{"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":"Identifying Genre is Trickier than You Think!","slug":"identifying-genre-is-trickier-than-you-think","published_at":"2026-06-19T12:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-nerd-5321719/identifying-genre-is-trickier-than-you-think","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-nerd-5321719","url":"https://valerie3v.podbean.com/e/identifying-genre-is-trickier-than-you-think/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/osd71j38lujbeu0h/d_5a89041c-c813-40c4-890d-a8e249ba1095_ecc02378-71a1-4297-8fb1-cd4d834eddb7_episodes_audio_group_c6d575b5-e2de-41fa-a386-44e9e5de6b4a_group-item_b26e84a2-eafd-4d51-ae67-35401027467f_128_default_tc.mp3","summary":"What kind of story are you writing? That question is actually much trickier to answer than it seems, and that’s because writers and agents look at genre differently. What happens if, after reading the query letter, an agent isn’t clear on your story’s genre? What role do comp titles play in explaining genre? We answer these questions and many more in today’s Hook Your Reader episode. Enjoy! -V.","meta_description":"What kind of story are you writing? That question is actually much trickier to answer than it seems, and that’s because writers and agents look at genre d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2279,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/story-nerd-5321719/episodes/identifying-genre-is-trickier-than-you-think/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/identifying-genre-is-trickier-than-you-think.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}