Want to write great fiction podcasts but don't know where to begin? You're not alone! Wolf 359 creator Gabriel Urbina is offering a new and updated version of his acclaimed online workshop, Writing Stories For Sound this February. Join Gabriel on a guided tour of his own journey into understanding audio, as he retraces his steps and revisits the questions he asked as he started writing the first episodes of Wolf 359.

He's teaching the workshop twice next month - on Sunday February 2nd and on Tuesday February 4th!

But wait! He's also teaching a brand new Masterclass Edition of Writing Stories for Sound - a six-week class where he not only teaches you all the things you need to know to write a great audio fiction pilot, he actually writes a script alongside you. It's the best look into the creative process that brought us Wolf 359 and many other shows you'll ever get!

The first round of this online masterclass kicks off February 5th!

For more information or to sign up, please visit gabrielurbina.com/classes.

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TRANSCRIPT OF TODAY'S MESSAGE:

(sounds of Eiffel fidgeting, while tense, dramatic music plays)

Eiffel: Come on come on come on... where is he? Doctor...

(door opens)

Eiffel: Ah, Doctor Hilbert! Thank goodness, there you are! I need help. 

Hilbert: Officer Eiffel. What seems to be the problem?

Eiffel: I - I don’t know. I feel like nothing I do sounds the way it ought to. The funny parts aren’t funny. The exciting parts aren’t exciting. It’s like I’ve lost the script on my whole life. 

Hilbert: I see. Do not be worried, Officer Eiffel. Problem is serious but there is simple solution. 

Eiffel: Is the great clown Pagliacci in town?

Hilbert: Even better.

(music abruptly changes, replaced by a more playful melody)

Hilbert: Podcast creator Gabriel Urbina is offering online workshop on how to write the great audio fiction. 

Eiffel: He is?

Hilbert: He is. Is comprehensive journey through the building blocks of gripping podcast stories. 

Eiffel: Does it cover the basics of how to write scenes without any visuals?

Hilbert: Absolutely. But it goes beyond that. It explains how audio fiction can do things no other medium does, such as making the audience imagine visuals that cannot be seen. 

Eiffel: You mean like that weird room in the back of the station, where the walls are painted a color that’s darker than black? 

Hilbert: Precisely. Or the way you can introduce a new detail into scene and completely change audience’s understanding of what was happening. 

Eiffel: Oh! Is that why you’re dressed up as a Teletubby? To illustrate that concept?

Hilbert: Uh... no. I am wearing this for... my own purposes. Do not ask any more questions about the outfit. 

Eiffel: I am not going to ask any more questions about the outfit. Well, Doc, I have to say I’m sold. 

(a laminated card is placed on the table)

Eiffel: Will my insurance cover this?

Hilbert: Eiffel, you know very well that Goddard Futuristics does not offer health insurance to independent contractors such as yourself.

Eiffel: Awww man...

Hilbert: This is Dave and Busters gift card. 

Eiffel: But it's still valid! 

Hilbert: But: more good news. There are scholarship opportunities available for students and others who need them. Visit website for more information. 

Eiffel: (leaving) Amazing. Doc, this sounds exactly like what I needed. How can I repay you? 

Hilbert: No need, happy to be of assistance. (lower) Besides, genetic materials nanobots collected while you were in laboratory will be perfectly adequate display of gratitude. 

Eiffel: What was that, doc?

Hilbert: Nothing, Officer Eiffel, nothing! Enjoy the class!

(music changes again, replaced with a bouncy, happy theme)

Gabriel Urbina: Writing Stories For Sound, a set of online classes by me, Gabriel Urbina. Seats are now open for one-day workshops on February 2nd and 4th, as well as a brand new six-week masterclass beginning on February 5th. Visit gabrielurbina.com/classes for more info and to reserve your seat today!

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