Recent Episodes
SSP114 The Guys Discuss: When a Story Gets Stuck
Ever have a story get stuck? There are a few different ways in which this can happen. Sometimes a story gets mechanically stuck where you’ve written your way into some […]
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SSP113 The Guys Discuss: Building Worlds Together
Have you ever wanted to collaborate with another author or multiple authors to build a fictional world where you can come together to create extraordinary stories? More inputs mean more […]
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SSP112 Characterization Hacks with Bonnie Part 2
In today’s episode, Sean and Johnny continue the conversation with Bonnie about Characterization Hacks. They talk about commercial characters, over-the-top superman characters, supermen with relatable flaws, everyman characters, and more. […]
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SSP111 The Guys Discuss: Balancing Structure & Creativity
Creating outlines and beats can keep you moving by always knowing what’s next when a pure pantser might have to stop and figure out what happens. But sometimes too much […]
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SSP110 Characterization Hacks with Bonnie
People don’t fall in love with plots, devices, and settings. At least most people don’t. When someone falls in love with a book or a story, most often they are […]
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SSP109 The Guys Watch: The Watchmen Part 2
In last week’s episode, The Guys Watch: The Watchmen Part 1, the guys and the Story Studio discussed The Watchmen. They went into all kinds of detail about what worked […]
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SSP108 The Guys Watch: The Watchmen Part 1
On today’s episode, most of the Sterling & Stone Story Studio appears along with the guys to discuss The Watchmen. The whole studio watched it together and in this, part […]
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SSP107 The Guys Discuss: Battling Resistance
In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield personifies Resistance as an almost corporeal being of sorts, something that must be faced, battled, and defeated and a daily basis in order […]
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SSP106 The Guys Discuss: Our Favorite Tools
What are the tools you love and use every day to help you do all the things you need to get done? The guys share a few of their favorites […]
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SSP105 The Guys Discuss: If We New Then…
If we only knew then what we know now. The guys insist that they don’t legitimately have regrets, but if they had a time machine and could go back to […]
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