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"01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549e9ff73482", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 28: January, 1964, Part 1", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/04/marvel-reread-club-episode-26-january.html", "published_at": "2022-04-25T14:33:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea0054ff7", "title": "Secrets of Dungeon-Mastering: The Adventure Zone", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/04/secrets-of-dungeon-mastering-adventure.html", "published_at": "2022-04-22T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea0a54f49", "title": "The Book is Out!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/04/the-book-is-out.html", "published_at": "2022-04-19T21:04:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea12f1572", "title": "Secrets of Dungeon-Mastering: HarmonQuest", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/04/secrets-of-dungeonmastering-harmon-quest.html", "published_at": "2022-04-18T15:39:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea1490f48", "title": "Come Out to My 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"url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/03/best-of-2021-complete-list.html", "published_at": "2022-03-24T17:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea3f5cefc", "title": "Best of 2021: Not on the list: Power of the Dog (and Dune)", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/03/best-of-2021-not-on-list-power-of-dog.html", "published_at": "2022-03-23T15:40:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea475b87e", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 25: November 1963, Part I", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/03/marvel-reread-club-episode-23-november.html", "published_at": "2022-03-21T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea4c30e69", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 24: October 1963, Complete in One Episode!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/03/steve-and-matt-bird-24-marvel-reread.html", "published_at": "2022-03-07T14:41:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea5b1fa5e", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 23: September 1963, Part 2", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/02/marvel-reread-club-episode-22-september.html", "published_at": "2022-02-21T13:17:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea6961035", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 22: September 1963, Part 1", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/02/marvel-reread-club-episode-21-september.html", "published_at": "2022-02-14T14:49:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea6e71183", "title": "Get My New Book", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/02/big-news-you-can-now-pre-order-secrets.html", "published_at": "2022-02-03T14:53:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea6f4fa11", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 21: August 1963, Part 2", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/01/steve-and-matt-bird-021-marvel-reread.html", "published_at": "2022-01-31T17:32:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea6f8a224", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 20: August 1963, Part 1", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/01/marvel-reread-club-episode-19-august.html", "published_at": "2022-01-24T17:23:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-4eb7-712c-bfda-549ea7f0643c", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero hesitate until the stakes are raised?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/01/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0190976718.html", "published_at": "2022-01-21T17:36:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-5357ff9570db", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero discover an intimidating opportunity to fix the problem?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/01/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0363743206.html", "published_at": "2022-01-20T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-5358001d772f", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does this problem become undeniable due to a social humiliation at the beginning of the story?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/01/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_19.html", "published_at": "2022-01-19T17:22:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-5358007d97ef", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: When the story begins, is the hero becoming increasingly irritated about her longstanding social problem (while still in denial about an internal flaw)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/01/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2022-01-16T22:35:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-5358012ea73c", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 19: July, 1963", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2022/01/marvel-reread-club-episode-18-july-1963.html", "published_at": "2022-01-10T15:48:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535801a652e3", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero use pre-established special skills to solve problems?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01773404571.html", "published_at": "2021-12-31T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535801f771f8", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have (or claim) decision-making authority?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0225458005.html", "published_at": "2021-12-30T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535802d6d234", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero already doing something active when we first meet him or her?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01764992342.html", "published_at": "2021-12-29T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-53580329a0d2", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: And is the hero willing to let them know that, subtly or directly?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01364020627.html", "published_at": "2021-12-28T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535803710503", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero surrounded by people who sorely lack her most valuable quality?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_27.html", "published_at": "2021-12-27T17:38:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535803877095", "title": "Episode 35: Co-Authoring and Transgression with Keir Graff and Linda Joffe Hull", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/episode-35-co-authoring-and.html", "published_at": "2021-12-20T14:52:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535803918aeb", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have general rules for living that he clings to (either stated or implied)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01756788379.html", "published_at": "2021-12-17T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535803b749da", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero generally resourceful?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_15.html", "published_at": "2021-12-16T03:43:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535803fc7381", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 18: Special Guest Jeremy Whitley Helps Us Meet the Wasp!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/steve-and-matt-bird.html", "published_at": "2021-12-13T17:37:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535804db4845", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero curious?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_02031199793.html", "published_at": "2021-12-10T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-53580572d328", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is that great flaw (ironically) the natural flip side of a great strength we admire?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_8.html", "published_at": "2021-12-09T04:27:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535805b5a420", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 17: June, 1963", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/marvel-reread-club-episode-17-june-1963.html", "published_at": "2021-12-06T17:24:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-5358060a04f4", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have at least one untenable great flaw we empathize with?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01100563017.html", "published_at": "2021-12-03T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535806389626", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero physically and emotionally vulnerable?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0456268567.html", "published_at": "2021-12-02T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-535807366bac", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have an open fear or anxiety about his future, as well as a hidden, private fear?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/12/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2021-12-01T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-5358079f54ed", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a false or shortsighted goal in the first half?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_02070031320.html", "published_at": "2021-11-30T18:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-53580831d305", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero start out with a shortsighted or wrongheaded philosophy (or accept a bad piece of advice early on)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_29.html", "published_at": "2021-11-29T21:34:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-5358091d3d4b", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero’s primary motivation for tackling this challenge strong, simple, and revealed early on?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_28.html", "published_at": "2021-11-28T05:37:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-53580a041161", "title": "A very special Marvel Reread Club: Interview with Douglas Wolk!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/a-very-special-marvel-reread-club.html", "published_at": "2021-11-22T15:20:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-53580a6a5e5b", "title": "Marvel Reread Club on Monday!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/marvel-reread-club-on-monday.html", "published_at": "2021-11-19T15:25:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-8509-7175-bf5a-53580a878c45", "title": "Episode 34: Building Character Voice", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/episode-34-building-character-voice.html", "published_at": "2021-11-16T16:37:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a30fb3c9", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a default argument tactic?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01167842168.html", "published_at": "2021-11-11T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a37e837f", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a default personality trait?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0835881878.html", "published_at": "2021-11-10T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a455166c", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a consistent metaphor family?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01795891719.html", "published_at": "2021-11-09T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a45f8dff", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the surface characterization ironically contrast with a hidden interior self?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01462159863.html", "published_at": "2021-11-08T15:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a4cfe3e2", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 15: May, 1963", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/marvel-reread-club-episode-15-may-1963.html", "published_at": "2021-11-05T14:23:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a521e09d", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a well-defined public identity?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0249243479.html", "published_at": "2021-11-04T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a562e16f", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero defined by ongoing actions and attitudes, not by backstory?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/11/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2021-11-03T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a5efb552", "title": "Episode 33: Niceness, Apologies and PTSD", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/episode-33-niceness-apologies-and-ptsd.html", "published_at": "2021-10-29T18:51:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a638b9eb", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 14: April 1963", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/steve-and-matt-bird-014-marvel-reread.html", "published_at": "2021-10-22T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a647cff3", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a moment of humanity early on?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_02132056290.html", "published_at": "2021-10-21T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a715e29c", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the conflict compelling and ironic both before and after the surprise?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_043088835.html", "published_at": "2021-10-20T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a7605b32", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the story marketable without revealing the surprise?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01288562789.html", "published_at": "2021-10-19T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a77d18f2", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the story contain a surprise that is not obvious from the beginning?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_055093458.html", "published_at": "2021-10-18T22:41:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a7c73915", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is there at least one “Holy Crap!” scene (to create word of mouth)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_16.html", "published_at": "2021-10-16T22:41:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a7cfe48d", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does this story show us at least one image we haven’t seen before (that can be used to promote the final product)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01064061251.html", "published_at": "2021-10-10T17:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a83d1cd1", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 13: March 1963, Part 2", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/marvel-reread-club-episode-13-march.html", "published_at": "2021-10-08T05:16:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a9291183", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the story satisfy the basic human urges that get people to buy and recommend this genre?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0232075397.html", "published_at": "2021-10-07T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702a9f51d17", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the situation permanently transform the hero, and vice versa?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0859655553.html", "published_at": "2021-10-06T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702aa42ff97", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: In the end, is the hero the only one who can solve the problem?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01198624914.html", "published_at": "2021-10-05T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702aafb7f8f", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does this challenge become something that’s not just hard for the hero to do (an obstacle) but also hard for the hero to want to do (a conflict)?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01332863852.html", "published_at": "2021-10-04T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702ab490003", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does something inside the hero have a particularly volatile reaction to the challenge?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2021-10-03T17:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702abd64713", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 12: March 1963, Part 1", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/10/marvel-reread-club-episode-12-march.html", "published_at": "2021-10-01T15:18:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702abeac49e", "title": "Episode 32: Notes", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/09/episode-32-notes.html", "published_at": "2021-09-24T14:53:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702ac4679cb", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does this challenge represent the hero’s greatest hope and/or greatest fear and/or an ironic answer to the hero’s question?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/09/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01643163615.html", "published_at": "2021-09-23T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8a-df7c-7386-a73f-a702ad336e79", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is at least one actual human being opposed to what the hero is doing?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/09/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_01806320216.html", "published_at": "2021-09-22T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af66e9e176", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the story present a unique central relationship?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/09/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0664035500.html", "published_at": "2021-09-21T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6705c2ac", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the story follow the progress of the hero’s problem, not the hero’s daily life?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/09/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2021-09-20T02:56:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6776dbe1", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 11: February 1963", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/09/steve-and-matt-bird.html", "published_at": "2021-09-17T15:58:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af68526842", "title": "It's Really Not Our Fault", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/09/its-really-not-our-fault.html", "published_at": "2021-09-10T21:25:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af68589880", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 10: January 1963", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/09/marvel-reread-club-episode-10-january.html", "published_at": "2021-09-03T15:11:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af68afffbf", "title": "Episode 31: Irony", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/episode-31-irony.html", "published_at": "2021-08-27T16:03:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af694598d3", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 9: December 1962", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/marvel-reread-club-episode-9-december.html", "published_at": "2021-08-20T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af69d40bba", "title": "Hey Look, My Book Finally Got Announced in Publisher's Weekly!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/hey-look-my-book-finally-got-announced.html", "published_at": "2021-08-17T05:38:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af69fd3ca7", "title": "I Don't Want to Shock You, But James and I Couldn't Keep to Schedule", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/i-dont-want-to-shock-you-but-james-and.html", "published_at": "2021-08-13T17:58:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6a0477c3", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is there one character whom the audience will choose to be their hero?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_10.html", "published_at": "2021-08-10T14:33:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6a2e2558", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the concept simple enough to spend more time on character than plot?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_9.html", "published_at": "2021-08-09T04:09:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6acd4af4", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 8: November 1962", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/marvel-reread-club-episode-8-november.html", "published_at": "2021-08-06T15:07:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6b565869", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is this a story anyone can identify with, projected onto a bigger canvas, with higher stakes?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist_0551167125.html", "published_at": "2021-08-05T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6bfa71f7", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the concept contain an intriguing ironic contradiction?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/the-expanded-ultimate-story-checklist.html", "published_at": "2021-08-03T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6c930d6f", "title": "The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the One-Sentence Description Uniquely Appealing?", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/08/the-ultimate-story-checklist-is-one.html", "published_at": "2021-08-02T15:05:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6d3e0621", "title": "Episode 30: Genre, Burgers, and Alien with Jonathan Auxier", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/episode-30-genre-burgers-and-alien.html", "published_at": "2021-07-30T16:59:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6e12715b", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 7: October 1962", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/marvel-reread-club-episode-7-october.html", "published_at": "2021-07-23T14:46:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6f03daf6", "title": "Believe Care Invest: Aladdin", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/believe-care-invest-aladdin.html", "published_at": "2021-07-21T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6f0e321f", "title": "Believe Care Invest: The House on Mango Street", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/believe-care-invest-house-on-mango.html", "published_at": "2021-07-20T14:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6fae87ee", "title": "The Annotation Project: The House on Mango Street", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/the-annotation-project-house-on-mango.html", "published_at": "2021-07-19T14:55:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6fbe8702", "title": "Episode 29: Author Draft, Artifact Draft, Audience Draft with Jonathan Auxier", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/the-secrets-of-story-podcast-episode-29.html", "published_at": "2021-07-16T15:41:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af6fe2976a", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 6: September 1962 (Part 2)", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/marvel-reread-club-episode-6-september.html", "published_at": "2021-07-14T15:08:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af70a89428", "title": "Guest Appearance on \"Pod Dylan\" discussing \"Restless Farewell\"!", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/guest-appearance-on-pod-dylan.html", "published_at": "2021-07-10T19:10:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0ca8b-13f1-71e8-aed0-49af714ecaef", "title": "Marvel Reread Club Episode 5: September 1962 (Part 1)", "url": "http://www.secretsofstory.com/2021/07/marvel-reread-club-episode-5-september.html", "published_at": "2021-07-07T14:48:00+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2022

Marvel Reread Club Episode 30: February, 1964original ↗
16 May 2022
Secrets of Dungeon-Mastering: Relics and Raritiesoriginal ↗
7 May 2022
The Audiobook of The Secrets of Character is Out!original ↗
4 May 2022
Secrets of Dungeon-Mastering: Critical Roleoriginal ↗
3 May 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 29: January, 1964, Part 2original ↗
2 May 2022
Secrets of Dungeon-Mastering: Dimension 20, Fantasy Highoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2022
Would You Be So Nice As To Leave Me Reviews?original ↗
27 Apr 2022
Secrets of Character: The Checklist!original ↗
26 Apr 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 28: January, 1964, Part 1original ↗
25 Apr 2022
Secrets of Dungeon-Mastering: The Adventure Zoneoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2022
The Book is Out!original ↗
19 Apr 2022
Secrets of Dungeon-Mastering: HarmonQuestoriginal ↗
18 Apr 2022
Come Out to My Book Release Partyoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 27: December 1963original ↗
11 Apr 2022
Episode 36: Save the Cat with Sophie Beal and Gary Dalkinoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 26: November 1963, Part IIoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2022
Best of 2021: The Complete Listoriginal ↗
24 Mar 2022
Best of 2021: Not on the list: Power of the Dog (and Dune)original ↗
23 Mar 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 25: November 1963, Part Ioriginal ↗
21 Mar 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 24: October 1963, Complete in One Episode!original ↗
7 Mar 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 23: September 1963, Part 2original ↗
21 Feb 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 22: September 1963, Part 1original ↗
14 Feb 2022
Get My New Bookoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 21: August 1963, Part 2original ↗
31 Jan 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 20: August 1963, Part 1original ↗
24 Jan 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero hesitate until the stakes are raised?original ↗
21 Jan 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero discover an intimidating opportunity to fix the problem?original ↗
20 Jan 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does this problem become undeniable due to a social humiliation at the beginning of the story?original ↗
19 Jan 2022
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: When the story begins, is the hero becoming increasingly irritated about her longstanding social problem (while still in denial about an internal flaw)?original ↗
16 Jan 2022
Marvel Reread Club Episode 19: July, 1963original ↗
10 Jan 2022

2021

The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero use pre-established special skills to solve problems?original ↗
31 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have (or claim) decision-making authority?original ↗
30 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero already doing something active when we first meet him or her?original ↗
29 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: And is the hero willing to let them know that, subtly or directly?original ↗
28 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero surrounded by people who sorely lack her most valuable quality?original ↗
27 Dec 2021
Episode 35: Co-Authoring and Transgression with Keir Graff and Linda Joffe Hulloriginal ↗
20 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have general rules for living that he clings to (either stated or implied)?original ↗
17 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero generally resourceful?original ↗
16 Dec 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 18: Special Guest Jeremy Whitley Helps Us Meet the Wasp!original ↗
13 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero curious?original ↗
10 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is that great flaw (ironically) the natural flip side of a great strength we admire?original ↗
9 Dec 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 17: June, 1963original ↗
6 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have at least one untenable great flaw we empathize with?original ↗
3 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero physically and emotionally vulnerable?original ↗
2 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have an open fear or anxiety about his future, as well as a hidden, private fear?original ↗
1 Dec 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a false or shortsighted goal in the first half?original ↗
30 Nov 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero start out with a shortsighted or wrongheaded philosophy (or accept a bad piece of advice early on)?original ↗
29 Nov 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero’s primary motivation for tackling this challenge strong, simple, and revealed early on?original ↗
28 Nov 2021
A very special Marvel Reread Club: Interview with Douglas Wolk!original ↗
22 Nov 2021
Marvel Reread Club on Monday!original ↗
19 Nov 2021
Episode 34: Building Character Voiceoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a default argument tactic?original ↗
11 Nov 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a default personality trait?original ↗
10 Nov 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a consistent metaphor family?original ↗
9 Nov 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the surface characterization ironically contrast with a hidden interior self?original ↗
8 Nov 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 15: May, 1963original ↗
5 Nov 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a well-defined public identity?original ↗
4 Nov 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the hero defined by ongoing actions and attitudes, not by backstory?original ↗
3 Nov 2021
Episode 33: Niceness, Apologies and PTSDoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 14: April 1963original ↗
22 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the hero have a moment of humanity early on?original ↗
21 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the conflict compelling and ironic both before and after the surprise?original ↗
20 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the story marketable without revealing the surprise?original ↗
19 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the story contain a surprise that is not obvious from the beginning?original ↗
18 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is there at least one “Holy Crap!” scene (to create word of mouth)?original ↗
16 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does this story show us at least one image we haven’t seen before (that can be used to promote the final product)?original ↗
10 Oct 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 13: March 1963, Part 2original ↗
8 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the story satisfy the basic human urges that get people to buy and recommend this genre?original ↗
7 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the situation permanently transform the hero, and vice versa?original ↗
6 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: In the end, is the hero the only one who can solve the problem?original ↗
5 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does this challenge become something that’s not just hard for the hero to do (an obstacle) but also hard for the hero to want to do (a conflict)?original ↗
4 Oct 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does something inside the hero have a particularly volatile reaction to the challenge?original ↗
3 Oct 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 12: March 1963, Part 1original ↗
1 Oct 2021
Episode 32: Notesoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does this challenge represent the hero’s greatest hope and/or greatest fear and/or an ironic answer to the hero’s question?original ↗
23 Sept 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is at least one actual human being opposed to what the hero is doing?original ↗
22 Sept 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the story present a unique central relationship?original ↗
21 Sept 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the story follow the progress of the hero’s problem, not the hero’s daily life?original ↗
20 Sept 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 11: February 1963original ↗
17 Sept 2021
It's Really Not Our Faultoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 10: January 1963original ↗
3 Sept 2021
Episode 31: Ironyoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 9: December 1962original ↗
20 Aug 2021
Hey Look, My Book Finally Got Announced in Publisher's Weekly!original ↗
17 Aug 2021
I Don't Want to Shock You, But James and I Couldn't Keep to Scheduleoriginal ↗
13 Aug 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is there one character whom the audience will choose to be their hero?original ↗
10 Aug 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the concept simple enough to spend more time on character than plot?original ↗
9 Aug 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 8: November 1962original ↗
6 Aug 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is this a story anyone can identify with, projected onto a bigger canvas, with higher stakes?original ↗
5 Aug 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the concept contain an intriguing ironic contradiction?original ↗
3 Aug 2021
The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the One-Sentence Description Uniquely Appealing?original ↗
2 Aug 2021
Episode 30: Genre, Burgers, and Alien with Jonathan Auxieroriginal ↗
30 Jul 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 7: October 1962original ↗
23 Jul 2021
Believe Care Invest: Aladdinoriginal ↗
21 Jul 2021
Believe Care Invest: The House on Mango Streetoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2021
The Annotation Project: The House on Mango Streetoriginal ↗
19 Jul 2021
Episode 29: Author Draft, Artifact Draft, Audience Draft with Jonathan Auxieroriginal ↗
16 Jul 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 6: September 1962 (Part 2)original ↗
14 Jul 2021
Guest Appearance on "Pod Dylan" discussing "Restless Farewell"!original ↗
10 Jul 2021
Marvel Reread Club Episode 5: September 1962 (Part 1)original ↗
7 Jul 2021
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