Story Grid Writing Podcast

Does Tim Actually Get It Right? How to Nail the Narrative Device

Oct 20, 2022

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The Trade-Off Figure in Detective Wilson

02:26

Listening to Narrative Flowy Writers

04:24

What Makes a Great Play?

01:55

Introduction

3min

How to Write a Police Report

2min

How Do We Get Sam to Hear the Story?

28sec

How Do You Feel When You're Hearing a Story?

2min

What's the Difference Between a Police Report and a Masterwork?

3min

What Danielle Thinks of the Police Report?

2min

What's the Difference Between a Police Report and an Eyewitness?

4min

Is It Really Hard to VALENCE a Police Report?

4min

The Trade-Off Figure in Detective Wilson

2min

10.

Parallel Parking

3min

11.

The First Trope Pays Off Mechanically

5min

12.

How Do I Write Out a Police Report?

3min

13.

The Asshole and the Ignoring Dawson's Protest

2min

14.

Capelli's Essential Tactical Tip

5min

15.

What's the Best Way to Write a Police Report?

3min

16.

Listening to Narrative Flowy Writers

4min

17.

What Makes a Great Play?

2min

18.

The Dress Rehearsal - I'm Going to Do It My Way

4min

Does Tim Actually Get It Right? How to Nail the Narrative Device

On Tim's 10th draft, he finally makes a breakthrough on his iteration of EYE WITNESS by Ed McBain!

And it ended up being a simple practice that got him over the hump.

Listen in as Shawn, Danielle, Leslie, and Tim discuss how to nail the narrative device.

Click here to read Tim's scene: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RRmqjv90vYpi20B7kbxgdHQwdhFRvB3pESZD6Y52XEg/edit?usp=sharing

To see the transcript of this episode, visit: https://storygrid.com/episode-281

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This is Episode 281 of the Story Grid Podcast: https://storygrid.com/podcast

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Story Grid Writing Podcast

Does Tim Actually Get It Right? How to Nail the Narrative Device

The Trade-Off Figure in Detective Wilson

Listening to Narrative Flowy Writers

What Makes a Great Play?

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