The Narrative Breakdown - Story Craft in Creative Writing, Screenwriting,Young Adult Lit, TV shows and More
Summary: Cheryl Klein and James Monohan discuss storytelling tips and techniques of interest to any writer, student, or fan of quality creative writing, screenwriting, playwriting, fan fiction, English literature, etc. Each episode, Cheryl and James draw upon their respective experiences in publishing and filmmaking to analyze popular novels, movies, plays, television shows, short stories, and song lyrics. Featuring various co-hosts and writers, as well as material from Cheryl's book 'Second Sight' and James' app 'The Storyometer'.
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- Artist: Cheryl Klein and James Monohan - Geeking out over great screenwriting, playwriting, children's books, literary fiction, and other creative writing
- Copyright: Storyometer LLC, 2013
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Cheryl and James talk about inciting events as well as how good storytelling is more like a striptease and less like a visit to a nude beach. Direct Download Link Or listen right here: Subscribe in iTunes
How can you make your characters more interesting via their morality? How do you define the morality of your character? And how can you play with moral status and use it to tell a good story? Cheryl and James look at Harry Potter and his virtues and flaws, the moral grey of Severus Snape, Katniss […]
Cheryl and James look at how Character Contrast and the use of Foils can help you better define your characters and make them more compelling. Some questions we address: How likable do your characters have to be for us to care about them? What are some different types of foils? What uses of character contrast […]
While breaking down all ten 2011 Best Picture nominees, Cheryl and James discuss the Ticking Clock, a narrative device that can be very effective at building tension and suspense. We look at: Which nominated films employed the Ticking Clock? Which ones did not? And of the ones that did not, how did they create […]
