Story Magic
Episodes
27 - Burnout with Gauri Yardi
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about creative burnout with guest Gauri Yardi!What you’ll learn from this episode:What burnout is + how to re...
26 - The flow of learning
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the flow of learning.What you’ll learn from this episode:The process of learningHow to understand and a...
25 - Making money with your writing with Nicole Stork-Hestad (Part 3)
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about making money with your writing with guest Nicole Stork-Hestad. This is part 3 of our interview series w...
24 - Investing in your writing with Nicole Stork-Hestad (Part 2)
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about investing in your writing with guest Nicole Stork-Hestad. This is part 2 of our interview series with Nic...
23 - How money mindset is crucial to your writing journey with Nicole Stork-Hestad (Part 1)
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about money mindset in your writing life with guest Nicole Stork-Hestad. This is part 1 of our interview serie...
22 - How to start a revision
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about how to start a revision.What you’ll learn from this episode:A little update about Rachel's and Emi...
21 - Theme, story, and character, oh my! with Emma Dhesi
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about theme and how it relates to story and character, with guest Emma Dhesi!What you’ll learn from this epis...
20 - Internal goals give characters dimension
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about internal goals.What you’ll learn from this episode:What are internal goals and why your characters need...
19 - Intro to Scene Structure
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about scene structure!What you’ll learn from this episode:what a scene really ishow scenes break down into 4 ...
18 - When and why to table a story
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about when and why to table a story.What you’ll learn from this episode:how to know if/when you should table ...
17 - Descriptive characterization
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about descriptive characterization.What you’ll learn from this episode:how to intentionally characterize your...
16 - Art when the world is burning with Corrie Legge
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a recording of an Instagram live discussion between Emily and actor / creative coach Corrie Legge where they discussed when ar...
15 - Staying true to your humanity
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about staying true to your humanity.What you’ll learn from this episode:How we bring our whole selves to the ...
14 - Our favorite plotting tool: pivot point plans
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about our favorite plotting tool: pivot point plans!What you’ll learn from this episode:Character plansLinkin...
13 - Writing is work
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about how writing is work.What you’ll learn from this episode:How writing is takes energy, even if it feels ...
12 - "How do I write faster?"
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about slow writing!What you’ll learn from this episode:why you feel the need to write fasthow slow writing ca...
11 - Creating in Sequence with Kristen Kieffer
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk with guest Kristen Kieffer about creating in sequence.What you’ll learn from this episodeWhat does it mean t...
10 - Do writers actually discover their stories?
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about whether writers discover or create their stories.What you’ll learn from this episode:discovering vs cre...
9 - Dialogue that feels natural
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about how to create dialogue that feels natural.What you’ll learn from this episode:how to create intentional...
8 - Toxic positivity in your writing life
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about toxic positivity in your writing life.What you’ll learn from this episode:what toxic positivity iswhy i...
7 - Wtf is agency?
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about character agency!What you’ll learn from this episode:What agency actually isThe difference between stor...
6 - The balance between exposition + info dump
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the difference between exposition and info dump.What you’ll learn from this episode:what is exposition?...
5 - Feedback should never feel like this
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about what writing feedback should really be like.What you’ll learn from this episode:What feedback should NO...
4 - A stellar brainstorming technique
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about a brainstorming technique called divergent and convergent thinking.What you’ll learn from this episode:...
2 - What if it could be easy?
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about our favorite trick to making your writing life easy.In this episode you'll learn:how you're pr...
1 - The writing life you deserve
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on our first official episode, Emily & Rachel talk about building a sustainable writing life.In this episode you'll learn:how t...
3 - Flawed people are more interesting
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Emily & Rachel talk about character flaws.In this episode you'll learn:why character flaws are so importantour definition of t...
Welcome to Story Magic! - Trailer
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey fiction writer! Want your readers to stay up until 2am, so engrossed in your story they just can’t put it down? Want to build a successf...