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What does an editor do when a manuscript arrives that is many iterations away from working? How can he explain to the writer that the book doesn’t work and that he’ll need to go all the back to step number one to sort out what’s wrong with it and more importantly, how he’ll take the… Read more »
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Intoxicating Accomplishments
Finishing a first draft of anything is a great feeling. Soon thereafter, though, comes the niggling, nasty, deep, dark panic that what you’ve done is so far from home that it seems pointless to keep thrashing it around. This is a critical moment in every writer’s journey. And as an editor, it’s the moment that… Read more »
Read the Transcript >>Poultry Husbandry for Writers
This is one of my favorite episodes. Tim mentioned something he heard from a friend and then off we went… Click below to listen, or read the transcript that follows: [0:00:01.1] TG: Hello and welcome to the Story Grid Podcast. This is a show dedicated to helping you become a better writer. I’m your host… Read more »
Read the Transcript >>The Wall
Is there a creative wall? A place that once you break through, there are large amounts of additional resources to tap on the other side? The short answer is, Yes. In this week’s episode of The Story Grid podcast, Tim and I explore this idea further. To listen, click the play button below, or read… Read more »
Read the Transcript >>Writing and Depression
Can you be a happy person and a writer too? Or are accomplished writers inherently depressed? Tim and I bat this question around a bit in this episode of The Story Grid podcast. To listen, click the play button below, or read the transcript that follows. [0:00:00.1] TG: Hello and welcome to the Story Grid… Read more »
Read the Transcript >>High Concepts
In this week’s episode Tim and I talk about when to share your work-in-progress (I strongly recommend you don’t until you have a first draft…and even then to do so very carefully) as well as a very helpful phrase from way back in the 1990s. That phrase is “High Concept,” which is an instantly understandable… Read more »
Read the Transcript >>Coping with Imperfection
In this week’s episode Tim and I actually sat down face to face at his kitchen table, most likely the place where he retreats in the middle of the night to obsess over his work in progress while the rest of his family slumbers close by. I’m that kind of writer myself, one who often… Read more »
Read the Transcript >>Musings on Theme
In this week’s episode Tim and I talk about the importance of Theme or as I refer to it throughout The Story Grid, the Controlling Idea. To listen, click the play button below, or read the transcript that follows. [0:00:00.3] TG: Hello and welcome to the Story Grid Podcast. This is a show… Read more »
Read the Transcript >>Road Blocks
Happy Ides of March! In this week’s episode Tim and I talk about how to find the shortest detours around pesky day to day writing road blocks. To listen, click the play button below, or read the transcript that follows. [0:00:00] TG: Hello and welcome to the Story Grid Podcast. This is the show… Read more »
Read the Transcript >>Writing Habits
In this week’s episode Tim and I talk about how to establish writing habits. The big takeaway is to write with intent… To listen, click the play button below, or read the transcript that follows. [0:00:00] TG: Hello and welcome to the Story Grid Podcast. This is the show dedicated to helping you become… Read more »
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