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Meet the creator of the Story Spine, an 8-sentence tool to create and analyze stories

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to playwright Kenn Adams about his formula for creating or analyzing stories called the Story Spine.

Published June 23, 2026, 10:26 PM
Updated June 23, 2026, 10:45 PM4.7K
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Meet the creator of the Story Spine, an 8-sentence tool to create and analyze stories

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to playwright Kenn Adams about his formula for creating or analyzing stories called the Story Spine.

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