132: Let an unlikely hero have their day
From The Writerly Bites Podcast by writerlybites
May 7, 2026 · 7 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the concept of unconventional heroes in storytelling and includes a reading recommendation.
This week, we're flipping the script on who gets to be the hero of your story. Reading recommendation: TOKYO EXPRESS by Seicho Matsumoto.
People in this episode
Host: writerlybites
Topics covered
- hero
- storytelling
- literature
- character development
- reading recommendation
Keywords
- hero
- story
- TOKYO EXPRESS
- Seicho Matsumoto
- literature
- character
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: TOKYO EXPRESS
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