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Emotional Work for Writers
Lani talks about the progress she made--and didn’t make--on her writing retreat to New York, shares the Year of Writing Magically writing schedule, and talks about the...
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First Episodes
What Story Is
In this introduction to the new How Story Works podcast, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Lani Diane Rich starts all listeners, writers and non-writ...
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The Hitchhiker
In this episode of How Story Works podcast, I expand upon the definition of story to include the intended effect of stories, and separate out the differences between s...
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What Meaning Means
In this episode of How Story Works podcast, I talk about meaning in storytelling, and how to not freak out about it.
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The “Rules”
In this episode of How Story Works podcast, I talk about narrative theory, the role of the "rules," and how to find the balance between free-wheeling and white-knuckli...
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The Unbalanced Force
In this episode of How Story Works podcast, we begin our work understanding conflict, delve into the differences between narrative conflict and mundane conflict, and v...
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