Story Love - The Offical Podcast of writing BY structure
Amanda Moresco
29 episodes
1 month ago
Amanda's Screenwriting and Story Structure Q&A has been a weekly staple for over four years. It started on the Clubhouse app on Fridays during the pandemic and has migrated over to the Discord App on Tuesday mornings. During the Q&A, Amanda and friends answer questions about the writing life, creative process, and navigating the industry with honesty and care. Send us a text About Story Love Story Love is a podcast for writers and anyone else who loves to hear about...
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Amanda's Screenwriting and Story Structure Q&A has been a weekly staple for over four years. It started on the Clubhouse app on Fridays during the pandemic and has migrated over to the Discord App on Tuesday mornings. During the Q&A, Amanda and friends answer questions about the writing life, creative process, and navigating the industry with honesty and care. Send us a text About Story Love Story Love is a podcast for writers and anyone else who loves to hear about...
Send us a text This is a shorter excerpt of a discussion that went on for two hours! You can always reach out on my website amandamoresco.org if you have any questions! Thanks for listening! Have questions or want screenwriting resources? You can access all of my resource links here: https://bio.amandamoresco.org/ Check out all of Amanda's Resources here: https://bio.amandamoresco.org
Send us a text What a joy to have Kam Kahn with me this week talking about some amazing things like finding the time to write while having a full time job, handling racism in casting choices and creating 1497.org to battle against the gatekeepers who told him and many other South Asian artists to stay in their lane. LINKS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT 1497.ORG AND THEIR FILM LAB: http://www.1497.org Hollywood Reporter MovieMaker Magazine Deadline LINK TO KAM'S AMAZING SHOT DECK CUT: https...
Send us a text This week!! My friends Ryan Richter and Joe Eddy talk with me about what it took for them to stick with it after so many years of hardship and heartache - and I'm so happy they did! Now you can see their films on many different platforms. Links to all projects mentioned in this episode: "BOOTYOLOGY": Playing at the Golden Door International Film Festival in Jersey City this Saturday 5/14th at 6p.m. Link to tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdiff-11th-annua...
Send us a text Oniffe White joins us this week to talk about finding authenticity, his beautiful short film Echoes of a Winter Sunshine, Anansi - owner of all stories and so much more! Link to watch Echoes of a Winter Sunshine https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Winter-Sunshine-Sonja-Ivelisse-Cirilo/dp/B07SRKJMJR If you'd like to join Oniffe and I on Clubhouse, click here: https://www.clubhouse.com/@amandamoresco Follow me on Instagram, I'm accessible through my DMs. https://www.instag...
Send us a text This week I am sharing with you a replay of what exactly goes down every Friday at 10 am est on the clubhouse app! Each week I get together with a bunch of other writers who love to talk story and help people with their screenwriting problems. These are some of the best conversations I’ve had on film & television! Here is a link to the replay on Clubhouse where you can see all of the fabulous people I'm speaking with - you don't need the app to view or l...
Joyce Simmons is one of the best world builders I've come across! Listen in as she describes her process of building worlds and the best way to tap into what your heart is calling you to write! Also: Follow Joyce on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/melanatedscribesllc/ Joyce mentions Jordan Ifueko and her book Raybearer. It took 12 years to write. In this book she conceives 13 distinct kingdoms. Next-level world building! Link to info on the book an...
Send us a text Goya Robles is a beautiful poet, actor, writer and human. Listen in this week as we discuss what it means to write from a spiritual perspective. More on Goya: https://www.goyarobles.com/ Follow me on Instagram, I'm accessible through my DMs. https://www.instagram.com/amanda.moresco/ To Book A Consult With Me: https://www.amandamoresco.org/book-online For everything else writingXstructure has to offer: https://www.amandamoresco.org/ Thanks for listening! ...
Send us a text CW: suicide, depression. … In this week’s episode my friend Baraka Noel and I get real in talking about depression and the difficulties that come along with being atypical. One of the running themes of the podcast is “ What Are You Doing”? Are you just talking about being an artist or are you doing things to make sure you are? Here is a link to some of Baraka’s work : https://m.imdb.com/name/nm5427467/ https://linktr.ee/CinderII To support the podcast check...
Send us a text This week I talk with writer Ranya Salvant on what it’s like to find the courage to believe in yourself when it seems nobody else does. This one cuts to the heart! To support the podcast check out the Story Love Store https://www.redbubble.com/people/amandamoresco/shop?asc=u Follow me on Instagram, I'm accessible through my DMs. https://www.instagram.com/amanda.moresco/ To Book A Consult With Me: https://www.amandamoresco.org/book-online For everything else wr...
Send us a text In this episode I talk with Jacqueline Pereda about so many valuable topics including: leaving your ego out of your writing, why creating spreadsheets are so important and what it is we actually do as writers. This was such an enlightening episode to record! Watch Jacquelin’s show Generation Por Qué on HBO Max now! https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GYEfaiw5FAjITvAEAAAAx And check out her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNkb_Rux...
Send us a text Julia and Saeida are two of my favorite writers because they get the job done without ego. Listen to them describe what it was like to start writing and then pair up on a limited series based on Saeida’s novel that took her three years to write. This episode is a deep dive into the tenacity and patience it takes to be successful as a writer in this business. Often we judge our careers by our successes when we should be judging our careers by our momentum. Are ...
Send us a text Join me for a wonderful poignant discussion with Octavia CLAHAR about believing in yourself, following your dreams and what it was like to change her occupation to “screenwriter” officially. Octavia’s Bio Site: https://bio.site/Z9rcch AND you can catch her viral web series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBBI6vw76ZZZ0c8_lLbanOjGNs6pHeML9 To further support the Story Love Podcast Check Out The Online Store! https://www.redbubble.com/people/amandamoresco/shop?asc=u ...
Send us a text Season Two! So happy to be back. There will be lots of new writer conversations and book breakdowns. Thanks for being here! This episode breaks down everything a brand new screenwriter needs to know if they’ve never written anything before. Recommended Resources in this episode: Adventures in the Screen Trade https://g.co/kgs/9kvXrU The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers https://g.co/kgs/tDXeho Poetics https://g.co/kgs/JrYr4Y Joseph Campbell and the...
Send us a text The last installment of this Poetics series! I have so enjoyed diving in with you and I hope you've gotten as much out of it as I did. (please excuse the minimal static at the beginning - a technical glitch that is only present in the first 30 seconds) ***This episode contains spoilers for Get Out, Star Wars and The Usual Suspects. This concludes Season One of Story Love. I look forward to another season coming soon with more writers, more st...
Send us a text More from Aristotle this week on the best ways to inspire catharsis through fear and pity while raising the stakes in your plot. 👏🏼👏🏼 SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR STORY AT THE STORY LOVE MERCHANDISE STORE: http://amandamoresco.redbubble.com Follow me on Instagram, I'm accessible through my DMs. https://www.instagram.com/amanda.moresco/ To Book A Consult With Me: https://www.amandamoresco.org/book-online For everything else writingXstructure has to offer: https://www.amandamore...
Send us a text Poetics is intimidating. I've broken it down on other platforms but I think the podcast format is going to be a good fit for sharing this information! Pause and take notes! Share your thoughts! Tag me on IG and let me know! I will always respond! SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR STORY AT THE STORY LOVE MERCHANDISE STORE: http://amandamoresco.redbubble.com Follow me on Instagram, I'm accessible through my DMs. https://www.instagram.com/amanda.moresco/ To Book A Consult...
Send us a text Calling all writers who are also new moms! I get personal this week about how difficult it was for me to keep my toes in the creative waters while raising my sons and... the easiest thing you can do to maintain your identity as a writer during those overwhelming early years of motherhood. Plus! I talk to my friend Elisabeth Hayward, the writer and lead of my short film "First Kill" which has won five awards and been nominated for 15 on the festival circuit!&nb...
Send us a text How is a character arc different than a hero's journey arc? That is the question Anton and discuss this week. Anton's story is inspiring as someone who told himself he had no business being a screenwriter and is now writing anyway! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do! SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR STORY AT THE STORY LOVE MERCHANDISE STORE: http://amandamoresco.redbubble.com Follow me on Instagram, I'm accessible through my DMs. https://www.instagram....
Send us a text Greg Emetaz joins us this week to tell us all about the making of Camp Wedding his comedy horror film that you've just got to see as well as his short "Get The F*ck Out Of Paris" shot guerilla style inside the Eifel Tower! Plus I break down one of the most crucial questions you NEED TO ASK YOURSELF before you start writing: "What is the story I'm telling". Knowing the answer to this question makes everything less painful. In this episode, I explain why. Link...
Send us a text Full disclosure: I cry in this episode. Which I tend to do when Mike and I get together. He's just that kind of person who skips over the bullshit and cuts to the core of your humanity. He has a truly profound story to tell us as an educator in the California prison system and someone who despite an incredibly stressful work environment, always finds time to write. He's also found joy in the art of hypnotherapy and helping writers get over their mental obstacles. If you...
Story Love - The Offical Podcast of writing BY structure
Amanda's Screenwriting and Story Structure Q&A has been a weekly staple for over four years. It started on the Clubhouse app on Fridays during the pandemic and has migrated over to the Discord App on Tuesday mornings. During the Q&A, Amanda and friends answer questions about the writing life, creative process, and navigating the industry with honesty and care. Send us a text About Story Love Story Love is a podcast for writers and anyone else who loves to hear about...
