{"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":"Hidden Figures: your reader’s expectations?","slug":"hidden-figures-your-reader-s-expectations","published_at":"2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-nerd-5321719/hidden-figures-your-reader-s-expectations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-nerd-5321719","url":"https://valerie3v.podbean.com/e/hidden-figures-your-reader-s-expectations/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/d4j7qqsnj3ndtv1n/d_5a89041c-c813-40c4-890d-a8e249ba1095_ecc02378-71a1-4297-8fb1-cd4d834eddb7_episodes_audio_group_af57c36d-7a8d-4910-bdbf-9aec66a1345e_group-item_19c631a2-606e-4980-8670-f2ea142d9a3c_128_default_tc.mp3","summary":"Well, well, well ... this has to be THE most interesting presentation of an underdog protagonist that I've ever come across. Not only have the filmmakers gone above and beyond with respect to their audience's expectations, but they've innovated the heck out of the underdog. This you've got to see! And if you're not sure whether you've written a logline or a premise statement for your story (or why you'd need both and when you'd use them) then Melanie's got your back because in this episode, she explains it all. Enjoy! -V.","meta_description":"Well, well, well ... this has to be THE most interesting presentation of an underdog protagonist that I've ever come across. Not only have the filmmakers…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1558,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/story-nerd-5321719/episodes/hidden-figures-your-reader-s-expectations/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/hidden-figures-your-reader-s-expectations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}