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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.
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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.’
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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
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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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Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
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Author David S. Atkinson discusses absurdist and weird fiction.
Mentioned in the episode:
Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories
Lewis Carroll’s “Hunting of the Snark”
Treating a Sick Animal Flash and Micro Fictions
Nagging Wives Foolish Husbands
Haruki Murakami’s The Elephant Vanishes
Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
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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:
Jean Shepard – The Great American Fourth of July
Woody Allen’s Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films by Sander H. Lee
Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
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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:
George A. Romero’s Dead series
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Asylum Blackout (aka The Incident)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986 musical film)
Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
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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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Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
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TV writer and playwright Adam Gaines talks about writing quality dialogue and more.
Check out Adam’s two play collections!
Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
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TV writer and novelist Drew Chapman discusses the challenges of writing thrillers in both mediums.
Drew’s latest novel is The King of Fear, the sequel to The Ascendent.
He is currently writer and co-executive producer on TNT’s Legends.
(Note: Our guest goes by Andrew Chapman for his TV and film work).
Thanks for listening! We’re entirely user supported at present and welcome your donations to narrativebreakdown@gmail.com via PayPal.
Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
Matt Bird talks about how he measures the strength of a TV show’s basic concept.
Mentioned in the episode:
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24 Breaking Bad Chicago Fire Code Red Rescue Me Copper Homeland House Mad Men The Knick Slings and Arrows
We’re entirely user supported at present and welcome your donations to narrativebreakdown@gmail.com via PayPal.
Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
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Two thriller writers go deep into the dark subject matter of their genre.
Mentioned in the episode:
Alex Dolan’s THE EUTHANIST
Alex Dolan’s website
Jonathan Stone’s THE TELLER
Jonathan Stone’s website
The Narrative Breakdown’s episode on Thriller Types and Tropes (starring Matt Bird)
We’re entirely user supported at present and welcome your donations to narrativebreakdown@gmail.com via PayPal.
Direct Download Link for the episode
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.’
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