The Mommy’s Pen Podcast

By Sue and Nora Campbell

Writer Sue Campbell talks books, stories and story structure with her eleven-year-old daughter, Nora. Great for budding young writers and #kidlit lovers. New episodes every Friday.... more

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May 31, 2019 S6, E1: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell - Story Structure Analysis
This week we’re gushing over a young adult novel we love: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. First we talk about why we love it. Then we switch to spoiler territory and look at the four act structure of the book and break down the genres.
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55min
May 24, 2019 S5, E5: The Fort
This week is the last chapter in the beginning hook of my novel: The Cat, the Cash, the Leap, and the List.
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18min
May 17, 2019 Season 5, Episode 4: Six Rafters Back
We're reading from my novel, The Cat, the Cash, the Leap, and the List. In chapter 4, we find out what Martha's parents have to say about her secret cat adoption and we see Sanjay hide something he was supposed to share with his brother.
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15min
May 10, 2019 S5, E3: The Closet Door Opens - Chapter 3 of The Cat, The Cash, The Leap, and the List
Since my book, The Cat, the Cash, the Leap and the List will be published on May 17, we decided to give you a preview by reading from it up to the first plot point. This episode is Chapter 3, where Martha's secretly stashed cat is discovered.
You can get the professionally read version of the audiobook via Amazon and many other retailers.
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15min
May 03, 2019 S5, E2: Chapter 2 of The Cat, the Cash, the Leap, and the List
For season 5, we've decided to read aloud from my forthcoming middle grade novel, The Cat, the Cash, the Leap, and the List. Chapter 2 is called "Sticky Situations." We'll keep going until we hit the first plot point.
You can get the professionally read version of the audiobook via Amazon and many other retailers.
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14min
May 01, 2019 S5, E1: The Cat, the Cash, the Leap, and the List - Chapter 1
New season, new format! Since my book, The Cat, the Cash, the Leap and the List will be published on May 17, we decided to give you a preview by reading from it up to the first plot point.
The story has three main kid characters, Martha, Sanjay and Anand. Nora will be reading all the scenes that are in Martha’s point of view, and I’ll be reading the scenes for the other two characters. (Man, I wish Alma could read already because it would be so cool if she could read Anand’s parts.)
You can get the professionally read version of the audiobook via Amazon and many other retailers.
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17min
April 05, 2019 S4, E8: Harry Potter Series - Overarching Story Structure Breakdown
We’ve completed the analysis of all seven books in the Harry Potter series so now we’re taking a look at the overarching structure of the entire series.
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19min
March 29, 2019 S4, E7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Story Structure Analysis
In this episode, we look at the four-act structure of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, pointing out the first plot point, midpoint shift and second plot point.
Then we analyze the scene where Harry sees the Silver Doe and it leads him to the sword of Godric Gryffindor but then the necklace almost strangles him to death and Ron has to save him.
Finally, we talk about the term “epilogue.”
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18min
March 22, 2019 S4, E6: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Full Story Structure Analysis
In this episode, we look at the four-act structure of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, pointing out the first plot point, midpoint shift and second plot point. Then we analyze the scene where Narcissa gets Snape to make the unbreakable vow to help Malfoy with this "task." *SOB* Finally, we explain what an "archetype" is.
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18min
March 15, 2019 S4, E5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Story Structure Analysis
We break down the overall story structure of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, do an in-depth scene analysis of the scene where Harry is interviewed by a blackmailed Rita Skeeter, and explain the term verisimilitude.
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24min

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The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.