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**Story Grid Writing Podcast**

Helping you become a better writer.

Join Shawn Coyne, author of Story Grid and a top editor for 30+ years, and Tim Grahl, struggling writer, as they discuss the ins and outs of what makes a story great.

More at www.StoryGrid.com.

Latest Episodes:

The Aftermath Jul 20, 2018

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Running Down a Dream has been out for a week. What has happened and what next?

Special Guest: Steven Pressfield Jul 11, 2018

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Steven Pressfield joins and Shawn and Tim to discuss his new book THE ARTIST'S JOURNEY along with Tim's new book RUNNING DOWN A DREAM.

Running Down a Dream Jul 05, 2018

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Tim's new book Running Down a Dream is coming out next week and he discusses with Shawn what is has been like to write the book.

Running Down a Dream

Getting the Value Shifts Right Jun 21, 2018

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A huge part that makes a scene work is the value shifts. They have to work in the scene, the global genre, the internal genre, etc. Shawn walks Tim through how to think about this with his Turning Point Scene of the Middle Build.

Fixing the Most Important Scene Jun 15, 2018

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Shawn walks Tim through the problems with his turning point of the middle build scene (and how to fix them).

Deep Dive Into Tim's 15 Scenes (Part 2) Jun 07, 2018

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Shawn and Tim continue work through the 15 most important scenes of The Threshing. Shawn also dives into what is really driving this, and all, stories.

Click here to download Tim's outline of his 15 most important scenes.

Deep Dive Into Tim's 15 Scenes (Part 1) May 31, 2018

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Tim did his homework by planning out the 15 most important scenes of his book. Shawn starts working through them with him.

Special Guest: Courtney Harrell May 24, 2018

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Courtney is a Story Grid Certified Editor and is stuck on her book! She reached out to Shawn for help so they jumped on the phone to go over her book and how she can make progress.

15 Most Important Scenes May 17, 2018

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Shawn walks Tim through the 15 most important scenes he has to figure out for his novel.

Restarting an Old Project May 10, 2018

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Tim is struggling with stepping back into his fiction book now that he's taken a few months off to finish his non-fiction book. Shawn walks him through how to do it. Plus, a special announcement!

Click here to see more information on the Level Up Your Craft Summer Semester.