The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business show

The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

Summary: Stories turn songs into symphonies, events into memories, and lives into legends. In our crowded world, “knowing your story” cuts through the noise so you can make your mark — whether you want to sell more books, increase profits, or just make a difference. At Sterling & Stone, Story is our business. The Story Studio Podcast is where we explore ways we can all tell our stories better.

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  • Artist: Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt, and David Wright
  • Copyright: Copyright 2013 Sterling & Stone, LLC

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 SSP048 What We're Excited for in 2019 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:56

For a long time, we’ve said that 2018 was “our year.” But now that 2018 has come and gone, it was simultaneously our year and not our year. Instead, 2018 […]

 SSP047 Analyzing Bird Box (SPOILERS!) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:18

Bird Box is Netflix’s most successful (by measure of viewership) film to date, and it started as a novel. The success Josh Malerman experienced with his debut novel can happen […]

 SSP046 On Mastery and 10000 Hours | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:20

The “10,000 hour rule” has become a staple of the practicing artist. When applied with intention, the consistent daily effort of putting in your hours can produce results that appear […]

 SSP045 Performance Under Pressure | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:02

For the first time, everyone in the whole company is working in the same story world, and because we need to produce on a schedule with high-pressure deadlines, the kitchen […]

 SSP044 Making a Bad Premise Awesome | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:52

“If you give a good idea to a mediocre team, they will screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a brilliant team, they will either fix it […]

 SSP043 Analyzing The Haunting of Hill House (SPOILERS!) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:58

SPOILER ALERT! In this episode, we spoil the fuck out of the Netflix adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House (https://www.netflix.com/title/80189221) and discuss why it resonated so much for us […]

 SSP042 Adapting a Story for Film and TV pt. 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:50

Several episodes ago, we talked about film and TV adaptation and how we’re approaching the process as we work to move into new formats of storytelling. Today, we continue the […]

 SSP041 Characters: What Doesn't Work | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:04

If you read enough books or watch enough films, you’ll eventually find a character or cast of characters that “doesn’t work.” When characters fail to meet their true potential, the […]

 SSP040 How Our Childhoods Informed Our Storytelling | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:28

Being aware of who you are is important if you want optimal results in your life and storytelling. Hardship has shaped our worldview and the kinds of stories we yearn […]

 SSP039 Creative Expression | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:14

We recently held a small genre therapy event where we talked to authors that were motivated by a wide range of forces. During our meet-up, we asked: “how many of […]

 SSP038 2018 Q4 Story Studio Check-in | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:30

We’ve all taken on new adventures and challenges in our writing, and we’ve learned a lot over the past year. Committing to the vision of the Story Studio has meant […]

 SSP037 The Real-Life Stories That Inform Our Fiction pt. 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:14

The seeds of stories are all around us. It’s our job as storytellers to acknowledge and nurture these seeds so that our novels and screenplays have life—a three-dimensionality that binds […]

 SSP036 The Real-Life Stories That Inform Our Fiction pt. 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:52

The Story Studio Podcast is phoning it in for a couple episodes. But really, we’re expanding the scope of the show. The seeds of stories are all around us. It’s […]

 SSP035 Newsletter Ninjitsu with Tammi Labrecque | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 45:48

No one knows author newsletters like Tammi Labrecque. She literally wrote the book on it. Lucky for us, she agreed to talk to us about what authors get wrong about […]

 SSP034 Persuasion with Dave Lakhani | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:08

Dave Lakhani is a persuasion ninja. Driven by his need to understand why people believe what they believe, he’s built businesses using story to sell his ideas. Dave will be speaking […]

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