# Robert Mckee
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robert mckee (born January 30, 1941) is an author, lecturer and story consultant who is known for his Story Seminar, which emerged from a doctoral project which he started but failed to complete at the University of Michigan , and which he further developed while teaching at the University of Southern California. McKee also has the blog and online writers' resource Storylogue. McKee's Story Seminars have been held around the world.
Shawn Coyne on The Story Grid – The Writing Coach Podcast 002
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 2 of The Writing Coach, I speak with editor, publisher, literary agent, and writer Shawn C…
The Importance of Romance as a Genre with Joss Richard
Hannah and Jess interview author Joss Richard on pub day of her most recent novel, Let's Kiss and Tell! They discuss the differences in process between each book, the societal value of a genre like romance, and how understanding screenwriting can help your writing process.
Joss Richard is an instan…
How to Write a Scene That Earns Its Place
How do you write a scene that actually earns its place in the story? A scene can be well "structured", full of dialogue, conflict, action, or exposition and still feel like nothing happened.
In this episode, we talk about how a scene is a specific sort of container, and how to fill it. You'll lea…
The Odyssey 2026: A Materialist Approach
In today's show, we discuss the most recently released film version of Homer's Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan.
I said, 'discuss' instead of review because our aim is not to offer yet another opinion on the film from a standard, film criticism perspective, fixated on effects, budget, actors…
We Re-Watched Adaptation…Charlie Kaufman's MENTAL BREAKDOWN Movie
Charlie Kaufman was hired to adapt a nonfiction book about orchids. Instead, he wrote himself into the script — twice — and made one of the strangest, most self-aware movies ever released by a major studio. Brian and John rewatch Adaptation (2002) and break down Nicolas Cage's dual performance as n…
Which story is carbon dioxide removal actually in?—w/ Rudy Krehbiel of EcoEngineers
Every industry runs on a mythology, and carbon dioxide removal has several of them available at once. There is the hype cycle, where the trough of disillusionment is a phase you survive on the way to mainstream adoption. There is the solar cost curve, where a technology is expensive and clunky for …
How do you write a book you're proud to publish?
Tim opens with a stat that frames the whole conversation: the average unpublished writer he surveyed has been at it for nearly 15 years. He puts the question to Shawn directly. What is Story Grid trying to do about that?
Shawn's answer starts with the mythic patterns that make stories like The Odys…
What Your Calendar Confesses
Robert McKee on how every action, even the unconscious ones, declares a value, and why an AI tool can audit your calendar in seconds but has never had to choose whose meeting to protect when time runs out.
The Craft Behind Blockbuster Films | Niren Bhatt |The Artists Podcast with Suchita
One of the best episodes of The Artists Podcast is back — this time in WATCH MODE.
What does it take to become a better screenwriter? How do you develop your craft, find your own process, and write stories that connect with millions?
In this deeply insightful conversation, Niren Bhatt, the screenwr…
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