Displaying episodes 61 - 82 of 82 in total
Godmothered
Today on How Story Works, the conversation is about the conflicts (and magic) in the 2020 Disney movie Godmothered. The post 18. Godmothered appeared first on Chipperi...
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Today on How Story Works, the conversation is about the 2018 film Can You Ever Forgive Me? – the true story of legendary literary forger Lee Israel.
Arrival
Today on the How Story Works season 2 finale, the conversation is about the brilliant 2016 film Arrival.
Bonus: Dear Writer
Dear Writer is a Substack newsletter put out by Lani that sends two letters a week; one inspirational digest on Wednesdays, and a longer personal letter with the priva...
How Story Works: Audiobook Sample
How Story Works: An elegant guide to the craft of storytelling is available now! Here's a quick sample from the audiobook, and you can find all the versions here:How S...
How Story Works returns!
The How Story Works podcast is coming back, starting with a new round of conversations with Lani Diane Rich and Dr. Kelly Jones!
Structure in Theory
This week, Lani and Kelly talk about structure in narrative theory; why is it important, and how does it work?
Narrative Units
This week, Lani and Kelly talk about narrative units; beats, scenes, anchor scenes, acts, compositions, series… if you’ve ever wished you had a specific definition of ...
Bonus: Percolated Media interview with Lani
I was recently interviewed by Garrett Collins of Percolated Media and since we talk a lot about writing, I thought y'all might enjoy it!
Basic Structures & How to Use Them
This week, Lani and Kelly talk about basic three-act, seven-anchor-scene structure. It’s not the only structure that will work, but it’s the one that will help you und...
The Half of It
In the first solo HSW episode in years, Lani Diane Rich talks about the past and the future and the wonderful Alice Wu movie, "The Half of It."Get the How Story Works ...
Pulling Magic from the Air
It’s time to talk about magic, sleep and philosophy, and how all of that looks through a writer’s lens in the new episode of “How Story Works.”Show notes:Elizabeth Gil...
Muses, Magic and Bond (Kim Sherwood Interview)
This month, Lani is thinking about magic and muses, and James Bond! In an interview with Kim Sherwood, the author selected by the Ian Fleming estate to update the Jame...
Going Independent with Shipwrecked Comedy
In the newest episode of #HowStoryWorks, Lani interviews Mary Kate Wiles, Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud about going independent as creatives. Also, updates on the Ye...
The Drafting Doldrums
Lani returns to talk about the drafting process, forgetting to do her homework, and what it's like to return to an active writing process after a long break.Get the Ho...
Writing with ADHD
Lani talks about her latest adventures, and blocks, in her writing process, and then talks to writer and podcaster Brandon Saiz about how his recent ADHD diagnosis ope...
The Muddy Middle with Cara Stevens
Sometimes you get 70 pages into a book and just... stop. Author Cara Stevens, best known for children's picture books, joins Lani to talk about her struggle to get pas...
Getting Quick and Dirty with Mignon Fogarty
Lani gets quick and dirty with Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, as they talk about the most powerful things people can do to improve their writing and how email is ab...
Reframing with Melina Kantor
Lani sits down with writer Melina Kantor to talk about how sometimes the problem with our writing isn’t actually with our writing, but how we think about our writing.S...
Marketing & Writing Magically with Joshua Unruh
Lani sits down with marketing professional and author Joshua Unruh to talk about how to market yourself as an indie author, and his experience as part of the 2023 Year...
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...
Emotional Work for Writers (correct file)
NOTE: A mistake was made in the original posting of this episode; this is the correct audio file. My apologies!Lani talks about the progress she made--and didn’t make-...