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This week, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Pixar's Brave, and the importance of a strong, present antagonist.

This week, Lani is still trapped in New Jersey, so Alastair dips back into the archive to find our favorite writer improvs. Three stories, from scratch, in a little over an hour: what a deal!

We recorded this episode early because Lani was supposed to be out of town this week. The hurricane changed everything, but it turned out to be a fun show anyway, so here are our unscripted thoughts on the Random House/Penguin merger, the business of writing, our secret origins, roleplaying games, the lure of the grimdark-- and, for the first time in forever, we talk about Buffy! What a show!

This week, we talk about Glinda the Good Witch, are almost derailed by Donna Noble, then discuss writing synopses and Sherlock Holmes. It's a packed show!

This week, we talk about what character arcs are and how to write them, what we thought of Amy and Rory in Doctor Who, and Alastair resists the urge to talk at length about Quantum Leap.

This week, we battle Alastair's bubon-infested throat to deconstruct genre and argue for a new taxonomy of fiction.

This week, we talk about Alastair's Avengers curse, the (squandered) potential of Glee, what beginnings are for and how to write them, and what we've learned in the last six months of StoryWonk Sunday.

This week, we talk about some more new TV, about allowing your characters to fail, and discuss A Wizard Of Earthsea in the Book Club. It's our longest show ever!

This week, we talk about the best -- and worst -- character writing on television, on bad, bad things done right, the process of revision, and why Lani is wearing the cranky pants.

This week, we talk about ourselves for a little while, explain why Go On is the best new series of the season, discuss breaking characters, and wonder aloud whether or not this is a Golden Age Of Storytelling. All that, the usual silliness, and the return of the WordWonk too!

This week, we spend half an hour talking about television shows, discuss a new metaphor for powerful storytelling, and improvise an entire story in fifteen minutes. We're back from the bubons, baby!

This week, we have the bubons. Luckily, we’ve interviewed some incredibly smart people over the last two years, and this is a perfect opportunity to share some of their genius. Jane Espenson Ron Hogan Barbara Samuel StoryWonk’s NaNoWriMo Pre-Game Class Book of the Month: A Wizard Of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin Want to […]

This week, we own up to a podcast-related mistake, talk about reviews and the Emily Giffen controversy, inaugurate our new book club by discussing EM Forster’s A Room With A View, and share some things that are making us happy. StoryWonk’s NaNoWriMo Pre-Game Class Lani’s recommendation: Baby Got Back Supercut (plus the original version and […]

This week, we announce our new class, discuss the rock-solid storytelling found in our favorite childrens' book, the stories which emerge from the interaction of complex systems, and the fact that the kids are going back to school. And despite Alastair's skepticism at the end of the show, we wrap the whole thing up in less than an hour!

This week, we talk about the rewards of being grammatically incorrect, the proper number of exclamation points, the pleasures of the long form, and we have voicemails! Plural! Exclamations!

This week, we talk about writing effective dialogue, reader and writer shame, and the length of our podcasts.

This week, we talk about big news, getting it done, resurrecting dead manuscripts, and My Little Pony. No, really.

This week, we have been foiled by celestial bodies. Enjoy this look back at the most popular episodes of StoryWonk Daily, and come back next week for a shiny new StoryWonk Sunday! Is Mercury In Retrograde? Book of the month: A Room With A View by EM Forster Want to leave a review on iTunes? […]

This week, we talk about the classics: what are they, why do they matter, and why should we read them? Also, big news about forthcoming discussions on StoryWonk Sunday! Italo Calvino’s 14 Definitions of What Makes a Classic (The Atlantic) A Room With A View by EM Forster Want to leave a review on iTunes? […]

This week, we talk about rape and redemption in Buffy and beyond, distinctive voices on the small screen, and play with some killer words.