Story Nerd
by Melanie Hill, Valerie Francis
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How do agents see genre?
Jul 17, 2026
41m 22s
Best Advice: protagonist types and premises
Jul 15, 2026
21m 12s
Spielberg listens to Story Nerd
Jul 10, 2026
31m 56s
Serenity: object of desire MIA
Jul 8, 2026
32m 10s
What Agents Wish Authors Knew BEFORE They Query
Jul 5, 2026
8m 43s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/17/26 | genrequerying agents+3 | — | Hook Your Reader | — | genreagents+4 | — | 41m 22s | ||
| 7/15/26 | protagonist typespremise statement+3 | — | — | — | protagonist typespremise statement+3 | — | 21m 12s | ||
| 7/10/26 | storytellingcharacter development+3 | — | The New York Times | — | Steven Spielbergstory premise+4 | — | 31m 56s | ||
| 7/8/26 | film analysisstory structure+3 | — | SerenityFirefly | — | SerenityFirefly+5 | — | 32m 10s | ||
| 7/5/26 | querying agentsquery letters+3 | — | Query Starter KitStory Nerd+1 | — | queryingliterary agents+3 | — | 8m 43s | ||
| 7/3/26 | comp titlesquery letters+4 | Kathleen | — | — | comp titlesquery letters+3 | — | 42m 38s | ||
| 7/1/26 | writingunlikeable characters+4 | — | Birds of Prey | — | unlikeable charactersanti-hero+4 | — | 29m 33s | ||
| 6/24/26 | antiheromystery+3 | — | Ronin | — | antiheromystery+3 | — | 28m 52s | ||
| 6/19/26 | genre identificationwriting+3 | — | — | — | genrewriting+3 | — | 37m 59s | ||
| 6/17/26 | underdog protagonistreader expectations+3 | — | Hidden Figures | — | Hidden Figuresunderdog+5 | — | 25m 58s | ||
| 6/10/26 | character developmentromantic comedy+3 | — | Notting Hill | — | Notting Hillcharacter premise+3 | — | 23m 16s | ||
| 6/5/26 | mysterygenre mismatch+3 | — | — | — | mysterygenre mismatch+5 | — | 43m 29s | ||
| 6/3/26 | underdog protagonistsstory theory+5 | — | Mrs.Harris Goes to Paris | — | underdogstory theory+5 | — | 41m 15s | ||
| 5/27/26 | film analysischaracter study+3 | — | Sicario | — | Sicariofilm analysis+4 | — | 38m 49s | ||
| 5/22/26 | writingstorytelling+3 | — | — | — | killer opening linestory opening+3 | — | 48m 30s | ||
| 5/20/26 | protagonist typesstorytelling+3 | — | Murder, She Said | — | protagoniststorytelling+3 | — | 32m 33s | ||
| 5/13/26 | film analysisaward-winning films+3 | — | Rotten TomatoesAnora | — | AnoraPalme d’Or+5 | — | 28m 42s | ||
| 5/8/26 | querying agentssubmission timing+3 | Kathleen Foxx | — | — | query lettersubmission+3 | — | 29m 40s | ||
| 5/6/26 | film critiquescreenplay analysis+3 | — | 80 for Brady | — | 80 for Bradyfilm critique+5 | — | 48m 39s | ||
| 4/29/26 | heroesvillains+3 | — | speech in praise of the villainconstant characters | — | villainheroes+3 | — | 19m 41s | ||
| 4/24/26 | AI in writingpublishing+3 | Kathleen Foxx | — | — | AIwriting+3 | — | 26m 04s | ||
| 4/23/26 | free advicequery letter+3 | Kathleen Foxx | storynerd.ca | — | query letterwriting feedback+3 | — | 1m 50s | ||
| 4/22/26 | movie analysisstorytelling+3 | — | MCUThunderbolts | — | Thunderboltstwists+3 | — | 44m 24s | ||
| 4/15/26 | plot structureresonance+3 | — | Men In Black | — | plot structureresonance+3 | — | 38m 45s | ||
| 4/8/26 | story analysisHero's Journey+3 | — | The Devil Wears Prada | — | The Devil Wears Pradastory structure+3 | — | 30m 38s |
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