Mentoring Authors One Scene at a Time – Thriller/Military/Non-Fiction/SF/Fantasy
Posted on January 8, 2020 by Randy
Waylander, an iconic fantasy thriller by David Gemmell. Does the story work?
Posted on December 26, 2019 by Randy
Red herrings, ordered disobeyed, plots uncovered, prison murders, dynamic escapes – does the story work for Killing Eve episode 7? Find out! The story Grid knows!!
Posted on December 19, 2019 by Randy
Shapeshifters, intrigue, betrayals, love triangles – Episode 6 of Killing eve – Does the Story Work? Find out! The Story Grid knows!!
Posted on December 15, 2019 by Randy
A monster hunter, a princess, and sorcery – what else could you ask for? A great Story! Does the story work? The Story Grid knows!
Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Screenwriters, Story Grid, television, WritersTags: fantasy, Geralt, hunter, monster, princess, Rivia, sorceress, sword fight, tv series, Witcher
Posted on December 15, 2019 by Randy
Episode 9 of For All Mankind – a stranded astronaut, malfunctioning shuttle, disastrous miscalculation, and a n aimlessly drifting astronaut. Does the Story Work? The Story Grid Knows!
Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, For All Mankind, Screenwriters, Story Grid, television, WritersTags: base, cold war, jamestown, lunar, race, space, tv series, world war 3
Posted on December 13, 2019 by Randy
A loved one at death’s door, a father 240,000 miles away. For All Mankind Ep8. Does the story Work? The Story Grid knows!!
Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, For All Mankind, Screenwriters, Story Grid, television, WritersTags: apollo, base, jamestown, lunar, moon, NASA, Space Race, tv series
Posted on December 12, 2019 by Randy
Episode 5 of Killing Eve; Meatloaf; Threats; a not-so-safe Safehouse; a lost knob; Does the story work? Let’s see! The Story Grid knows!!
Posted on December 5, 2019 by Randy
Episode 4 of Killing Eve – assassins turning on each other, last minute escapes, moles found, and a funeral. Does the story work? Find out – The Story Grid knows!!
Posted on December 2, 2019 by Randy
Stranded on the moon, PTSD setting in, and decisions that can ruin careers and get people killed. Does the story work? Find out! The Story Grid knows!
Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, For All Mankind, Screenwriters, Story Grid, television, tv series, WritersTags: astronaut, base, lunar, NASA, ptsd, race, russia, space, stranded
Posted on November 30, 2019 by Randy
Explosion on the launchpad, 3 astronauts stranded on the moon. Is it Russian sabotage or equipment failure?
And more importantly, does the story work? Find Out! The Story Grid Knows!!
Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, For All Mankind, Screenwriters, Story Grid, television, tv series, WritersTags: apollo, landing, manhattan, moon, NASA, race, space, station
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