Recent Episodes
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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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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