study-yesteryear) _2026-05-02 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ High Concept is the Holy Grail of book ideas - pretty much an instant book deal. But authors very often struggle to grasp what High Concept really means. ## [What do we do about the "rape academies"?](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/what-do-we-do-about-the-rape-academies) _2026-04-18 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ It's sexual assault awareness month and some explosive revelations have made it the conversation of the week. ## [A Book by the End of the Year](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/a-book-by-the-end-of-the-year-0c4) _2026-04-12 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ Projecting an actual timeframe is extremely helpful when you're making this commitment. So let’s try it again! ## [It's Spring! Let's break down Four Weddings & a Funeral](https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com/p/its-spring-lets-break-down-four-weddings) _2026-04-07 · Alexandra Sokoloff · Screenwriting Tricks for Authors_ I teach authors story structure by using movie examples because these classic elements of storytelling are MUCH easier to spot and internalize by watching movies. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FqQpgVtxZGuH) _2026-04-07 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Oscars 2026 | Off the Books](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/notjustanybookclub/episodes/Oscars-2026--Off-the-Books-e3gahd7) _2026-03-12 · Justin · Not Just Any Book Club_ Justin and Pierce love movies and watched a bunch of the Oscar nominated films this year, which ones were good? Which ones were (controversially) bad? We'll be back to books soon! There are more videos on our Youtube, check us out there! ▶ JOIN OUR PATREON for bonus content and our gratitude buymeacoffee.com/NotJustAnypod ▶ We are available on all major podcasting platforms and YouTube! YouTube:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/127e1050/podcast/play/116786023/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-12%2F5ebc3f11-6464-b72d-bb22-4cee96bb1cde.mp3) ## [Worst Person in the World | Off the Books](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/notjustanybookclub/episodes/Worst-Person-in-the-World--Off-the-Books-e368p17) _2025-07-31 · Justin · Not Just Any Book Club_ Is she the worst person in the world? Or just another person making their way through life? Join us as we dig into a Criterion Collection film also featured on the NYT Best Films of the 21st Century list! ▶ JOIN OUR PATREON for bonus content and our gratitude buymeacoffee.com/NotJustAnypod ▶ We are available on all major podcasting platforms and YouTube! 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Pierce and Justin talk Ursula K Le Guin and her sci-fi/philosophical novella, The Lathe of Heaven. ▶ We are available on all major podcasting platforms and YouTube!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustAnyPod▶ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!Twitter: @NotJustAnyPod▶ FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK!TikTok: @NotJustAnyPod [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/127e1050/podcast/play/103880200/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-9%2Fe8b75bc7-ee83-891e-0e5a-7e2233023d5c.mp3) ## [The Last of Us S2 | Off the Books](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/notjustanybookclub/episodes/The-Last-of-Us-S2--Off-the-Books-e33hnpa) _2025-05-29 · Justin · Not Just Any Book Club_ We take a break from The Criterion Challenge to discuss the second season of The Last of Us, a game/series we enjoyed as a game. Emma, a show only watcher, joins us to talk about her impressions ▶ JOIN OUR PATREON for bonus content and our gratitude buymeacoffee.com/NotJustAnypod ▶ We are available on all major podcasting platforms and YouTube! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustAnyPod ▶… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/127e1050/podcast/play/103390442/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-29%2F0300c1c7-42b4-48cd-feb9-f6f999f6e012.mp3) ## [Perfect Days | Off the Books](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/notjustanybookclub/episodes/Perfect-Days--Off-the-Books-e337pqb) _2025-05-22 · Justin · Not Just Any Book Club_ In the Criterion Challenge we take a look at a modern addition. Is Wim Wender's Perfect Days a perfect film? ▶ JOIN OUR PATREON for bonus content and our gratitude buymeacoffee.com/NotJustAnypod ▶ We are available on all major podcasting platforms and YouTube! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustAnyPod ▶ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! 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Or is this sci-fi story less than stellar? ▶ We are available on all major podcasting platforms and YouTube!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustAnyPod▶ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!Twitter: @NotJustAnyPod▶ FOLLOW US ON… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/127e1050/podcast/play/102241425/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-6%2F7fb413bf-0505-2b03-58e4-729aa399e94b.mp3) ## [A Woman Under the Influence | Off the Books](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/notjustanybookclub/episodes/A-Woman-Under-the-Influence--Off-the-Books-e327rie) _2025-05-01 · Justin · Not Just Any Book Club_ Pierce and Justin dive into the Criterion Collection! Join us as we discuss the most chosen film from the Criterion Closet, a film featuring one of the best performances of all time! ▶ JOIN OUR PATREON for bonus content and our gratitude buymeacoffee.com/NotJustAnypod ▶ We are available on all major podcasting platforms and YouTube! 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We'll get into the story itself, it's classic coming of age trappings, and also the ways in which it differentiates itself from books like Catcher in the Rye. ▶ We are available on all major podcasting platforms and YouTube!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustAnyPod▶ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!Twitter:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/127e1050/podcast/play/100917642/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-6%2Fae31340a-fc0f-dac4-dda5-7f2214baa6a4.mp3) ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OeRw92bupjCW) _2025-04-06 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [The Oscars 2025 | Off the Books](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/notjustanybookclub/episodes/The-Oscars-2025--Off-the-Books-e2vggs6) _2025-02-28 · Justin · Not Just Any Book Club_ Join us for a night of awards as we reminisce about the films of 2024. 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