Story Grid Writing Podcast

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Latest Episodes:

Nailing the End of Your Book Mar 30, 2017

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As Shawn and Tim continue discussing the beginning of the Ending Payoff, they venture into a discussion on how to make sure the end of your book pays off everything that came before.

Fear of Your Doing Your Best Mar 23, 2017

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Tim and Shawn keep moving on the Ending Payoff, but also uncover some deeper issues.

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Beginning the Ending Payoff Mar 16, 2017

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The Middle Build is done. The Ending Payoff has begun. It took Tim four tries to get the first scenes of the Middle Build right. How long will it take him to get the Ending Payoff right?

Download Tim's scenes 44-46.

Finishing the Middle Build Mar 09, 2017

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After a long slog and a few weeks off, Shawn and Tim dive into the final scenes and sequences of the Middle Build. There's plenty of good, bad, and "just cut the whole scene."

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Character Trumps Plotting Feb 09, 2017

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As Shawn and Tim continue discussing the Middle Build and driving the story with characters or plotting.

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The Big Middle Build Moments Feb 02, 2017

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There are big moments in every middle build that are extremely important to get right. Shawn and Tim talk through these in this episode.

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Correctly Progressively Complicating Your Scenes Jan 26, 2017

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How do you pace your story to keep readers interesting without moving too fast? Shawn and Tim discuss the correct way to progressively complicate your scenes and sequences to write a killer Middle Build.

Download Tim's scenes 23-25.

How to finish your 1st draft Jan 19, 2017

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How to work with a developmental editor and get to a finished, working first draft.

Dialing in the Sequence Jan 12, 2017

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Tim gets much closer with his rewrite of the sequence, but there's still plenty to dial in. How do you identify these moments and how do you make them work? Shawn answers in this episode.

Download Tim's Scenes 17-22.

Back to the 5 Commandments of Storytelling Jan 05, 2017

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You have a scene that's not working, but you can't figure out why. What do you do? Shawn takes Tim back to the 5 Commandments of Storytelling.

Click here to read Tim's Scenes 17-20.