
Story Crafters talking about the magic of storytelling and giving you the tools to craft your story. We’re launching a new kind of online writing community. One where we can all find support, encouragement, ideas, and inspiration. A place where we can all write together. A place where we can celebrate failures and successes, find mentors, and work together to get published.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 285 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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Liv Constantine returns to the Story Craft Café to talk about the new psychological thriller Promise Me Never—and to pull back the curtain on how great suspense is actually built.
Hank and Liv dig into the craft behind the twists readers have come t... more
What if the problem with your creativity is not that you need more freedom? What if you need a smaller box? In this Fireside Chat, Hank Garner and Abby Mathews talk about forced scarcity: the creative practice of putting restrictions on yourself so y... more
What do you do with a first draft once you finally type “The End”?
You put it in a drawer.
At least for a little while.
In this Fireside Chat, Hank Garner and Abby Mathews talk about one of the hardest transitions in the writing process: moving fr... more
Some characters walk onto the page, do their job, and disappear.
Others stay with us.
In this Fireside Chat, Hank Garner and Abby Mathews talk about round, flat, and foil characters—and why each one matters more than writers often realize. Not ever... more
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This show centers on craft-focused conversations for writers, with repeated emphasis on character, plot structure, world-building, and practical writing workflows. Across episodes, hosts explore techniques like building believable protagonists and antagonists, crafting compelling openings, mapping a six-beat story arc, and using tools and community features to support steady writing progress. Sponsorships from a cloud-based writing platform are woven into many episodes, often as practical demonstrations of how to organize notes, drafts, and collaboration. A standout aspect is the hands-on, workshop-style format that invites audience participation, live exercises, and templates that listeners can apply immediately to their own projects. The ... more
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Recent guests on The Story Craft Cafe Podcast include:
1. Liv Constantine
2. Kevin Tumlinson
3. Yasmeen Salama
4. Jeff Elkins
5. Jim Butcher
6. Steve Bowyer
7. Steve Beaulieu
8. Joe Bunting
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