Mentoring Authors One Scene at a Time – Thriller/Military/Non-Fiction/SF/Fantasy
Posted on April 10, 2021 by Randy
1985 Post-Apocalyptic, award winning novel – The Postman by David Brin. Does the Story Work? The Story Grid knows!
Category: 1000 Book Challenge, Authors, ScreenwritersTags: David Brin, Kevin Costner, Post Apocalyptic, Postman, Savior
Posted on January 27, 2021 by Randy
See what the editors have to say about the Run Hide Fight story? Does it work? The Story Grid knows!
Category: Authors, Screenwriters, television, WritersTags: daily wire, run hide fight, school shooting, thriller
Posted on December 26, 2020 by Randy
Learn how to make your next Big Idea book more compelling!
Posted on December 26, 2020 by Randy
An excellent Legal Thriller, I couldn’t put it down.
Category: 1000 Book Challenge, Authors, Blog, WritersTags: john ellsworth, legal, mexican cartel, michael gresham, the lawyer, thriller
Posted on December 20, 2020 by Randy
Analyzing Legion of the Damned by William C. Dietz. Does the story work?
Category: Authors, Monthly Action Book Analysis, WritersTags: aliens, cyborgs, Legion of the damned, science fiction, william c. dietz
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.
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: Authors, Screenwriters, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, WritersTags: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, 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, Progressive Complication, society genre, sophie turner, Story Grid, tv series
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.
Category: Authors, Blog, Screenwriters, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, WritersTags: Cartel, Jason Bateman, morality, netflix, Ozark, season 3, thriller
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: Authors, Blog, Screenwriters, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, WritersTags: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Cartel, Drugs, Jason Bateman, Ozark, Story Grid, Thriller Genre, tv series
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