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Publisher |: Cheryl Klein and James Monohan

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Books,; Fiction,; TV & Film,; Writing

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a Podcast about Story Craft for Creative Writers of All Mediums

The craft of creative writing, screenwriting, playwriting, children's books, and literary fiction as discussed by Cheryl Klein and James Monohan. We share tips and techniques of interest to any writer, student, or fan of quality prose fiction, screenplays, plays, English literature, etc. Each episode, we analyze popular novels, movies, Broadway shows, television shows, short stories, and more. Featuring various expert guests as well as material from Cheryl Klein's book 'Second Sight' and James' app 'The Storyometer.'

People |: Cheryl Klein (@chavelaque),; James Monohan
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Brooklyn, NY
Premiere Date |: 2013-04-28
Finale date |: 2016-09-06
Frequency |: Periodic
Explicit |: No

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50 Available Episodes (52 Total) / Average duration: 00:41:51

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50 Available Episodes (52 Total)Average duration: 00:41:51

Sep 06, 2016

00:11:10

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Cheryl reads the first chapter of The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults. The book is available as of September 6th, 2016.

In this bonus episode, Cheryl reads the first chapter exclusively for Narrative Breakdown listeners.

Like what you hear? Buy the book!

Want to win a critique of your full manuscript from Cheryl? Purchase The Magic Words by 11:59 p.m. onSeptember 10, 2016 (Saturday), and send proof of said purchase to asterisk [dot] bks [at] gmail [dot] com with the subject line “THE SQUIDS ARE COMING! [Your Name]”. The drawing will be held September 19, 2016.Full details and terms here.

(Need to see more before you commit? Check out another excerpt.)

And if you’re in the New York, Winston-Salem, Kansas City, or St. Louis areas, please check out Cheryl’s upcoming appearances for The Magic Words.

Thank you all for your support!

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More about this show, for new listeners: This is a creative writing podcast and a screenwriting podcast. In The Narrative Breakdown, Cheryl Klein, James Monohan, and other guest co-hosts 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 Klein’s book ‘Second Sight’ and James’ iPhone app ‘The Storyometer.’

Aug 20, 2016

00:41:23

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Why a misunderstood character can be very useful. Featuring Cheryl Klein and Matt Bird!

Check out Cheryl’s The Magic Words, and Matt Bird’s The Secrets of Story — the best creative writing books of the year. Yes, we’re a bit biased but it’s true!

Mentioned in this episode:

The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults

The Secrets of Story

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Ghostbusters’ New Villain Is Straight out of Reddit, and It’s Glorious

Harry Potter

Five Times Severus Snape Was Misunderstood

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Hail the Conquering Hero

Pride and Prejudice

Jersey Boys

Wicked’s Elphaba Thropp

Millicent Min, Girl Genius

Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time

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Emma

The perception gap in science

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Jul 06, 2016

00:35:02

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Author David S. Atkinson discusses absurdist and weird fiction.

Mentioned in the episode:

David S. Atkinson’s website

Not Quite So Stories

Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories

George Sanders

H.P. Lovecraft

Lewis Carroll’s “Hunting of the Snark”

Treating a Sick Animal Flash and Micro Fictions

Nagging Wives Foolish Husbands

Amelia Gray

Museum of the Weird

Gutshot: Stories

Haruki Murakami’s The Elephant Vanishes

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May 13, 2016

00:38:59

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Moth storytelling sensation Adam Wade talks about his development as a performer and the tips he gives his students. Adam and the Moth were recently featured on HBO’s Girls. We highly recommend his new album, The Human Comedy.

Mentioned in the episode:

AdamWade.com

The Moth

Jean Shepard – The Great American Fourth of July

Woody Allen’s Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films by Sander H. Lee

Storyteller Peter Aguero

Storyteller Jim O’Grady

Storyteller Ed Gavagan

Catherine Burns

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Apr 18, 2016

00:48:13

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Author Chris Vander Kaay discusses the ins and outs of various horror film subgenres and recommends a lot of movies along the way. Check out Chris’ new book, 2.php?id=978-0-7864-9837-6">Horror Films by Subgenre. (Co-authored by Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay.)

Their first book: The Anatomy of Fear

Twitter: ckvanderkaay

Films mentioned in the episode:

Halloween

Nosferatu

Dracula (1931)

George A. Romero’s Dead series

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

A Nightmare on Elm Street

The Witch

10 Cloverfield Lane

Last Shift

Assault on Precinct 13

The Last Exorcism

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Friday the 13th (franchise)

Leprechaun 4: In Space

Hellraiser IV: Bloodline

Jason X

Frankenstein (1910 film)

Asylum Blackout (aka The Incident)

The Midnight Meat Train

The Poseidon Adventure

Mad Max

Long Weekend

The Happening

Evil Dead (franchise)

Hostel

Dead Alive (aka Braindead)

Misery

Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986 musical film)

It Follows

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Feb 21, 2016

00:29:42

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Cheryl Klein shares her perspective on the habits of professional writers in a frank and illuminating conversation.

You can now pre-order Cheryl’s new book, The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults

Mentioned in the episode:

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Jan 01, 2016

00:42:07

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