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Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Value Shift 101

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

Welcome to the Bite Size Edition of the Editor Roundtable Podcast. Here on the Roundtable we’re dedicated to helping you become a better writer, following the Story Grid method developed by Shawn Coyne. In these episodes we bring you some shorter solo articles and interviews on topics that interest us as writers. I’m Valerie Francis,… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Vetting Your Story Idea

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

How to Craft Brand, Business, and Big Idea Narratives

Story Grid

One of the things I have found useful about being a certified Story Grid editor is how well the framework applies to business communications. After all, stories are how businesses get customers to know, like, trust, buy, then, hopefully, promote them. In fact, I would postulate that the nonfiction big genre silos, which are, academic,… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Too Much Information

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

One Sentence Can Fix Your Biggest Story Problems

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How long have you been working on your current story? Weeks? Months? Years? Are your revisions even getting you closer to the story you want to tell? Or do you feel lost, unable to answer the most basic questions about your character and plot? Do you sense something fundamental isn’t working in your story but… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Puzzle

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

This week, Kim and the other Roundtablers continue piecing together global internal genre stories with the 2018 independent film, Puzzle. The screenplay, an adaptation from a 2010 Argentinian film Rompecabezas, was written by Oren Moverman and directed by Marc Turtletaub. The Story Genre: Status-Sentimental, with Love and Performance subplots, excellent example of Virgin’s… Read more »

Writing a Page-Turner: Part 3

Fundamental Fridays, Story Grid

Today I wrap up my three-part series on narrative drive with a look at dramatic irony. Narrative drive is all about how much information the reader has in relation to the protagonist. It’s a way to get the reader asking questions so she’ll be compelled to turn the page to find out what happens next…. Read more »

Editor Roundtable: The Queen

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

Oops! Initially we uploaded the unedited tracks of this episode today. If you’re among the early birds who heard our bare-naked version, you now understand how much work Anne puts in making us sound great—one of the many reasons we appreciate her so much. The polished version is now available. Thanks for listening, subscribing, and… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: A Fish Called Wanda

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

This week, Jarie pitched A Fish Called Wanda as a great example of set and setting driving dialogue. This 1998 film starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, John Cleese and Michael Palin was directed by Charles Crichton from a screenplay by Charles Crichton and John Cleese. The Story Genre: Crime > Heist Beginning Hook –… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: The Hunger Games

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

The odds are in our favor this week as Leslie takes us through The Hunger Games on a tour of Action-Adventure conventions. This 2012 Action film was directed by Gary Ross from a screenplay he wrote with Billy Ray and Suzanne Collins, based on Collins’s novel of the same name. The Story Genre:… Read more »

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Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Value Shift 101

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Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Vetting Your Story Idea

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How to Craft Brand, Business, and Big Idea Narratives

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Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Too Much Information

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One Sentence Can Fix Your Biggest Story Problems

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Editor Roundtable: Puzzle

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Writing a Page-Turner: Part 3

Fundamental Fridays, Story Grid

Editor Roundtable: The Queen

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Editor Roundtable: A Fish Called Wanda

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Editor Roundtable: The Hunger Games

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