Chapter 6: The 5 Commandments

Story Grid

The following is an excerpt from the Story Grid Publishing title The Writers’ Common Language: A Shared Vocabulary to Tell Better Stories. If I learned one bit of knowledge from Shawn that I use more than any other, it is this. If our value doesn’t shift, we are breaking one (or more) of the Five… Read more »

#236 – Can Story Grid improve on Masterworks?

Podcasts

A listener asks a bold question: Can the Story Grid tools and methodology make the Masterworks we read and love better? Shawn has a great answer for this week’s question.

#235 – What defines a Masterwork?

Podcasts

At Story Grid, we spend a lot of time studying and analyzing Masterworks, but how do you know when a book is a Masterwork? Shawn addresses this question in this week’s episode.

#234 – How to Write Dialogue (for Introverts)

Podcasts

This week’s listener question is, “How do you Write Dialogue when you are an introvert?”. Shawn answers this question and gives recommendations for next steps for writers.

#233 – Story Grid Trinity for Nonfiction

Podcasts

How does the Story Grid Trinity apply to Big Idea, How-to, Narrative nonfiction, and Memoir? Shawn dives into this question on this week’s episode.

#232 – Quadrant 4 of Heroic Journey 2.0

Podcasts

We left all of you hanging back in December with the Heroic Journey 2.0 series, so we decided to correct our error. This week Shawn finishes up our series on the Heroic Journey 2.0 by diving into the Quadrant 4.

#231 – Story Grid Trinity – Beyond the Surface

Podcasts

Shawn and Tim discuss the third part of the Story Grid Trinity – Beyond the Surface.

A Wizard of Earthsea – Editor’s Six Core Questions

Writers' Room Podcast

In the final episode of the podcast, we discuss A Wizard of Earthsea, the 1968 fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin with the Editor’s Six Core Questions analysis. Leslie: This is also a personal masterwork for me. I first read this story at a pivotal time in my life. It immediately resonated with me… Read more »