Posted on January 15, 2020
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I host a new podcast about human trafficking in America. Subscribe!!
Posted on January 9, 2020
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Will the series work? Does the Story work? The Story Grid Knows!!
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: Codename Villanelle, Jodie Comer, Luke Jenning, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sandra Oh, villanelle
Posted on January 8, 2020
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Waylander, an iconic fantasy thriller by David Gemmell. Does the story work?
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Monthly Action Book Analysis, Progressive Complication, Story Grid, WritersTags: assassin, David Gemmell, drenai, drenai series, fantasy, sword and sorcery, thirller, waylander
Posted on January 7, 2020
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Which is better for writing a novel that works? The Story Grid or Save the Cat?
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Story Grid, WritersTags: 3 acts, 5 commandments, Cat, conventions, Jessica Brody, novel, obligatory scenes, pantser, planner, Save, save the cat, shawn coyne, writes
Posted on January 2, 2020
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Killing Eve the Middle Build. Is the story working? Find out! The Story Grid knows!!
Category: Blog, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: jamie comer, Killing Eve, Luke Jenning, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sandra Oh, villanelle
Posted on December 19, 2019
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Shapeshifters, intrigue, betrayals, love triangles – Episode 6 of Killing eve – Does the Story Work? Find out! The Story Grid knows!!
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Screenwriters, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: codename, jamie comer, Luke Jenning, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sandra Oh, villanelle
Posted on December 15, 2019
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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, tv series, WritersTags: base, cold war, jamestown, lunar, race, space, world war 3
Posted on December 13, 2019
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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, tv series, WritersTags: apollo, base, jamestown, lunar, moon, NASA, Space Race
Posted on December 12, 2019
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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!!
Category: 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Authors, Blog, Progressive Complication, Story Grid, Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, television, tv series, WritersTags: codename, jamie comer, Killing Eve, Luke Jenning, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sandra Oh, villanelle
Posted on December 10, 2019
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How do you write an accurate military setting for a deployed Soldier? Find out!
Category: Blog, Writing Military ScenesTags: afghanistan, bagram, fort polk, general order, incrilik, infantry, JRTC, pallets, predeployment, ramstein
