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    Secrets of Story Podcast

    Secrets of Story Podcast

    Secrets of Story Podcast

    ratings:
    Length:
    46 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Podcast by Matt Bird and James Kennedy
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 46 episodes

    Title

    Episode 46: Organizing Chaos with Sophie Beal and Gary Dalkin

    Sophie Beal and Gary Dalkin return to discuss novelists' relationship with editors, whe...

    59 minutes
    		Jan 16, 2024

    Episode 45: Specific vs. Generic (Or is it Factual vs. Archetypal?)

    It's always good to load up your story with specifics, right? Not so fast! James talk...

    71 minutes
    		Dec 07, 2023

    Episode 44: Putting the Secrets of Story Into Action with Torrey Maldonado

    Matt and James welcome acclaimed novelist Torrey Maldonado to talk about how he's put M...

    84 minutes
    		Oct 19, 2023

    Episode 43: Writing Every Day with Brock Swinson

    Matt and James are joined by author Brock Swinson and discuss his new book of writing a...

    67 minutes
    		Jun 26, 2023

    Episode 42: Mackendrick's Rules, the Epic Conclusion

    Alexander Mackendrick summed up the wisdom that film schools (and MFA programs in gener...

    52 minutes
    		Jun 19, 2023

    Episode 41: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 2

    Matt and James once again use the rules of Alexander Mackendrick as a springboard to ta...

    59 minutes
    		Jun 12, 2023

    Episode 40: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 1

    The great filmmaker Alexander Mackendrick famously passed along 41 rules of writing adv...

    69 minutes
    		Jun 06, 2023

    Episode 39: Agents

    James and Matt discuss their checkered history of getting agents/managers, failing to h...

    82 minutes
    		Feb 02, 2023

    Episode 38: AI

    Can a computer do our jobs? Matt puts it to the test and James scoffs, as is his wont.

    57 minutes
    		Dec 24, 2022

    Episode 37: Craft in the Real World

    The long-awaited return! James and Matt reunite to discuss Matthew Salesses' book Craf...

    73 minutes
    		Nov 02, 2022