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Editor Roundtable: Pirates of the Caribbean

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

For Season Four, Leslie is studying Action subgenre and plot conventions. To start us She has pitched Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. This 2003 film, an improbable hit based on a ride at Disneyland, was directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. … Read more »

Practical Steps to Improve Your Craft

Fundamental Fridays, Story Grid

How to Practice in the Right Ways (and why it matters) Everything you know how to do in your life you had to learn. Typing, driving, reading, using a smartphone. They all took time to master. They required practice. And, whether or not you realize it, the ways you practiced determined how quickly you learned… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Cloud Atlas

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

For Season Four, Anne is studying complex story forms. To start us off on a really complex note, she pitched Cloud Atlas. Cloud Atlas, released in 2012, is a fantasy film on a reincarnation theme, directed by Lilly Wachowski from a screenplay she wrote with Lana Wachowski and Tom Tyker, based on the 2004 novel… Read more »

The Five Commandments of the Independent Author Story

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“Should I traditionally publish or self-publish?” I’ve often heard this question posed as if it’s a real choice. It’s not. It’s like asking this: “Should I get up and go to work today or should I hit the lottery?” The choice of the traditional publishing path versus the self-publishing path is a false dilemma. You… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Spreadsheet: The Giant Tamer

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. Today’s Bite Size… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Essential Action

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

Welcome to the Bite Size Edition of the Story Grid 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 bite-size episodes, we’ll serve up some shorter discussion on topics that interest us as writers. Leslie and Anne’s… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Season 4 Teaser Trailer

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

Here’s a preview of the winning hand of stories the Roundtablers are getting ready to bring you in Season 4. Join us for Episode 0, where Anne, Kim, Valerie, Jarie and Leslie each reveal their first movie of the season and talk about why they chose it, and how they hope studying it will help… Read more »

You are Not the Problem

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I’m stuck! I can’t get past this draft! Something is keeping me from moving forward! What am I doing with my life? What’s wrong with me ???? Were you cringing while reading those words? I know those thoughts. They dig their claws in while you’re trying to write and they just won’t let go. That… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition: Internal Genre Buffet

Editor Roundtable Podcast, Story Grid

From Initial Idea to Publishable Draft

Fundamental Fridays, Story Grid

How to develop your Personal Writing Process “What is the rhythm of a writer’s day? First, you enter your imagined world. As characters speak and act, you write. What’s the next thing you do? You step out of your fantasy and read what you’ve written. And what do you do as you read? You… Read more »

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Editor Roundtable: Pirates of the Caribbean

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Practical Steps to Improve Your Craft

Fundamental Fridays, Story Grid

Editor Roundtable: Cloud Atlas

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The Five Commandments of the Independent Author Story

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Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Spreadsheet: The Giant Tamer

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Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition – Essential Action

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Editor Roundtable: Season 4 Teaser Trailer

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You are Not the Problem

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Editor Roundtable: Bite Size Edition: Internal Genre Buffet

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From Initial Idea to Publishable Draft

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