BONUS! Episode featuring editorial cartoonist Phil Hands! Phil shares about how he got into cartooning, how he thinks up ideas, the aim of editorial cartooning, and more! Find out more...

The Phantom Tollbooth is a wonderful example of a middle grade book with a perfect pearl clutching score, delightful wordplay, and a place on the shelf of classic children’s literature....

BONUS! Episode featuring literary agent Ameerah Holliday! Ameerah talks about getting into reading, what sort of stories she’s drawn to, the job of a literary agent, and more! Find out...

Looking for some mindless movie fun? Looking for something that might have significant story flaws but is more about the actor having fun than concrete world building? Then Free Guy...

BONUS! Episode featuring editor Sara Schonfeld (again)! Sara talks about how to set up physical and emotional hints and clues for payoff later in a story, plus shares classic advice...

On the surface, Whiplash is a story about a young man who wants to be one of the greatest drummers and the mentor who could help him realize his dream. Looking...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Stacia Deutsch (again)! Stacia talks about cliffhangers, story structure, writing a spinoff of a classic, beloved children’s series, and more! Find out more about Stacia Deutsch...

Encanto is a colorful Disney cultural celebration with lyrics by the renown Lin Manuel Miranda, but looking past all the brightness, does the story and music really add up? Or is...

BONUS! Episode featuring author and co-founder of A Very Important Meeting April Davila! April talks about conducting research for books from ostriches to historical fiction, leading writing meetups with meditation,...

Tall Girl, and its sequel, contains many familiar elements of teen films, but also has something going for it in its relatively light need for pearl clutching. Even so, there...