Story Nerd
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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
How to Avoid a Page-One Rewrite
Jul 4, 202528 min
What A-List Authors Know that You Don't
Jul 2, 202531 min
Mission Impossible: simple yet solid
Jul 2, 202531 min
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3: don't look too closely
Jun 25, 202537 min
Traditional and Indie Publishing Models
Jun 18, 202539 min
What Went Right: Juror #2
Jun 11, 202535 min
What Went Wrong: Ghosted
Jun 4, 202536 min
Our Best Advice: core event + progressive complictions
May 28, 202531 min
Women Talking: does what it says on the tin
May 21, 202528 min
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: secrets of multi POV stories
May 14, 202537 min
Anatomy of a Fall: mind blown
May 7, 202528 min
Shirley: when endings fail
Apr 30, 202541 min
Mother's Instinct: keeps you guessing
Apr 23, 202526 min
Greenbook: when society is the antagonist
Apr 16, 202522 min
Anyone But You: yeah nah
Apr 9, 202527 min
The Bank of Dave: def leppard steals the show
Apr 2, 202526 min
Becoming a Bestselling Author, with Brian Proctor
Mar 26, 202536 min
Pretty Woman: a masterclass in the fundamentals (archive)
Mar 19, 202546 min
The Dry: an intro to outback noir (archive)
Mar 12, 202538 min
Whiplash: why the villain has a point (archive)
Mar 5, 202551 min
What Went Right: paddington
Feb 26, 202524 min
What Went Wrong: green lantern
Feb 19, 202548 min