Crafting Your Story’s Shadow

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Joseph Campbell identified the monomyth in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. In his research, Campbell found that it didn’t matter what culture or religion he looked at, there was a specific pattern of events that unfolded and seemed to come up again and again and again. This structure is seen in the… Read more »

World-Building in the Heroic Journey 2.0

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Tim is getting pretty stuck on the world-building side of things with his work in progress. Shawn walks him through how to break these blocks and continues looking at them through the Hero’s Journey 2.0 lens.

First Two Steps of the Heroic Journey 2.0

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Shawn starts walking through the Heroic Journey 2.0 infographic looking at how it can help you understand the story you are trying to tell.

Introducing the Heroic Journey 2.0

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As Tim is finishing up the first draft of his novel, Shawn starts introducing the ideas behind his new Hero’s Journey 2.0 models and how it will impact the editing of his manuscript.

The Story Grid Rule of 530

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You’re here because you have a dream of telling a story that works. Story Grid gives you the tools to do just that. By studying the Story Grid methodology, you can save yourself years of practice and millions of words by grounding your craft in proven technique instead of trial and error. With Story Grid,… Read more »

Finishing the First Draft

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Tim is getting close to finishing his first draft and wants to talk with Shawn about what he can expect when it comes time to run it through the Story Grid methodology.

Secrets of the Worldview Genre, Part Two

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Are you writing a Worldview story and not sure how to put it together? Are you stuck somewhere in your maturation, revelation, education, or disillusionment plot and unsure how to proceed? This article will help you construct a Worldview story that works and get you closer to finishing the story you want to tell. Here,… Read more »

Choosing Your Narrative Device

Fundamental Fridays

To write a story that sells, we must write a story that works and delivers a satisfying reader experience. To write a story that works, we focus on the global genre because that’s what your story is about. A story that works is one that meets reader expectations for one of the twelve content genres, including conventions and obligatory moments…. Read more »

Season Two Preview

Writers' Room Podcast

Ever since the Story Grid Editor Roundtable podcast started three years ago, we’ve been asked to apply the Story Grid method to a novel. Well, this is it! This season we’re doing a full Story Grid macro analysis of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. We’ll review the Editor’s Six Core Questions and look… Read more »

Interview with Michael McClellan – Part 3

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In part three of this interview, Tim sits down with Michael McClellan, author of THE SAND SEA, to discuss his 12 years of writing and how Story Grid played a role in finishing the novel.

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First Two Steps of the Heroic Journey 2.0

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Introducing the Heroic Journey 2.0

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The Story Grid Rule of 530

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Finishing the First Draft

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Secrets of the Worldview Genre, Part Two

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Choosing Your Narrative Device

Fundamental Fridays

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