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

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.

Season One Wrap-Up

Writers' Room Podcast

On the Story Grid Writer’s Room this season, we’ve studied scenes because scenes are the basic building blocks of story. To be able to write a story that works, you must be able to write a scene that works. We’ve looked at novels, short stories and one film, from ten different genres. So, this week,… Read more »

Interview with Michael McClellan – Part 2

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In part two 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.

The 5-Minute Nonfiction Chapter Outline

Fundamental Fridays

“We need another chapter, don’t we?” We were on the last leg of revisions, with a deadline at play, and the gap had just become clear. Painfully so. A serious pivot in the author’s life required a serious pivot in his Big Idea book (or Big Idea-lite, if you’re exploring that concept with me), and… Read more »

Exposing the Criminal Scene – The Body in the Library

Writers' Room Podcast

This week we’re studying the “Exposing the Criminal” scene in the Crime Story The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie. The Core Event is presented as a classic “Gathering Summation” scene and appears in chapter 18, the final chapter of the book. We’re focusing on scenes this season because scenes are the basic building… Read more »

Interview with Michael McClellan – Part 1

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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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Interview with Michael McClellan – Part 2

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