Story Nerd
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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
Our Best Advice: tension + 4SQ
Feb 12, 202517 min
Sleepless in Seattle: relies on star power?
Feb 5, 202528 min
Gifted: nowhere to hide
Jan 29, 202533 min
The Secret of Roan Inish: sweet but weak
Jan 22, 202527 min
Judy: why object of desire is essential
Jan 15, 202530 min
Crazy Stupid Love: passive tension?
Jan 8, 202533 min
Fatal Attraction: who's the villain? (archive)
Jan 1, 202539 min
10 Things I Hate About You: what not to do (archive)
Dec 25, 202433 min
The Nightmare Before Christmas: razzle dazzle
Dec 18, 202432 min
The Banshees of Inisherin: when the mc breaks bad
Dec 11, 202425 min
Calendar Girls: wait...it's over?
Dec 4, 202433 min
BLACK FRIDAY - SAVE 89%
Nov 29, 20242 min
What Went Wrong: the cold light of day
Nov 27, 202439 min
Our Best Advice: writing exposition and creating character arcs
Nov 20, 202427 min
Up in the Air: thiiiiin
Nov 13, 202419 min
All the President's Men: masterful exposition
Nov 6, 202443 min
Gone Baby Gone: writing a static protagonist
Oct 30, 202437 min
Little Miss Sunshine: who's the protagonist?
Oct 23, 202429 min
Far From Heaven: what your character doesn't want
Oct 16, 202427 min