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SG Showrunners 31: Ozark – Season 2 – Editor’s Six Core Questions & Analysis

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This week, the Story Grid Showrunners watch the second season of the Netflix TV Series OZARK – a thrilling story about an unassuming finance man who is forced to run to the Ozarks to launder money to save his and his family’s life. To make matters worse, the FBI is on his trail, and his… Read more »

SG Showrunners 30: Ozark – Season 1 – Editor’s Six Core Questions & Analysis

Podcasts, Showrunners Podcast, Story Grid

This week, the Story Grid Showrunners fell in love with the Netflix TV Series OZARK – a thrilling story about an unassuming man who is forced to run to the Ozarks to launder money to save his and his family’s life. He has to take his reluctant teenagers and a failing marriage. It’s a brilliant… Read more »

Scene 1, Book 2

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Tim has finished the first scene of Book 2 in The Threshing series and gets Shawn’s feedback.

Phere and COVID-19

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With the pandemic still sweeping the globe, Shawn and I discuss how fear can take over in these situations and what we can do in our lives and our writing.

Systems and Chaos in Your Novel

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How do you apply the idea of systems and chaos to planning a novel? Shawn walks Tim through this concept as he works on book 2 in his series.

Planning Book 2 in a Trilogy

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The middle build is the hardest part of the book and book two in a trilogy is a whole book dedicated to the middle build! How do you know where to start and build the story? Shawn walks Tim through these initial ideas and decisions to make along the way.

Which book should I write?

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We only have so much time and energy to dedicate to our writing. When you are stuck between working on two different projects, how do you pick which one is the right choice? Shawn walks Tim through this difficult decision.

Planning the Hero, Victim and Villain

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As Tim continues down the path of working on his new novel, Shawn encourages him to take the time to 1) look at the masterworks of his chosen genre and 2) spend sometime thinking about the hero / victim / villain interactions throughout his story. To see Tim’s scenes check out storygrid.com/podcast.

Introducing: Story Grid Showrunners Podcast

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This is big! Three of our Story Grid Certified Editors have teamed up to start the Story Grid Showrunners podcast. If you’ve ever been interested in how Story Grid can be used with television and episodic series, you’ll want to have a listen.

How to Start a New Novel

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Now that The Threshing is done and (almost) published, Tim is ready to start his next book! What are the first steps down this path? How can Story Grid help him plan correctly? Shawn walks him through this in this week’s episode. Download the Foolscap in the show notes.

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