Checking in...

AlexSokoloff · 06-14-2006, 06:00 AM

1. What do you do? (Hobbies, job) :

I've been a pro screenwriter for a while now, doing novel adaptations and original thriller and horror scripts for various Hollywood studios. Last year I wrote my first novel, THE HARROWING, which will come out from St. Martin's Press on Sept. 1. (And OH, it's Gothic...) I'm currently writing my second novel, another supernatural thriller, which will come out from St. Martin's next year. I also run a message board for over 1700 screenwriters and serve on the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America, west. And I'm a dance addict and adventure travel junkie.

2. Where are you from?

California - Berkeley and Los Angeles.

3. Who is your favorite author?

Well, if I only get to choose one - Shakespeare.

4. What are your favorite films?

SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, ROSEMARY'S BABY, DON'T LOOK NOW, WIZARD OF OZ, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, PHILADELPHIA STORY, VERTIGO, APOCALYPSE NOW, WEST SIDE STORY, ANGEL HEART, WITHNAIL AND I

5. What music do you want played at your wedding?

What wedding?

6. At your funeral?

Oh, great question. TO A DANCER comes instantly to mind.

7. This IS a gothic website, so... how do you want to die?

Easily. In my sleep.

8. What kind of casket would you want?

Would rather be cremated and flung into water somewhere.

9. What's your FAVORITE outfit?

Anything with a corset.

10. What's one thing you miss about being a little kid?

Not much, really. I love being an adult.

11. What's your favorite band?

Too many to even start, and depends on my mood, whether I'm listening or writing or dancing.

12. What kind of education do you have? What is/was/will be your major?

U.C. Berkeley graduate - majored in theater and minored in everything Berkeley has a reputation for.

13. Why did you join?

Are you kidding? You had me at "Gothic."

14. If the first 13 questions didn't give it away. What is your gender?

Female. Very.

Great to find this place! - Alex

Sanctus Dei · 06-14-2006, 06:33 AM

Welcome!!! Nice to have a decent member join upfront! I apologise ahead of time for the loss you are about to experience... we imagine this place will vanish much sooner then later. BUT I'm sure in the short time it remains you'll bring a valuable presence to the forum as is.

Niels · 06-14-2006, 03:39 PM

Welcome!

I may I ask what kind of dance you are interested in? I myself have been practising ballroom and latin for some years now...

Godslayer Jillian · 06-14-2006, 08:24 PM

I like you.

AlexSokoloff · 06-15-2006, 03:39 PM

Sanctus Dei (I get chills just typing that...) - thanks for the welcome but you're scaring me - what do you mean, this place is going to vanish? Are you shutting it down? Why? Is there something I can do to help? Seriously.

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Niels - I trained in modern dance and have done all of the usual suspects - jazz, ballet, tap, theater - even semi-professionally (meaning I was paid but didn't exactly make a living at it!)

Now I'm completely obsessed with partner dance - East Coast, West Coast, Lindy (REALLY love Lindy!), Salsa - and have done a little of all kinds of other dance. Honestly, if I didn't write, I'd be dancing all the time.

My theater mentor lives in Amsterdam, and I love the city. I bet there's a great dance community there.

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Godslayer Jillian - I'm sure I'll like you, too, thanks!

Magpie_Tendencies · 06-15-2006, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexSokoloff

Sanctus Dei (I get chills just typing that...) - thanks for the welcome but you're scaring me - what do you mean, this place is going to vanish? Are you shutting it down? Why? Is there something I can do to help? Seriously.

The place is vanishing because we're having some major issues with the admins on the forum. We're not shutting down (yet) and some of us are trying to stick it out. I doubt that there's anything you can do to help but that's a sweet offer.

Welcome and I hope you stick around.

AlexSokoloff · 06-15-2006, 04:16 PM

Magpie Tendencies, thanks for fillling me in. I know very well it's no picnic to keep a message board going - I'm an Admininistrator on a board of over 1700 writers and OH, does it get ugly, sometimes! But we always manage to work things out because we're the only game in town for pro screenwriters, and everyone on that board knows it.

Knowing nothing about what's going on, and knowing full well I could be COMPLETELY off, I would still offer a plea to everyone here to remember that the people who run this board probably aren't paid a thing, probably even pay out of their own pockets to keep it going, and the board probably wouldn't exist without the Admins.

And far as I've seen, this board might be one of the only games in town for those of the Gothic ilk, and it would be a tragedy to lose it.

- Alex

Magpie_Tendencies · 06-15-2006, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexSokoloff

Knowing nothing about what's going on, and knowing full well I could be COMPLETELY off, I would still offer a plea to everyone here to remember that the people who run this board probably aren't paid a thing, probably even pay out of their own pockets to keep it going, and the board probably wouldn't exist without the Admins.

You can learn some of the history of what's going on in This thread. This is after a lot of great members were banned for what they said in another thread. I'd point you to that one but with all the missing posts, you'd only be able to understand about half of it.