Podcast Episodes

West Side Story: innovative or cliché?

Season 1 Episode 102

West Side Story (2021) has been lauded for its depiction of race and racial tension, but how has it handled the love story? In his retelling of this …

4 years ago

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Late Night: a story is about one thing

Season 1 Episode 101

A story makes one point. If your story is about everything, then it's about nothing. Understanding genre is a vital skill for writers because everyth…

4 years, 1 month ago

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Calling All Story Nerds!

Season 1

Join literary editors and writers, Valerie Francis and Melanie Hill, as they analyze a film a week as an example of a storytelling principle. If you …

4 years, 2 months ago

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