Story Grid Writing Podcast

May 25 2023 292 ep. 47 mins 2.5k
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Helping you become a better writer. Join Shawn Coyne, author of Story Grid and a top editor for 30+ years, and Tim Grahl, struggling writer, as they discuss the ins and outs of what makes a story great. More at www.StoryGrid.com.

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The Final Episode

May 25 2023 35 mins  
This will be the final episode of the Story Grid Podcast for the foreseeable future. Tim gives some background on why this decision was made along with an update on his current writing project and other happenings around Story Grid.

Crazy Rich Asians: Part 4 - What Writers Can Learn

May 11 2023 71 mins  
Access the full Story Grid analysis of CRAZY RICH ASIANS at https://storygrid.com/crazy. What can writers learn from studying this 2018 film? This is the final in a four part series analyzing CRAZY RICH ASIANS. The screenplay was written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and the movie was based on a 2013 book of the same title written by Kevin Kwan. This episode is hosted by Stor

Crazy Rich Asians: Part 3 - Genre Conventions and Story Theme

May 04 2023 60 mins  
Access the full Story Grid analysis of CRAZY RICH ASIANS at https://storygrid.com/crazy. What can writers learn from studying this 2018 film? This is the second in a four part series analyzing CRAZY RICH ASIANS. The screenplay was written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and the movie was based on a 2013 book of the same title written by Kevin Kwan. This episode is hosted by Sto

Crazy Rich Asians: Part 2 - 5 Commandments of Storytelling

Apr 20 2023 37 mins  
Access the full Story Grid analysis of CRAZY RICH ASIANS at https://storygrid.com/crazy. What can writers learn from studying this 2018 film? This is the first in a four part series analyzing CRAZY RICH ASIANS. The screenplay was written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and the movie was based on a 2013 book of the same title written by Kevin Kwan. This episode is hosted by Stor

Crazy Rich Asians: Part 1 - Is this a RomCom?

Apr 13 2023 45 mins  
Access the full Story Grid analysis of CRAZY RICH ASIANS at https://storygrid.com/crazy. What can writers learn from studying this 2018 film? This is the first in a four part series analyzing CRAZY RICH ASIANS. The screenplay was written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and the movie was based on a 2013 book of the same title written by Kevin Kwan. This episode is hosted by Stor

John Wick Analysis: Part 4 - What Writers Can Learn and Obligatory Moments

Apr 06 2023 56 mins  
Access the full Story Grid analysis of John Wick at https://storygrid.com/wick. This is the final in a four part series analyzing the movie John Wick using the Story Grid methodology. This 2014 movie, written by Derek Kolstad, is a genre leading action movie. Story Grid Certified Editor Rachel Arsenault (https://www.rachel-arsenault.com) and Tim Grahl start by looking at the Sto

John Wick Analysis: Part 3 - Genre Conventions and Five Commandments

Mar 30 2023 39 mins  
Access the full Story Grid analysis of John Wick at https://storygrid.com/wick. This is the third in a four part series analyzing the movie John Wick using the Story Grid methodology. This 2014 movie, written by Derek Kolstad, is a genre leading action movie. Story Grid Certified Editor Rachel Arsenault (https://www.rachel-arsenault.com) and Tim Grahl start by looking at the Sto

John Wick Analysis: Part 2 - Acts and Structure

Mar 23 2023 41 mins  
Access the full Story Grid analysis of John Wick at https://storygrid.com/wick. This is the second in a four part series analyzing the movie John Wick using the Story Grid methodology. This 2014 movie, written by Derek Kolstad, is a genre leading action movie. Story Grid Certified Editor Rachel Arsenault (https://www.rachel-arsenault.com) and Tim Grahl start by looking at the St

John Wick Analysis: Part 1 - Genre and Controlling Idea

Mar 16 2023 38 mins  
Access the full Story Grid analysis of John Wick at https://storygrid.com/wick. This is the first in a four part series analyzing the movie John Wick using the Story Grid methodology. This 2014 movie, written by Derek Kolstad, is a genre leading action movie. Story Grid Certified Editor Rachel Arsenault (https://www.rachel-arsenault.com) and Tim Grahl start by looking at the Sto

Line Edits: Putting the Final Touches on Eye Witness

Nov 03 2022 61 mins  
TITLE: Line Edits: Putting the Final Touches on Eye Witness We're down to line edits on Tim's iteration of the masterwork Eye Witness by Ed McBain. Shawn, Danielle, and Leslie provide final feedback on how to clean up the last few error messages still coming through. Click here to read Tim's scene: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yma-xAE77UnQMNAjTyOUPxF21P_DaFxuNXyQin-0gHo/