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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 SSP033 Storytelling in Video Games | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:18

Over the past forty years, the video game industry has grown in ways most of us couldn’t predict. Video games have shifted from the idled-away time of children to one […]

 SSP032 Great Villains | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:00

A hero is only as great as the villains that oppose them. A great villain frames your hero, bringing life to your conflicts and depth to your themes. Stories like […]

 SSP031 Relearning Mindset and Craft Lessons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:42

We want to take a moment to talk about our writer’s journey. It’s been a long seven years with many trials and individual trajectories. That said, this isn’t a review […]

 SSP030 Bending the Rules of Story Structure | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:12

Now that we’re pulling back on author events with the Smarter Artist, we’re able to use our time on what we refer to as a “No ROI event.” These are […]

 SSP029 Adapting a Story for Film and TV | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:08

It’s the dream of many authors to see their work translated into a movie or TV. But there are several considerations an author must make when deciding whether their work […]

 SSP028 Great Storytelling in Modern Film and TV | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:10

We love film and Television. We’re lucky to be creators in an era when the visual medium has never been more instructive on storytelling via modern TV, and our ability […]

 SSP027 Johnny Battles Creative Burnout | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:10

For a while now, Johnny has been feeling the malaise of low creative energy after the heavy demands on his time over the past few weeks. Now that he’s back […]

 SSP026 The StoryJacket Process | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:22

We like to make up fun names for each step of our process at Sterling and Stone. Since we introduced the idea of StoryJackets, we’ve gotten many requests for us […]

 SSP025 Plotting a Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:04

While we’ve always engaged in some level of story preproduction, Sterling and Stone has made plotting an integral part of our production cycle. We all differ in how much we […]

 SSP024 Forging Character Arcs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:00

Now, more than ever, character arc is a foundational concept at Sterling and Stone. When Bonnie joined us, she took our story development process and transformed it with her deep […]

 SSP023 Setting as Character | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:18

Setting is often a throwaway idea for a lot of storytellers. Stories sometimes set in a particular place because “why not?” There’s no rhyme or reason. The story just needs […]

 SSP022 Crafting Compelling Characters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:46

Here at Sterling & Stone, character is king. Great characters stick with us long after we close the book or walk out of the movie theater, and great characters will […]

 SSP021 Developing a Story Premise | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:42

A story’s premise is more than just a “what if” question. It’s the lifeblood of crafting a compelling plot, engaging character development, and an enthralling theme. At Sterling & Stone, […]

 SSP020 The Foundations of Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 45:36

Today we’re starting a new arc of podcasts that are all about story. And there’s no one better to do this with than our resident wizard: Bonnie. And, really, wizard […]

 SSP019 What Our Future Holds | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:50

Now that we’ve caught you up on what Sterling and Stone is, we want to tell you what we’re becoming. We’re an ambitious company with a dream to make stories […]

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