Story Nerd
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The Last of Sheila: soooo good
Apr 3, 202444 min
How do stories work?
Apr 1, 20245 min
Gosford Park: did he deserve it?
Mar 27, 202435 min
One Line Writing Secret You Need to Know
Mar 26, 20248 min
Our Most Embarrassing Literary Moments
Mar 23, 202429 min
A Most Wanted Man: why now?
Mar 20, 202435 min
THIS is how your novel gets noticed!
Mar 18, 20246 min
The Good Liar: surprise v twist
Mar 13, 202441 min
See How They Run: wasted potential
Mar 6, 202439 min
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: when did Smiley know?
Feb 28, 202457 min
The Game: why endings are important
Feb 21, 202438 min
The Dry: an introduction to outback noir
Feb 14, 202437 min
Crooked House: left-brained stories
Feb 7, 202440 min
Character Lessons from an Actor
Feb 5, 202410 min
Our Best Advice: conflict + cast design
Jan 31, 202425 min
The Lost Daughter: fisticuffs
Jan 24, 202448 min
Lady Bird: writing female protagonists
Jan 17, 202441 min
Love, Simon: how (not) to arc a character
Jan 10, 202440 min
Sex and the City: great world building, but meh
Jan 3, 202439 min
The Gentlemen: conflict and a detour
Dec 27, 202336 min
Little Women: why we do (or don't) love it
Dec 20, 202334 min
No Way Out: conflict triangles
Dec 13, 202343 min
The Full Monty: writing comedic characters
Dec 6, 202336 min
The Woman King: when storylines compete
Nov 29, 202346 min
August Osage County: one for your repertoire
Nov 22, 202329 min
Best Advice: character development + worldbuilding
Nov 15, 202321 min
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain: externalize the internal
Nov 8, 202340 min
Pretty Woman: a masterclass in the fundamentals
Nov 1, 202346 min
Nanowrimo: how to win
Oct 31, 202310 min
Don't Worry Darling: where did it go wrong?
Oct 29, 202315 min
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas: writing historical fiction
Oct 25, 202339 min
Big: writing comedic characters
Oct 18, 202336 min
Everything Everywhere All At Once: was there a script?
Oct 11, 202354 min
Fatal Attraction: who's the villain?
Oct 4, 202337 min
District 9: worldbuilding 101
Sep 27, 202346 min
Bridget Jones's Diary: why we love her
Sep 20, 202331 min
Story 101: Poetic Device
Sep 18, 202316 min
Can You Ever Forgive Me: what's hiding under your bed?
Sep 13, 202332 min
Ray: a product of his environment
Sep 6, 202332 min
Death on the Nile: the moustache mystery (archive)
Aug 30, 202348 min
Skyfall: m is for mother? (archive)
Aug 23, 202359 min
The Water Horse: keep subplots at bay (archive)
Aug 16, 202345 min
West Side Story: innovative or cliche? (archive episode)
Aug 9, 202345 min
Wanted: AI Prompt Engineer
Aug 7, 20231h 2m
Alec Sokolow: the hero's journey
Aug 2, 202330 min
Our Best Advice: empathy + stakes
Jul 26, 202320 min
Operation Mincemeat: truth is stranger than fiction
Jul 19, 202338 min
WALL-E: the basics, mastered
Jul 12, 202328 min
Manchester by the Sea: I'm not crying, you're crying
Jul 5, 202339 min
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande: do you empathize?
Jun 28, 202344 min