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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 292
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2023
Special Guest: Steven Pressfield
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
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.
Getting the Value Shifts Right
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 Po…
Fixing the Most Important Scene
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)
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.
Deep Dive Into Tim's 15 Scenes (Part 1)
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
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
Shawn walks Tim through the 15 most important scenes he has to figure out for his novel.
Restarting an Old Project
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!
What Does Shawn Think? - Part 2
Now that Shawn has gone through the manuscript of Tim's book, what does he think? What's his feedback? What should he do next?
What does Shawn think?
Now that Shawn has read Tim's manuscript, he's handing down the verdict. Is it ready for primetime?
Book is Done! Now What?
Tim has finally finished the manuscript for Running Down a Dream. What's next?
Q&A: Miniplot, Editors, and Genre
Shawn takes listener questions and covers miniplot, how to hire and work with an editor, and deep dives into the differences between genres.
Put the Darkness on Paper
How do you write great non-fiction? Shawn continues to walk Tim through the telling of his story.
Interview: Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday is the author of eight bestselling books and is quickly becoming one of the most prolific writers of our time. In this interview, Ryan shares his processes for writing and editing his bo…
Tell Your Story
Tim continues to work towards telling the Truth in his writing while Shawn gives guidance on what to do next.
Truth vs truth
What does it mean to tell your truth? Tim and Shawn discuss this along with the rewrite of his introduction.
Finding My Why
Shawn continues to push Tim to find the true "why" behind his non-fiction book.
Download Tim's intro and first set of chapters from Running Down a Dream.
The Middle of the Middle
Tim finally makes it to the middle of the middle build and gets Shawn feedback on what to do next.
Building Your Novel's World
If you've struggled with building a believable, cohesive world for your novel, then this is the episode for you. Also, Tim's goes on a rant about the show Altered Carbon.