Recent Episodes
SSP 120 The Guys Discuss: What We’ve Learned So Far in 2020
We are living in a Black Mirror episode. Dave always was living in a Black Mirror episode, but 2020 is the year the rest of the world joined him there. […]
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SSP119 The Guys Discuss: How To Watch and Read Like A Writer
In today’s episode, Johnny and Dave switch roles. Dave is excitedly working on his new project in the Yesterday’s Gone universe, and Johnny wishes an asteroid would hit the earth […]
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SSP118 The Guys Discuss: Collaboration with J. Thorn
In today’s episode, Dave reveals his plans for any physical fights he may or may not have in the future and how he will make sure that whoever he battles […]
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SSP117 Making a Living Writing with Rachael Herron
Being a writer requires doing the seriously hard work of writing. But making a living writing requires more. In today’s episode, Rachael Herron talks about all the different income streams […]
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SSP116 The Guys Watch: The Godfather
In today’s episode of The Story Studio Podcast Sean and Johnny rewatched The Godfather and Dave watched it for the first time and asked some great questions of each other. […]
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SSP115 The Guys Discuss: Avoiding Burnout
Getting to do what you love for a living is pretty incredible. But when you are building your author career through writing and releasing books in series, there is a […]
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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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