7. Luke Arnold
Today on How Story Works Conversations, we talk with Luke Arnold about his first novel, The Last Smile in Sunder City, his work on Black Sails, and his creative insight as both writer and actor.
6. Fix-It: Hitch
Today on How Story Works Conversations, we use narrative theory to fix a flawed story – the 2005 romantic comedy “Hitch.”
5. Joshilyn Jackson
Today on How Story Works Conversations, we interview Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author.
4. Characters in Action
In this episode of How Story Works conversations, we talk about characters in action: Dialogue, choices, arcs, and character breaks.
3. Writing Distinctive Characters
On this episode of How Story Works Conversations, we talk about tropes, archetypes, stereotypes, and strategies for character creation.
2. Character Roles
On this episode of How Story Works conversations, we talk about character roles: protagonist, antagonist, and supporting.
1. Building Character (S1.01)
In this episode of How Story Works Conversations, we talk about building characters, the character triangle, and naming characters.
Introduction to HSW Conversations (S1.00)
In this introduction to How Story Works Conversations, story expert Lani Diane Rich and concept developer Dr. Kelly Jones define our terms to kick off our discussion of narrative theory.
How Story Works – Conversations!
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the How Story Works podcast will begin a 4-season foray into teaching all the concepts of Lani Diane Rich's narrative theory course in more depth, with more examples, in a conversation with conceptual developer Dr. Kelly Jones, an expert...