Recent Episodes
SSP068 Doing the Work with Jamie Davis
One of our favorite and hardest working author friends is Jamie Davis. Throughout the time we’ve known him, he’s always held true to the work ethic of the 21st century […]
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SSP067 Rebuilding StoryShop pt. 2 with David Brown
In SSP057, we talked about rebuilding StoryShop and why it became a necessary step in order for it to become the app we envision. StoryShop is continuing to iterate forward […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:42 — 35.1MB)
SSP066 Elements of a Successful Sitcom
When we first began writing adaptations for our novels, we had to learn a whole new set of rules that govern the visual medium. Since then, we’ve also transitioned into […]
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SSP065 How We've Evolved as Writers This Year
Last year, we had a problem. Well, we had multiple problems. Johnny was suffering from burnout. Sean wasn’t drafting as much as he wanted. And Dave had just emerged from […]
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SSP064 Meaningful Connections with Chris Plough
When we met Chris Plough, we knew we had to get him on the show to talk with us, and now that the show is live again, we thought it […]
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SSP063 Writing As Therapy
We tell stories as our full-time job, and while we have a responsibility to the company and our family to produce words that sell, there are reasons for us to […]
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SSP062 The Stone Table: Phase 2 with Neeve Silver
“We change the world with story” is a phrase we’ve used over and over, and while we believed that this was our trajectory as a company, we’ve struggled to actualize […]
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SSP061 The Stone Table: Reimagined with Neeve Silver
Closing down the Smarter Artist part of Sterling and Stone was bittersweet for us. We have a desire to teach, but the transactional nature of the Smarter Artist brand leeched […]
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SSP060 Sean Goes to Prison
The creative mind is mysterious. As storytellers, we build entire worlds and shape unforgettable characters. But when asked where we get our ideas, it’s often difficult to pin down one […]
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SSP059 Mystery Box Storytelling
During one of our recent company meetings, Sean asked the team “how many people know what Mystery Box Storytelling is?” To our surprise, not every hand went up. If several […]
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