Recent Episodes
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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SSP104 The Guys Talk: Writing and Marketing with Jeff Haskell
In today’s episode, the guys talk with Jeff Haskell, an author they met at S3, the Story Shop Summit in Austin, Tx. Jeff writes Superhero science fiction, a little bit […]
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SSP103 The Guys Answer: Anthologies and Serials
On today’s episode, the guys answer listener questions about anthologies and serials. Anthologies are collections of works (stories, poems, or episodes) that each stand on their own but may sometimes […]
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SSP102 The Guys Watch Being John Malkovich (SPOILERS!)
In today’s episode, the guys talk about watching Being John Malkovich. Spoiler Alert: Be warned, if you haven’t seen it yet, this episode may very well spoil it for you. […]
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