Story Love - The Offical Podcast of writing BY structure

Episode One of Story Love!  The Official Podcast of writing BY Structure: a podcast designed to show writers how to give themselves grace, tough love and a reminder that most writers are going through the same creative struggles. You're not alone!   No Writer Is An Island.  We need each other.  In this episode I share some personal insights into what it is like to work in the entertainment bu...

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 a text About Sto...

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.   Kam is one of the co-hosts of my weekly filmmaking and friends Q&A. You can hang out with u...

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 Sat...

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/@amandamoresc...

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.   To join Amanda'...

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 dis...

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.  Goya is also one of the most successful alums of the 16 Steps to a Screenplay System. The feature he wrote using the 16 Steps is in development and heading for pre-production.  More on Goya: https://www.goyarobles.com/ Send a text About Story Love Story...

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/nm...

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!   Send a text About Story Love Story Love is a podcast for writers and anyone else who loves to hear about creative processes, and writing experiences. Hosted by screenwriter, director, and story consultant Amanda Moresco, the show is...

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 ou...

Listen to Julia and Saeida 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 you continual...

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. Learn all about Octavia's passion project The Story Coop, an international writers salon that embraces all of the values here at Story Love:   Octavia’s Bio Site! AND you can catch her viral web series he...

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:/...

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.  My Aristotle's Poetics Cheat Sheet PDF is available...

More from Aristotle this week on the best ways to inspire catharsis through fear and pity while raising the stakes in your plot.  👏🏼👏🏼  My Aristotle's Poetics Cheat Sheet PDF is available inside my 16 Steps to a Screenplay Starter Kit.  Learn more here: https://www.amandamoresco.org/starterkit Send a text About Story Love Story Love is a podcast for writers and anyone else who loves to he...

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! My Aristotle's Poetics Cheat Sheet PDF is available inside my 16 Steps to a Screenplay Starter Kit.  Learn more here: https://www.amandamor...

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" wh...

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!  Send a text About Story Love Story Love is a podcast for writers and anyone else who loves to hear about c...

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 t...

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 i...

Joanna Pickering is a Screencraft success story.  After finishing as a finalist in their playwriting competition, she was signed by 3 Arts Entertainment.  Listen to her journey!  But first, I talk a little bit about what an agent actually does, the difference between an agent and a manager and the biggest question you need to ask yourself before trying to find one.   Send a text About Story Love S...

You know him as Coach Wilkins on Young Sheldon but this week he’s a story lover.  Doc explains what his journey was like going from the military into the creative world, what it was like to get his short film Saved Rounds produced and how learning to be collaborative was one of his hardest lessons.  To Learn About Where Doc Farrow Will Be Performing Next: https://www.instagram.com/jdocfarrow/ Send...

This episode gets personal!  My friend Rachel Carey joins me as we discuss her film "Ask For Jane", how to write and raise kids at the same time and lots of other great things BUT one thing that came up was the unfortunate treatment women sometimes face when working in this male dominated industry.  I have made some observations over the years that I wanted to share. While not everyone w...

All the stupid questions you were too embarrassed to ask about Clubhouse answered. Yes!! You should join Clubhouse! OR skip ahead in the chapter marker to  hear my friend Tom tell us about the best festivals to submit your short content to all over the country, the worst part about being successful and what it’s like to be a 911 operator and a writer working the night shift!  NOTE ABOUT CLUBHOUSE...