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Final Narrative Units
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, Lani finishes her discussion of narrative units with a discussion of scenes, acts, compositions and series. Also, she a...
Intro to Character
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich begins the discussion of character - what it is, how it works, and why it's so important.
The Character Triangle
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, Lani explains the character triangle, and how you can use it to create and appreciate great characters.
Writing Vulnerability
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich discusses how to write vulnerability.
The Keys to Character
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich addresses the problem of likability, character arcs vs. character breaks, and how powerful...
Character & Dialogue
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich gives tips and tricks for writing great dialogue, and for understanding how essential it i...
Stereotypes, Archetypes & Tropes
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich talks about the value of originality and how that relates to stereotypes, archetypes and t...
The End of the Beginning
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich finishes up the basics of narrative theory, and sets out her plan for the rest of the podc...
Magic and Craft
In this episode of the How Story Works YouTube series and podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich returns to narrative theory with a quick review of the concepts from th...
Narrative and Life
In this episode of the How Story Works YouTube series and podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich talks about the magic of narrative and the responsibility of the critic...
The Value of Criticism
In this episode of the How Story Works YouTube series and podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich prepares to dive into advanced criticism with a talk about the value of...
Advanced Criticism: Tangled
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich talks about how to build your platform for criticism, and talks about pseudo-benevolent an...
Advanced Criticism: A Few Good Men
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich walks you through the weeding out process of critical thought with Aaron Sorkin's "A Few G...
Advanced Criticism: His Girl Friday
In this episode of the How Story Works podcast, story expert Lani Diane Rich talks about the troubles in terroir, righteous romance and quality conflict in His Girl Fr...
It’s Okay
After a long hiatus, story expert Lani Diane Rich returns with a quick message about how sometimes, it's okay to take a long hiatus.
Advanced Criticism: Easy A
We're getting extra-textual as story expert Lani Diane Rich talks about 2010's Easy A.
Advanced Criticism: Dodgeball
It's a classic case of love what you love, even when it's seriously problematic, as story expert Lani Diane Rich plumbs the depths of the 2004 comedy, Dodgeball.
Critique What You Love w/ Rob Heiret
One great way to love what you love is to critique what you love. Story expert Lani Diane Rich discusses Star Wars with Rob Heiret, host of Chipperish's new podcast, M...
Whistling for Discovery
In honor of Nanowrimo, story expert Lani Diane Rich talks the first of the three phases of writing, Discovery, and provides tips on how to whistle for your creativity.
Sacred Act of Drafting
Lani launches from Discovery to Drafting, the often-maligned, often frustrating second act in the three-part writing process. But like all acts of creation, even Draft...