{"podcast":{"title":"Story Nerd","slug":"story-nerd-5321719","podcast_index_feed_id":5321719,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/valerie3v/feed.xml","website_url":"https://valerie3v.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22517313/story-nerd-trademark.jpg","author":"Valerie Francis","episode_count":100,"summary":"For novelists, memoirists and screenwriters who want to write stories readers will love, and who want to work with a literary agent. Each week, editors Valerie Francis and Melanie Hill use films to explain how to craft a story that hooks the reader on page one and holds their attention all the way to the end. On alternate weeks, Valerie and literary agent Kathleen Foxx offer their professional feedback on query letters and writing samples submitted by Story Nerd listeners. The goal is simple: to help writers realize their dreams of becoming published authors. If you love to write, and you love to tell stories, and you want to see your book out in the world, this podcast is for you! ”The only thing that matters, and that ever will matter, is the story. That’s it.” - Tom Hanks (Oxford Union 2024)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T16:18:10.114788+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-nerd-5321719"},"episode":{"title":"AI in Writing and Publishing","slug":"ai-in-writing-and-publishing","published_at":"2026-04-24T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-nerd-5321719/ai-in-writing-and-publishing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-nerd-5321719","url":"https://valerie3v.podbean.com/e/ai-in-writing-and-publishing/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/74pwrazhce5jwqbg/d_5a89041c-c813-40c4-890d-a8e249ba1095_ecc02378-71a1-4297-8fb1-cd4d834eddb7_episodes_audio_group_4bce2ddd-b7c5-40fd-ba6b-9f2bad4cf938_group-item_3cf7b5cb-8f7c-4366-b968-c45b1f76adc7_128_default_tc.mp3","summary":"This is the first episode of our brand new HOOK YOUR READER series! In these episodes, literary editor Kathleen Foxx and I review query letters and first ten pages writing samples from you, our listeners! While we’re getting this off the ground, and to give you time to prepare your work, we’ve devoted this week’s show to answering your questions about AI, writing and publishing. It’s a good one! And, to find out how you can send in your work for review, be sure to stick around to the end of the episode. -V.","meta_description":"This is the first episode of our brand new HOOK YOUR READER series! In these episodes, literary editor Kathleen Foxx and I review query letters and first…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1564,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/story-nerd-5321719/episodes/ai-in-writing-and-publishing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-nerd-5321719/ai-in-writing-and-publishing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}