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Jay Sherer wants to learn everything about storytelling. He interviews screenwriters, novelists, directors, literary agents, producers, and anyone else who knows about the business of storytelling. Plus he studies screenwriting, prose, writing, and the business models driving film, television, and novels. Learn along side Jay about How Stories Work--not just how to write them, but also how to sell them and get them made. Join the network of storytellers trying to improve, grow, and make valuable connections!
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Thursday Oct 31, 2019
3 Types of Emotions Storytellers Make Us Feel and How to Use Them in YOUR Writing
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
WRITING FOR EMOTIONAL IMPACT by Karl Iglesias - Chapter 1
3 Types of Emotions Storytellers Make Us Feel and How to Use Them in YOUR Writing...
On today's episode:
- Mike Roe: screenwriter and journalist at LAist
- Malissa White: author of the comic books SOUNDBOX and NIGHTMARE and host of the Comic Creators Club podcast
- Will Marlowe: screenwriter, film school faculty member, and host of the Mechadragon podcast
- ...and Jay Sherer: author of the time travel novel, TIMESLINGERS
...all 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.
Want to join The Story Geeks Club? Check out all the benefits and rewards available to The Story Geeks Club members! The Story Geeks Club members make this show possible!
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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 Compelling Story Concepts - Part 1
- 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!
LINKS:
- THE STORY GEEKS CLUB - Benefits and rewards for our supporters--the smartest geeks on the planet (probably). Join us!
- TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel.
- MORE CONTENT - All the content.
- FACEBOOK GROUP - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions!
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Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com | Jay: @JaySherer | Daryl: @darylhsmith | Sandra: @sand_rad | Justin: @justintheweaver
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
NERDFIGHT! The Best Stephen King Horror Movie: The Shining, Misery, or The Mist?
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Sandra Dimas and Daryl Smith are joined by horror enthusiast Megan Salinas from Silver Screams and Nick Duke to fight over The Best Stephen King Horror Movie!
- Moderator: Daryl Smith
- Sandra's Choice: The Shining
- Megan's Choice: The Mist
- Nick's Choice: Misery
Which Stephen King horror movie do you think is the best? Let us know!!! And, while you're at it, let us know who you think won the NERDFIGHT!
Want to join The Story Geeks Club? Check out all the benefits and rewards available to The Story Geeks Club members! The Story Geeks Club members make this show possible!
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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! For a limited time, purchase TIMESLINGERS for $0.99 on Kindle before the price increases to $9.99!
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SUBSCRIBE TO GET GEEK HORROR SERIES PODCASTS:
- Week 1: US
- Guests: Caleb Monroe and Samri Alemseged
- Aftercast: Sandra's fan theory about Jason and Pluto and does US even make sense?
- Week 2: BRIGHTBURN
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Scott Niswander
- Aftercast: More Brightburn discussion!
- Week 3: IT - CHAPTER 2
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Nick Duke
- Aftercast: More on Stephen King's IT!
- Week 4: NERDFIGHT: BEST STEPHEN KING HORROR MOVIE
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Nick Duke
LINKS:
- THE STORY GEEKS CLUB - Benefits and rewards for our supporters--the smartest geeks on the planet (probably). Join us!
- TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel.
- MORE CONTENT - All the content.
- FACEBOOK GROUP - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions!
SUBSCRIBE
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SOCIAL
Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel
Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com | Jay: @JaySherer | Daryl: @darylhsmith | Sandra: @sand_rad | Justin: @justintheweaver
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
In Honor of Carrie Fisher's Birthday... Our Leia Organa Podcast!
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
In honor of Carrie Fisher's birthday... here's a special re-release from September 18, 2018 where we dug deeper into Princess/General Leia Organa's story throughout the Skywalker Saga...
General LEIA ORGANA! To The Story Geeks, she'll always be royalty. This week, on The Story Geeks podcast, we dig deeper into LEIA ORGANA's journey from Princess Leia to General Leia. How did Leia change over the years? How did she grow? Is Leia someone we should look up to?
Alexis Torres (from Black Hollywood Live and AfterBuzzTV) joins Daryl and Jay to dig deeper into one of our favorite Star Wars characters: LEIA ORGANA. What do you think of Princess/General LEIA? Share your thoughts in The Story Geeks Facebook Group!
Want to join The Story Geeks Club? Check out all the benefits and rewards available to The Story Geeks Club members! The Story Geeks Club members make this show possible!
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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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LINKS:
- THE STORY GEEKS CLUB - Benefits and rewards for our supporters--the smartest geeks on the planet (probably). Join us!
- TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel.
- MORE CONTENT - All the content.
- FACEBOOK GROUP - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions!
SUBSCRIBE
iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify
SOCIAL
Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel
Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com | Jay: @JaySherer | Daryl: @darylhsmith | Sandra: @sand_rad | Justin: @justintheweaver
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
IT Chapter 2 - Pennywise is fear. Face it.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Sandra Dimas and Justin Weaver are joined by horror enthusiast Megan Salinas from Silver Screams and Nick Duke to dig deeper into IT Chapter 2!
Want to join The Story Geeks Club? Check out all the benefits and rewards available to The Story Geeks Club members! The Story Geeks Club members make this show possible!
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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! For a limited time, purchase TIMESLINGERS for $0.99 on Kindle before the price increases to $9.99!
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SUBSCRIBE TO GET GEEK HORROR SERIES PODCASTS:
- Week 1: US
- Guests: Caleb Monroe and Samri Alemseged
- Aftercast: Sandra's fan theory about Jason and Pluto and does US even make sense?
- Week 2: BRIGHTBURN
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Scott Niswander
- Aftercast: More Brightburn discussion!
- Week 3: IT - CHAPTER 2
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Nick Duke
- Week 4: NERDFIGHT: BEST STEPHEN KING HORROR MOVIE
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Nick Duke
LINKS:
- THE STORY GEEKS CLUB - Benefits and rewards for our supporters--the smartest geeks on the planet (probably). Join us!
- TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel.
- MORE CONTENT - All the content.
- FACEBOOK GROUP - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions!
SUBSCRIBE
iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify
SOCIAL
Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel
Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com | Jay: @JaySherer | Daryl: @darylhsmith | Sandra: @sand_rad | Justin: @justintheweaver
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Brightburn - The true story of kid Superman. Or... not.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Daryl Smith and Sandra Dimas are joined by horror enthusiast Megan Salinas from Silver Screams and comic book guru Scott Niswander from NerdSync to dig deeper into BRIGHTBURN!
On today's Aftercast: More deep discussion about BRIGHTBURN! Unlock the Aftercast for only $2-a-month and unlock all our Aftercasts!
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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! For a limited time, purchase TIMESLINGERS for $0.99 on Kindle before the price increases to $9.99!
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SUBSCRIBE TO GET GEEK HORROR SERIES PODCASTS:
- Week 1: US
- Guests: Caleb Monroe and Samri Alemseged
- Aftercast: Sandra's fan theory about Jason and Pluto and does US even make sense?
- Week 2: BRIGHTBURN
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Scott Niswander
- Week 3: IT - CHAPTER 2
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Nick Duke
- Week 4: NERDFIGHT: BEST STEPHEN KING HORROR MOVIE
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Nick Duke
LINKS:
- TIMESLINGERS (Jay & Nathan's time travel novel)
- MORE CONTENT (our blog)
- SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!)
- FACEBOOK GROUP
SUBSCRIBE
iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify
SOCIAL
Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel
Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com | Jay: @JaySherer | Daryl: @darylhsmith | Sandra: @sand_rad | Justin: @justintheweaver
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Us - Jordan Peele's Doppelgänger Movie Kicks Off Scary Movie Month!
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Mirrors are always creepy. But why?
Jay Sherer and Sandra Dimas are joined by comic book author and screenwriter Caleb Monroe and Jordan Peele super-fan Samri Alemseged to dig deeper into Jordan Peele's follow-up to GET OUT... US!
On today's AFTERCAST: Does US actually make sense? Does it need to make sense for it to work? Unlock the Aftercast for only $2-a-month and unlock all our Aftercasts!
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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! For a limited time, purchase TIMESLINGERS for $0.99 on Kindle before the price increases to $9.99!
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SUBSCRIBE TO GET GEEK HORROR SERIES PODCASTS:
- Week 1: US
- Guests: Caleb Monroe and Samri Alemseged
- Week 2: BRIGHTBURN
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Scott Niswander
- Week 3: IT - CHAPTER 2
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Nick Duke
- Week 4: NERDFIGHT: BEST STEPHEN KING HORROR MOVIE
- Guests: Megan Salinas and Nick Duke
LINKS:
- TIMESLINGERS (Jay & Nathan's time travel novel)
- MORE CONTENT (our blog)
- SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!)
- FACEBOOK GROUP
SUBSCRIBE
iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher | Spotify
SOCIAL
Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel
Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com | Jay: @JaySherer | Daryl: @darylhsmith | Sandra: @sand_rad | Justin: @justintheweaver