Story Love - The Offical Podcast of writingXstructure
The Writing By Structure podcast: a cozy space for writers to hang out, get some love, share what's worked for them, what's failed and what's been just plain crazy. No writer is an island. We need to hear each other’s stories. We need to learn from each other.
Episodes
30 episodes
KAMRAN KHAN- South Asian Filmmaker and Creator of 1497.org
What a joy to have Kam Kahn with me this week talking about some amazing things like finding the time to write while having a full time job, handling racism in casting choices and creating 1497.org to battle against the gatekeepers who told him...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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28:53
NO MAGIC. JUST WORK. - Joe Eddy & Ryan Richter On Making It Happen!!
This week!! My friends Ryan Richter and Joe Eddy talk with me about what it took for them to stick with it after so many years of hardship and heartache - and I'm so happy they did! Now you can see their films on many different platforms....
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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38:12
FINDING AUTHENTICITY with Oniffe White - Afro Carribean Storyteller
Oniffe White joins us this week to talk about finding authenticity, his beautiful short film Echoes of a Winter Sunshine, Anansi - owner of all stories and so much more! Link to watch Echoes of a Winter Sunshine
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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49:59
BONUS EPISODE: STORY STRUCTURE Q&A
This week I am sharing with you a replay of what exactly goes down every Friday at 10 am est on the clubhouse app! Each week I get together with a bunch of other writers who love to talk story and help people with their screenwriting prob...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:42:32
Joyce Simmons - World Building Whiz
Joyce Simmons is one of the best world builders I've come across! Listen in as she describes her process of building worlds and the best way to tap into what your heart is calling you to write! Also: Follow Joyce on In...
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39:22
Is 16 Weeks To A Screenplay For Real?
16 Weeks To A Screenplay? Does it work? Yes it does! In this episode I explain exactly how and why I love it so damn much! TO ENROLL IN THE WORKSHOP, CLICK HERE:
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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20:06
GOYA ROBLES - Writing Spiritually
Goya Robles is a beautiful poet, actor, writer and human. Listen in this week as we discuss what it means to write from a spiritual perspective. More on Goya:https://www.goyarobles.c...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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23:30
Comedian Filmmaker Baraka Noel - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
CW: suicide, depression. … In this week’s episode my friend Baraka Noel and I get real in talking about depression and the difficulties that come along with being atypical. One of the running themes of the podcast is “ What Are You Doing”...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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28:57
Writer Ranya Salvant on What it’s Like When Your Family Doesn’t Support Your Dream
This week I talk with writer Ranya Salvant on what it’s like to find the courage to believe in yourself when it seems nobody else does. This one cuts to the heart! To support the podcast check out the Story Love Store
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42:34
TELEVISION 101!
All of the most frequently asked questions I get about tv, from how to write it to how to get staffed. For a tv series treatment template click here:
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27:55
Jacqueline Pereda - playwright, sketch comedy artist & creator of "Generation Por Qué" on HBO Max
In this episode I talk with Jacqueline Pereda about so many valuable topics including: leaving your ego out of your writing, why creating spreadsheets are so important and what it is we actually do as writers. This was such an enlig...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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38:43
PERSEVERANCE! Writing Team: Julia Hoff & Saeida Rouass
Julia and Saeida are two of my favorite writers because they get the job done without ego. Listen to them describe what it was like to start writing and then pair up on a limited series based on Saeida’s novel that took her three years to...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:36
OCTAVIA CLAHAR - Brooklynite, Viral Web Series Creator & Screenwriter!
Join me for a wonderful poignant discussion with Octavia CLAHAR about believing in yourself, following your dreams and what it was like to change her occupation to “screenwriter” officially. Octavia’s Bio Site:
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:21
BRAND SPANKING NEW SCREENWRITER: I See You.
Season Two! So happy to be back. There will be lots of new writer conversations and book breakdowns. Thanks for being here! This episode breaks down everything a brand new screenwriter needs to know if they’ve never written anything befor...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:24
Aristotle’s Poetics - Part 3!
The last installment of this Poetics series! I have so enjoyed diving in with you and I hope you've gotten as much out of it as I did. (please excuse the minimal static at the beginning - a technical glitch that is onl...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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26:01
Aristotle’s Poetics - Part Two!
More from Aristotle this week on the best ways to inspire catharsis through fear and pity while raising the stakes in your plot. 👏🏼👏🏼 SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR STORY AT THE STORY LOVE MERCHANDISE STORE:
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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19:51
Aristotle's Poetics- Part One!
Poetics is intimidating. I've broken it down on other platforms but I think the podcast format is going to be a good fit for sharing this information! Pause and take notes! Share your thoughts! Tag me on IG and let me know! I...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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14:32
New Mothers, I Have A Hug For You & Screenwriter Elisabeth Hayward!
Calling all writers who are also new moms! I get personal this week about how difficult it was for me to keep my toes in the creative waters while raising my sons and... the easiest thing you can do to maintain your identity as a writer d...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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32:46
How to Create Compelling Character Arcs and Emerging Screenwriter Anton Teichmann
How is a character arc different than a hero's journey arc? That is the question Anton and discuss this week. Anton's story is inspiring as someone who told himself he had no business being a screenwriter and is now writing an...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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46:27
The Crucial Question “What Is The Story You’re Telling?” And Genius Greg Emetaz
Greg Emetaz joins us this week to tell us all about the making of Camp Wedding his comedy horror film that you've just got to see as well as his short "Get The F*ck Out Of Paris" shot guerilla style inside the Eifel Tower! Plus I break do...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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33:24
Screenwriter, Hypnotherapist, Educator - Mike Colucci
Full disclosure: I cry in this episode. Which I tend to do when Mike and I get together. He's just that kind of person who skips over the bullshit and cuts to the core of your humanity. He has a truly profound story to tell us as an educa...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:52
Playwright Joanna Pickering, how she got a manager and do YOU need one?
Joanna Pickering is a Screencraft success story. After finishing as a finalist in their playwriting competition, she was signed by 3 Arts Entertainment. Listen to her journey! But first, I talk a little bit about what an agent...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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27:58
Doc Farrow - Writer, Actor, Comedian, Former Navy Corpsman
You know him as Coach Wilkins on Young Sheldon but this week he’s a story lover. Doc explains what his journey was like going from the military into the creative world, what it was like to get his short film Saved Rounds produced and how ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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56:28
Emerging Women Writers: Advice on Dealing with Men at Work! Plus Writer/Director Rachel Carey
This episode gets personal! My friend Rachel Carey joins me as we discuss her film "Ask For Jane", how to write and raise kids at the same time and lots of other great things BUT one thing that came up was the unfortunate treatment women ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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33:39
Clubhouse 101! And Prolific Playwright Tom Cavanaugh
All the stupid questions you were too embarrassed to ask about Clubhouse answered. Yes!! You should join Clubhouse! OR skip ahead in the chapter marker to hear my friend Tom tell us about the best festivals to submit your short content to...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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58:23