November 14, 2019

Concepts that sell, like Miles Morales as Spider-Man - Why It Works

49 minutes

WRITING FOR EMOTIONAL IMPACT by Karl Iglesias - Chapter 3, Part 1

Concepts that Sell - Like Miles Morales as Spider-Man - But Why?

On today's episode:

Mike Roe: screenwriter and journalist at LAist

Will Marlowe: screenwriter, film school faculty member, and host of the Mechadragon podcast

...and Jay Sherer: author of the time travel novel, TIMESLINGERS

We dig deeper into Karl Iglesias's book, WRITING FOR EMOTIONAL IMPACT. Using Karl's thoughts as a jumping off point, we discuss the techniques writers use to elicit emotions, and the importance of emotion in storytelling.

This week, it's all about how to "punch up" concepts to make them: (1) more uniquely familiar, and (2) promise more conflict!

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PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com!

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SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE STORYTELLING-FOCUSED PODCASTS IN THIS SERIES:

Week 1: 3 Types of Emotions Storytellers Make Us Feel and How to Use Them in YOUR Writing

Week 2: How to Write Story Concepts--Like Jurassic Park!--That Sell

Week 3: How to Write Compelling Story Concepts - Part 2

Week 4: How Storytellers Tap into Universal Themes and Why YOU Care

Week 5: Why We Love Rey, Frodo, and Batman - Creating Beloved Characters

...and stay tuned for more updates on future episodes in this series!

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TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel.

Concepts that sell, like Miles Morales as Spider-Man - Why It Works

49 minutes

WRITING FOR EMOTIONAL IMPACT by Karl Iglesias - Chapter 3, Part 1

Concepts that Sell - Like Miles Morales as Spider-Man - But Why?

On today's episode:

Mike Roe: screenwriter and journalist at LAist