The Loreshaper Podcast

In this episode, we'll look at how the intros and beginnings of stories hold messages for audiences so that you can get the most out of the stories you engage with.

What makes Dune so successful as a story? Why does it have such appeal decades after it was written, with a new blockbuster film and cultural craze? How did Frank Herbert craft a masterpiece? Tune in to find out.

In this episode, I explore ways that people have engaged with stories, and how the relatively recent invention of video games has revolutionized storytelling.

Today we’re going to talk about four different ways of looking at stories that have all become influential. What’s important about studying these perspectives? The better you understand stores, the more you can get from them, both from enjoying the art involved in storytelling and from figuring out what a storyteller is trying to say.