Story Grid Writers' Room

It’s 20 minutes of deep insight as Valerie Francis brings you a bite-size episode on the Beginning, Middle and End of a story.Here on the Story Grid Editor Roundtable Podcast we're dedicated to helping you become a better writer, following the Story Grid method developed by Shawn Coyne. In these episodes we bring you some shorter solo articles and interviews on topics that interest us as writers.Click here for the full show notes.

It’s 20 minutes of Story Grid 101 insight and chat this time as Anne and guest editor Rachelle Ramirez bring you a bite-size episode on some basics of Genre.Here on the Roundtable we're dedicated to helping you become a better writer, following the Story Grid method developed by Shawn Coyne. In these episodes we bring you some shorter solo articles and interviews on topics that interest us as writers.Click here for the full show notes. 

The Roundtablers work hard to discover what doesn’t quite work in this week’s story, The Girl in the Book. The 2015 film was written and directed by Marya Cohn. Some strong content warnings in this one, folks. Each week one of the Story Grid Editors—Jarie Bolander, Valerie Francis, Anne Hawley, Kim Kessler, or Leslie Watts—pitches a film as an example of a significant story principle. The rest of us explore different aspects of the story so we can all understand it better.Click here for the full show notes.

Back in 1970, apparently love meant never having to say you were sorry. Or so Love Story, that year’s popular tearjerker, would have us believe. The film was directed by Arthur Hiller from a screenplay by Erich Segal, who also wrote the accompanying novel.Each week one of the Story Grid Editors—Jarie Bolander, Valerie Francis, Anne Hawley, Kim Kessler, or Leslie Watts—pitches a film as an example of a significant story principle. The rest of us explore different aspects of the story so we can all understand it better.Click here for the full show notes.

It’s the Live from Nashville 2019 bonus edition as Jarie—who wasn’t able to attend—interviews the rest of us about our experiences at Story Grid Live 2019, and we talk about what it was like to be with over 100 fellow story nerds live and in person.This is a special episode, but in a typical episode, one of the Story Grid Editors—Jarie Bolander, Valerie Francis, Anne Hawley, Kim Kessler, or Leslie Watts—pitches a film as an example of a significant story principle. The rest of us explore different aspects of the story so we can all understand it better. Click here for the full show notes.

It’s 15 minutes of Story Grid 101 this time as Anne Hawley brings you a bite-size episode on the fourth of the Editor’s Six Core Questions: Objects of Desire.Here on the Roundtable we're dedicated to helping you become a better writer, following the Story Grid method developed by Shawn Coyne. In these episodes, we bring you some shorter solo articles on topics that interest us as writers.Click here for the full show notes.

This week, genre disagreements don’t stop the team from pointe-ing out the great storytelling in Black Swan. This 2010 film about artistic passion was directed by Darren Aronofsky from a screenplay by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin.Each week one of the Story Grid Editors—Jarie Bolander, Valerie Francis, Anne Hawley, Kim Kessler, or Leslie Watts—pitches a film as an example of a significant story principle. The rest of us explore different aspects of the story so we can all understand it better.Click here for the full show notes. 

It’s 15 minutes of deep insight this time as Leslie Watts brings you a bite-size episode on Cause and Effect.Here on the Roundtable we're dedicated to helping you become a better writer, following the Story Grid method developed by Shawn Coyne. In these episodes we bring you some shorter solo articles and interviews on topics that interest us as writers.Click here for the full show notes. 

It’s 10 minutes of deep insight into the writer’s habits and mindset as Valerie brings you a bite-size episode about daily writing targets and our old friend, Resistance.Here on the Roundtable we're dedicated to helping you become a better writer, following the Story Grid method developed by Shawn Coyne. In these episodes we bring you some shorter solo articles and interviews on topics that interest us as writers.Click here for the full show notes.

It’s 20 minutes of deep insight this time as Jarie Bolander bring you a bite-size episode on how to plan a novel.Here on the Roundtable we're dedicated to helping you become a better writer, following the Story Grid method developed by Shawn Coyne. In these episodes we bring you some shorter solo articles and interviews on topics that interest us as writers.Click here for the full show notes.