Posted on February 8, 2021
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by Laura Graves Have you heard of Living Writer? A quick Google search for Scrivener will bring up Living Writer’s website. While Scrivener has long been a staple software for authors everywhere, I had never heard of this new option, so I decided to… Continue Reading “Scrivener vs. Living Writer”
Posted on December 26, 2020
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Learn how to make your next Big Idea book more compelling!
Category: 1000 Book Challenge, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Story Grid, WritersTags: drive, how to, in defense of food, Masterwork, nonfiction, the fire next time, The Tipping Point
Posted on December 26, 2020
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An excellent Legal Thriller, I couldn’t put it down.
Category: 1000 Book Challenge, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Story Grid, WritersTags: john ellsworth, legal, mexican cartel, michael gresham, the lawyer, thriller
Posted on December 24, 2020
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A parable about real people, with real jobs and real incomes, making choices that will help them obtain the life they dream about.
Posted on August 14, 2020
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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: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Progressive Complication, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: Cartel, Jason Bateman, morality, netflix, Ozark, season 3, thriller
Posted on August 1, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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!
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: Amazon Prime, BBC, female assassin, Jodie Comer, Killing Eve, Sandra Oh, Thriller Genre, villanelle
Posted on June 26, 2020
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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.
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Progressive Complication, Screenwriters, Story Grid, WritersTags: 15 core scenes, Briauna Mariah, podcast, spine, Teaching Myself to Write Novels
