Mentoring Authors One Scene at a Time
Posted on December 26, 2020 by Randy
Learn how to make your next Big Idea book more compelling!
Posted on October 28, 2020 by Randy
Prepare for NaNoWriMo using Scrivener and the Story Grid.
The Showrunners break down season 2 of A Game of Thrones using the Story Grid Methodology and discuss about some best practices on writing multiple book series.
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Homepage, Progressive Complication, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: emilia clarke, game of thrones, george r. r. martin, kit harrington, lena headey, maise williams, peter dinklage, sophie turner
Posted on September 1, 2020 by Randy
See why the plot of Game of Thrones Season 1 works so well. Story Grid Editors break down the plot and show how the writers created a great society genre story.
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Progressive Complication, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: emilia clarke, game of thrones, george r. r. martin, gwendoline christie, HBO, kit harrington, lena headey, maise williams, nathalie emmanuel, nikolaj coster-waldau, peter dinklage, society genre, sophie turner
Posted on August 14, 2020 by Randy
The Showrunners analyze the Netflix TV series Ozark Season 3 to see if the story continues to work and then tell you why or why not.
Posted on August 1, 2020 by Randy
The Netflix TV series Ozark Season 2, Does the Story Work or not, and Why? The Story Grid knows!
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: Cartel, Drugs, Jason Bateman, Ozark, Thriller Genre
Posted on August 1, 2020 by Randy
Netflix TV series Ozark Season 1, Does the story work? Why or Why not? The Story Grid knows!
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: Drugs, Jason Bateman, netflix, Ozark, Thriller Genre
Posted on August 1, 2020 by Randy
The netflix TV series Ozark Season 1. Does the story work or not? Why or why not? The Story Grid knows!
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: Cartel, Drugs, Jason Bateman, Money laundering, netflix, Ozark
Posted on August 1, 2020 by Randy
Does the story work? Does Season 3 of Killing Eve work? Why or Why not? Is it better than the other seasons? The Story Grid knows!
Posted on June 26, 2020 by Randy
See a recorded live session of me helping an author determine the 15 core scenes, the spine of her novel, using the Story Grid method.
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