Mentoring Authors One Scene at a Time – Thriller/Military/Non-Fiction/SF/Fantasy
Analyzing the final episode (Episode 8) of Season 1 of Gentleman Jack for Story Grid elements.
As we approach the end of the first season of this series, we can see that the conventions and obligatory scenes are playing out and that many of my predictions from the first episode have happened. Let’s continue with an evaluation of the 5… Continue Reading “Gentleman Jack Ep7”
We’re going to sum up the story so far here. We should be approaching the end of the Middle Build, so let’s see how well the story follows the story grid and if it’s working. The Love Story So Far As I mentioned in… Continue Reading “Gentleman Jack Ep6”
The 5 Commandments of Gentleman Jack: Episode 5 These are the 5 Commandments of Storytelling as outlined by Shawn Coyne in his book The Story Grid: What good Editors Know. These commandments can be found in all stories that really work. Inciting Incident: Mr.… Continue Reading “Gentleman Jack Ep5”
The 5 Commandments of Gentleman Jack: Episode 4 These are the 5 Commandments of Storytelling as outlined by Shawn Coyne in his book The Story Grid: What good Editors Know. These commandments can be found in all stories that really work. Inciting Incident: There is… Continue Reading “Gentleman Jack Ep4”
Examining stories with the Story Grid’s 6 Core Questions can help writers learn to make better stories by examining the details of other authors. Old Man’s War my John Scalzi is iconic Science Fiction Action Story. Let’s take a look at how it works.
The 5 Commandments of Gentleman Jack: Episode These are the 5 Commandments of Storytelling as outlined by Shawn Coyne in his book The Story Grid: What good Editors Know. These commandments can be found in all stories that really work. Inciting Incident: Anne Lister’s… Continue Reading “Gentleman Jack Ep3”