Series: StoryShop
09 Building an Outline
Episode Nine: Building an Outline You’ve probably heard the term, pantser. These writers make it up as they go along, most notably, like Stephen King. But that doesn’t work for […]
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08 Designing Your Setting
Episode Eight: Designing Your Setting A great setting can almost become a character in and of itself. It’s important to make a living, breathing setting, just as you would a […]
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07 Casting Your Characters
Episode Seven: Casting Your Character Casting a characters is a sort of ‘short hand’ for understanding your character. It’s a starting point upon which you can build, and it’s especially […]
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06 Creating Memorable Characters
Episode Six: Creating Memorable Characters It’s imperative that you create memorable characters so that your readers will for a connection with them, and be more invested in their success. It […]
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05 Research for Writing
Episode Five: Research Research is something everyone needs to do if they’re going to write a believable story. Different genres require different and varying amounts of research, and it’s as […]
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04 Figuring Out Your Plot
Episode Four: Figuring Out Your Plot There’s a big difference between character based and plot based stories, and that distinction doesn’t really matter for the guys’ work. The reason? All […]
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03 Sorting Through Your Ideas
Episode Three: Sorting Through Your Idea Writers have too many ideas. It’s hard to know which ones to use, and even how to sort through them and make that decision. […]
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02 The Passion to Write
Episode Two: The Passion to Write Passion for writing is important. It’s what keeps you working through the tough times, and what inspires you during the best times. The guys […]
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01 Introduction to StoryShop
Episode One: What StoryShop Is In this first episode of StoryShop Johnny, Sean, and Dave explain what Storyshop is. The guys have spent their lives building worlds, characters, and stories. […]
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StoryShop Intro Episode
Sean Platt, Johnny B Truant, and David Write hold a series of insightful, on-topic discussions on how to write smarter, faster.
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