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Back to SearchMrs.Harris Goes to Paris: toothless antagonists
Season 18 Episode 1804
Of all the types of protagonists, audiences/readers love the underdog the most, and our discussion of this beloved archetype led us down all kinds of…
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Sicario: not what we expected
Season 18 Episode 1803
Sicario presented us with a few surprises this week. Valerie thought she’d be analysing a hero, but Kate is an underdog. She’s not presented as a typ…
1 week ago
Killer Opening Lines
Season 18 Episode 1802
Can you write a killer opening line? Can you define what a killer opening line is? In this week's episode, we give our professional advice on the ope…
1 week, 5 days ago
Murder She Said: sex or murder?
Season 18 Episode 1801
What type of protagonist does your story feature? There are 4 types, each of them can be a constant character or a change character, and each one evo…
2 weeks ago
What Went Right: anora
Season 17 Episode 1713
Poles apart - and not the dancing kind!
Anora won the 2024 Palme d’Or at Cannes and five out of six categories at the 2025 Academy awards including B…
3 weeks ago
The best time to send a query
Season 17 Episode 1712
It's AMA time! When is the best time to query an agent? When is the best time to go out on submission? How on earth does a writer choose comp titles?…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
What Went Wrong: 80 for Brady
Season 17 Episode 1711
I'm convinced that the screenplay for this film was generated by AI. Of course, I have no proof for that, but 80 for Brady is so completely bizarre t…
4 weeks ago
Best Advice: heroes and villains
Season 17 Episode 1710
In the season roundup, we share all our best advice about the speech in praise of the villain (what it is, how to craft it, and why it's important), …
1 month ago
AI in Writing and Publishing
Season 17 Episode 1709
This is the first episode of our brand new HOOK YOUR READER series! In these episodes, literary editor Kathleen Foxx and I review query letters and f…
1 month, 1 week ago
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Season 17
What if you could get professional advice on your query letter and first ten pages writing sample BEFORE you started to send it off to agents? Well m…
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