8 episodes

Screenwriter Jill Golick and digital marketing strategist Annelise Larson invite you to join their conversation about creating stories that connect deeply with audiences and how to use that connection to build a long-term career as a storyteller (especially of film, TV, web series and other screen based stories). Each episode will include practical, applied homework for writers and other creators to start to develop their own STORY + AUDIENCE strategy.

STORY + AUDIENCE with Jill Golick & Annelise Larson Jill Golick & Annelise Larson

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Screenwriter Jill Golick and digital marketing strategist Annelise Larson invite you to join their conversation about creating stories that connect deeply with audiences and how to use that connection to build a long-term career as a storyteller (especially of film, TV, web series and other screen based stories). Each episode will include practical, applied homework for writers and other creators to start to develop their own STORY + AUDIENCE strategy.

    Episode 108: Listener Mailbag & Season 2 Teaser

    Episode 108: Listener Mailbag & Season 2 Teaser

    In this last episode of Season 1, screenwriter Jill Golick and digital strategist Annelise Larson answer some great listener questions like how does creating kid's content affect the STORY+AUDIENCE approach & what are the biggest mistakes made in both story and audience development. They also share some of their ideas for Season 2 and invite others to join their conversation.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    TVTropes.orgCOPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)Canada Media Fund: Children's Media Usage articlesOutlander Fandom Anti-Bullying websiteFind more about Jill at http://jillgolick.com/
    And more about Annelise at https://veria.ca/

    Or reach us both at STORYplusAUDIENCE@gmail.com
     
    Please rate, share, like, follow & subscribe and let us know if you want to be a part of the  STORY+AUDIENCE conversation in Season 2!

    • 29 min
    Episode 107: Your Fandom & the Power of Data

    Episode 107: Your Fandom & the Power of Data

    In this second last episode of the first season, screenwriter Jill Golick and digital strategist Annelise Larson look at the "care & feeding" of the audience (and the storyteller) through the power of data. For this week's homework, Jill and the listeners will dig into the analytics of their website and social media to figure out what is working and what is not and stopping the latter.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Phil DeFrancoThe Good Place PodcastThe West Wing PodcastCritical Role Crowdfunding CampaignUniverse TodayJill's Pandemic Pilot ProgramGoogle AnalyticsFind more about Jill at http://jillgolick.com/
    And more about Annelise at https://veria.ca/

    Or reach us both at STORYplusAUDIENCE@gmail.com
     
    Please rate, share, like, follow & subscribe and send us your thoughts & questions about STORY+AUDIENCE to be addressed in our final episode of the season!

    • 18 min
    Episode 106: Discoverability

    Episode 106: Discoverability

    In this sixth episode, screenwriter Jill Golick and digital strategist Annelise Larson explore how to use the STORY+AUDIENCE approach to help you and your work get found more easily online. This is about more than appealing to the algorithms of the search engines (by using search engine optimization) and includes thinking strategically about social sharing and the first few minutes of your television show, web series or film. Annelise encourages Jill and the listeners to revisit the homework from episode 103 and gather more data on what language to use and what to share where.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    SPIRAL web series (support materials)Schema.orgGoogle My BusinessWikidataArtsData.caSTORY+AUDIENCE Episode 103And check out Annelise's blog post with some basic & advanced search engine optimization (SEO) tips

    Find more about Jill at http://jillgolick.com/
    And more about Annelise at https://veria.ca/

    Or reach us both at STORYplusAUDIENCE@gmail.com
     
    Please rate, share, like, follow & subscribe and send us your thoughts & questions about STORY+AUDIENCE to be addressed in our final episode of the season!

    • 24 min
    Episode 105: Fandom 101

    Episode 105: Fandom 101

    In this fifth episode, screenwriter Jill Golick and digital strategist Annelise Larson explore the concept of fandom and how to write scripts that inspire & invite these superfans into your storyworld. The homework this week is to walk in the shoes of fandom and for listeners to find existing fan influencers, conversations and communities that align closely with their own work.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Sonic the Hedgehog fans
    Veronica Mars fans
    Harry Potter fans
    StarKid fans
    Vlogbrothers fans
    Masked Singer fans
    WWE fans
    Iyengar Yoga fans

    Brent Friedman

    And for another perspective, read this article: Superfans: A Love Story

    Find more about Jill at http://jillgolick.com/
    And more about Annelise at https://veria.ca/

    Or reach us both at STORYplusAUDIENCE@gmail.com
     
    Please rate, share, like, follow & subscribe and send us your thoughts & questions about STORY+AUDIENCE to be addressed in our final episode of the season!

    • 24 min
    Episode 104: Career Building with STORY + AUDIENCE

    Episode 104: Career Building with STORY + AUDIENCE

    In this fourth episode, screenwriter Jill Golick and digital strategist Annelise Larson discuss how writers and other creatives need to grow their own audiences. Jill explores how she can use the tools in her writer's toolbox to create an online version of herself, a persona, to only share as much of her life as she strategically needs to and Annelise challenges her to use what she's learned so far in some very practical and applied ways.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    YouTuber Demonetization
    New YouTuber Creator Liason
    Karen Walton
    The Bloggess on Twitter
    #WebSeriesChat
    #ScriptChat
    Toronto Digital Creators Facebook Group
    Carol Kirschner

    Find more about Jill at http://jillgolick.com/
    And more about Annelise at https://veria.ca/

    Or reach us both at STORYplusAUDIENCE@gmail.com
     
    Please rate, share, like, follow & subscribe and send us your thoughts & questions about STORY+AUDIENCE to be addressed in our final episode of the season!

    • 28 min
    Episode 103: STORY + AUDIENCE in Development

    Episode 103: STORY + AUDIENCE in Development

    In this third episode, screenwriter Jill Golick and digital strategist Annelise Larson discuss how the research that many writers do during the development phase for their scripts, can be deepened and repurposed for strategic audience development (and which can probably start earlier than you think). Annelise also gives everyone a long list of free tools and a process for enhancing the research for your writing to help find your audience.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Norsemen
    Google Trends
    Google Ads Keyword Planner
    Bing Ads Keyword Planner
    Hashtagify.me
    Buzzsumo
    Google Alerts

    Find more about Jill at http://jillgolick.com/
    And more about Annelise at https://veria.ca/

    Or reach us both at STORYplusAUDIENCE@gmail.com
     
    Please rate, share, like, follow & subscribe and send us your thoughts & questions about STORY+AUDIENCE

    • 37 min

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