Story Nerd
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What Went Right: anora
May 13, 202628 min
The best time to send a query
May 8, 202629 min
What Went Wrong: 80 for Brady
May 6, 202648 min
Best Advice: heroes and villains
Apr 29, 202619 min
AI in Writing and Publishing
Apr 24, 202626 min
We have news! And it benefits you.
Apr 23, 20261 min
Thunderbolts: 2 surprising twists
Apr 22, 202644 min
Men In Black (archive)
Apr 15, 202638 min
The Devil Wears Prada (archive)
Apr 8, 202630 min
Dirty Dancing (archive)
Apr 1, 202636 min
Conclave: a masterclass in nuanced characters
Mar 25, 202630 min
Do this to Hook an Agent - Interview with Kathleen Foxx
Mar 20, 202637 min
Mulholland Drive: trippy
Mar 18, 202627 min
Darkest Hour: darkest villain
Mar 11, 202640 min
Amour: looks easy, but isn't
Mar 4, 202629 min
Amour: looks easy, but isn't!
Mar 4, 202629 min
Invitation to a Murder: there's no plot!
Feb 25, 202630 min
Erin Brockovich: writing underdogs
Feb 18, 202625 min
The Man Who Knew too Much: honestly, kinda weird
Feb 11, 202626 min
What Went Right: the princess bride
Feb 4, 202627 min
What Went Wrong: the golden compass
Jan 28, 202643 min
Our Best Advice: hero's monologue + the shadow
Jan 21, 202614 min
Rebecca: character shadows
Jan 14, 202627 min
The Invisible Man (archive)
Jan 7, 202650 min
Sense and Sensibility (archive)
Dec 31, 202527 min
The Last of Sheila (archive)
Dec 24, 202539 min
Wayne's World (archive)
Dec 17, 202541 min
Doubt: a quiet story masterpiece (archive)
Dec 10, 202528 min
The Holdovers: a rare gem
Dec 3, 202530 min
Tar: writing nuanced characters
Nov 26, 202526 min
Dial M For Murder: unlikeable characters
Nov 19, 202524 min
The Incredibles: storytelling gold
Nov 12, 202529 min
The Proposal: writing dual protagonist stories
Nov 5, 202521 min
The Substance: ewwwww!
Oct 29, 202528 min
Backdraft: yes, but why?
Oct 22, 202527 min
What Went Right: the outrun
Oct 15, 202544 min
Jett Cooper: Melanie's New Novel
Oct 8, 20251h 0m
What Went Wrong: stayin' alive
Oct 1, 202550 min
Our Best Advice: villain's monologue + turning points
Sep 24, 202528 min
Black Bag: IYKYK
Sep 17, 202538 min
Primal Fear: masterful writing
Sep 10, 202525 min
Legally Blonde (archive)
Sep 3, 202542 min
No Way Out: conflict triangles (archive)
Aug 27, 202541 min
Moonstruck: writing female characters (archive)
Aug 20, 202544 min
The Bourne Identity: build tension, raise stakes (archive)
Aug 13, 202538 min
Knives Out: mastering the whodunit (archive)
Aug 6, 202551 min
Foe: offers lots of writing lessons
Jul 30, 202539 min
The Miracle Club: when the hero is also the villain
Jul 23, 202530 min
She Said: constant characters
Jul 16, 202528 min
The Mighty Ducks: weak villains
Jul 9, 202537 min