The Storyteller’s Mission with Zena Dell Lowe
Zena Dell Lowe is a seasoned and engaging teacher with a passion for writers and storytellers. Her focused, concise, and practical episodes (all roughly 20 minutes) not only explore the nuts and bolts of the craft, but also dive deep into the inner life of the artist and the "why" behind creativity. If you believe that story matters, you'll want to give this podcast a listen.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 236
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
From Hopelessness to Hope: The Defining Characteristic of a Biblical Moral Worldview
In this episode, Zena analyzes Fight Club, No Country for Old Men, and The Road. These three stories represent case studies of what happens when writers don't have a clear moral worldview or when the…
How has the Anti-Hero Archetype Influenced Modern Storytelling?
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S2 E6 – How the Anti-Hero Archetype has Infected our Kinds of Stories
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The Hero's Paradox: How to Write Flawed Characters without Undermining their Heroic Potential
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S2 - EPISODE 4 – The Hero's Paradox: How to Write Flawed Characters without Undermining their Heroic Potential
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The Rise of the Anti-Hero and a Cynical Moral Worldview
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SEASON 2: EPISODE 3 – The Rise of the Anti-Hero and a Cynical Moral Worldview
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The Rise of the Anti-Hero and Morally Questionable Characters
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S2-EPISODE 2 – The Rise of the Anti-hero and Morally Questionable Characters
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What the World Needs Now are Heroes
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Season 2, Episode 1
What the World Needs Now are Heroes
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70. The 8 Essential Ingredients that Every Great Story Must Have
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EPISODE 70 – The Eight Essential Ingredients for Great Storytelling
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69. How to Get the Story Out of the Character's Head and onto the Page
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EPISODE 69 – How to Get the Story out of the Character's Head and onto the Page
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68. Optional Character Qualities You Can Apply to Your Villains
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EPISODE 68 – Optional Character Qualities You Can Apply to Your Villains
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67. The Distorted Character Qualities of Villains - Part 3
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EPISODE 67 – The Distorted Character Qualities of Villains - Part 3
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66. The Distorted Character Qualities of Villains - Part 2
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EPISODE 66 – The Distorted Character Qualities of Villains - Part 2
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65. The Distorted Character Qualities of a Villain
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EPISODE 65 – The Distorted Character Qualities of Villains
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64. What Makes a Great Villain
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EPISODE 64 – What Makes a Great Villain
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63. Three Essential Elements of a Well-Constructed Scene
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EPISODE 63 – Three Essential Elements of a Well-Constructed Scene
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62. SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE - Zena's Interview as a Guest on The Story Blender Podcast
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EPISODE 62 – Zena's Interview as a Guest on The Story Blender Podcast
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61. Professional Etiquette Q&A: How to Adapt a Story and Navigate Breakdowns of Communication
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EPISODE 61 – How to Navigate Your Professional Life - Two Great Questions from Listeners Answered
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60. How to Keep Your Main Character Active when Someone Else is Calling the Shots
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EPISODE 60 – How to Keep Your Main Character Active when Someone Else is Calling the Shots
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59. How to Keep Getting Re-hired as a Writer-for-Hire
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EPISODE 59 – How to Keep Getting Re-hired as a Writer-for-Hire
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58. Five Additional Tools to Make Your Story Good Before God
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EPISODE 58 – Five Additional Tools and Solutions for Godly Storytelling
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57. 21 Heroic Character Qualities that You Can Reveal in Story
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EPISODE 57 – 21 Heroic Character Qualities that You Can Reveal in Story
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