Ranked #1
How to Write a Great Love Story
How to Write a Great Love Story
Part 2 on the love story genre. Shawn and Tim dive into the genre conventions, obligatory scenes, and how you can write ... Read more
20 Oct 2016
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #2
What is the Theme of your Story?
What is the Theme of your Story?
What is your theme or controlling idea, and how does it help you tell a better story? Tim and Shawn also discuss how to ... Read more
17 Mar 2016
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49mins
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Ranked #3
Editor's 6 Core Questions - Part 1
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There are six questions that can guide your writing from the beginning through drafting and editing your manuscript. Sha... Read more
14 Dec 2017
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47mins
Ranked #4
NaNoWriMo and Story Grid
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Are you doing NaNoWriMo next month? If so, you should be getting ready NOW. Shawn walks you through how to use the Story... Read more
19 Oct 2017
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55mins
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Ranked #5
The Mathematics of Storytelling
The Mathematics of Storytelling
Story Grid Math. How many scenes, words, turns does your book need? Also discussed is the 5 commandments of storytelling... Read more
2 Dec 2015
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #6
How not to waste 100k words
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How does The Martian work with The Story Grid? Plus, we discuss how to make sure your story is good before writing 100k ... Read more
11 Nov 2015
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #7
How to Write a Great Scene
How to Write a Great Scene
Shawn shares about a new project at Story Grid headquarters that will help teach the micro level of storytelling to writ... Read more
16 May 2019
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36mins
Ranked #8
Breaking Down the Big Idea
Breaking Down the Big Idea
What makes a Big Idea book stand apart from the rest? Shawn walks through all of the pieces that go into a Big Idea Nonf... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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32mins
Ranked #9
How to Story Grid a Book
How to Story Grid a Book
Talking about Story Grid is one thing, putting it into practice is quite another. Tim struggles with applying Story Grid... Read more
24 Feb 2016
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51mins
Ranked #10
Go Back to the Genre
Go Back to the Genre
When you get stuck or lost in your story, how do you find your way? Shawn and Tim discuss this as a follow up to last we... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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55mins
Ranked #11
15 Most Important Scenes
15 Most Important Scenes
Shawn walks Tim through the 15 most important scenes he has to figure out for his novel.
17 May 2018
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49mins
Ranked #12
Micro to Macro: Editing Your First Draft
Micro to Macro: Editing Your First Draft
Once you have filled out the Story Grid spreadsheet for your first draft, what do you next? Click here to see the spread... Read more
18 May 2017
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55mins
Ranked #13
The Hero's Journey - Archetypes
The Hero's Journey - Archetypes
Shawn and Tim dive into the Hero's Journey as a tool to evaluate the first draft. The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vo... Read more
15 Jun 2017
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53mins
Ranked #14
Character Trumps Plotting
Character Trumps Plotting
As Shawn and Tim continue discussing the Middle Build and driving the story with characters or plotting. Click here to d... Read more
9 Feb 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #15
Myths of Publishing
Myths of Publishing
There are a lot of commonly held myths about publishing that often derail writers. Shawn and Tim bring their unique pers... Read more
30 Nov 2017
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46mins
Ranked #16
Hero's Journey Archetypes - Part 1
Hero's Journey Archetypes - Part 1
The sprint is on to finish The Threshing. This week Shawn and Tim begin working through the Archetypes of the Hero's Jou... Read more
4 Jan 2019
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47mins
Ranked #17
There are only 6 stories
There are only 6 stories
New research shows there are only 6 stories that every book is based on. Shawn and Tim discuss the implications of this ... Read more
11 Aug 2016
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55mins
Ranked #18
Creating a Story Grid - Part 1
Creating a Story Grid - Part 1
The next step in editing Tim's first draft is to create a Story Grid Graph. See Tim's Story Grid Spreadsheet here.
29 Jun 2017
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59mins
Ranked #19
How to Write a Great Villain
How to Write a Great Villain
What is the nature of evil and how do you make that into an unforgettable villain in your stories? Shawn and Tim dive in... Read more
6 Sep 2018
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43mins
Ranked #20
Back to the 5 Commandments of Storytelling
Back to the 5 Commandments of Storytelling
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 Command... Read more
5 Jan 2017
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54mins
