Story Grid Writing Podcast

Crazy Rich Asians: Part 4 - What Writers Can Learn

May 11, 2023

01:11:30

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How to Play the Mentor in a Relationship

2min

The Power Dominance Hierarchy

2min

Rachel's Allies

3min

The Importance of Minzy in the Story

4min

Amanda Ling: A Shape Shifter

4min

The Conflicted Prosecutor

4min

The Trickster's Family

2min

The Herode Journey Archetypes

4min

10.

The Double Factor Problem for Crazy Rich Asians

3min

11.

The Importance of Integrating

4min

12.

The Double Factor Problem

3min

13.

The Double Factor Problem in Relationships

5min

14.

How to Write a Marketing Genre for Your Book

6min

15.

The Double Factor Problem With Status Stories

5min

16.

The Asteroid and Her Husband: A Romantic Comedy

4min

17.

How to Write a Marriage Plot

2min

18.

The Double Factor Problem in a Love Story

6min

19.

How to Write a Good Story

5min

20.

The Importance of Storytelling

3min

Access the full Story Grid analysis of Crazy Rich Asians at https://storygrid.com/crazy.

What can writers learn from studying this 2018 film?

This is the final in a four part series analyzing Crazy Rich Asians. The screenplay was written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and the movie was based on a 2013 book of the same title written by Kevin Kwan.

This episode is hosted by Story Grid Certified Editor Rachel Arsenault (https://www.rachel-arsenault.com) and Tim Grahl, writer and CEO of Story Grid.