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Story Nerd

Story Nerd

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For novelists, memoirists and screenwriters who want to write stories their readers will love. Each week literary editors, Valerie Francis and Melanie Hill, use films to explain how to craft a story that hooks the reader on page one and holds their attention all the way to the end. The goal is simple: to learn from writers who have come before us…what worked well and what didn’t work so well. If you’re a writer who loves to write, this podcast is for you! “The only thing that matters, and that ever will matter, is the story. That’s it.” – Tom Hanks (Oxford Union 2024)

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