
The Story Grid
What Good Editors Know
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Narrated by:
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Dan Portnoy
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By:
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Shawn Coyne
What is the Story Grid?
The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It's like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story and tells the editor or writer what is working, what is not, and what must be done to make what works better and fix what's not.
The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult).
The Story Grid is a tool with many applications:
- It will tell a writer if a story "works" or "doesn't work".
- It pinpoints story problems but does not emotionally abuse the writer, revealing exactly where a story (not the person creating the story) has failed.
- It will tell the writer the specific work necessary to fix that story's problems.
- It is a tool to re-envision and resuscitate a seemingly irredeemable pile of paper stuck in an attic drawer.
- It is a tool that can inspire an original creation.
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I got lost. Every single time. I would constantly rewrite my first draft as I wrote it. My pacing was atrocious. Worst of all, I would put in the titanic effort to execute my plan to the best of my abilities, only to find that it didn’t work at all.
This book really helped me understand what I subconsciously love as a reader when I’m tearing through an exciting book. I think I wanted to believe that if you had the correct ingredients, the dish would come out perfect. Execution is as important as the underlying creative output.
I’m still lost. But now I have a map!
(My only complaint is that I can’t read it because the pdf is not a high enough resolution to view on my phone...but I can view it on the website).
Most important of all, I’m enjoying writing again! With any luck (and a titanic effort), I will actually complete my first novel using this method. And I’d you’re anything like me, maybe you can too!
Excellent starting point for a struggling writer
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Fantastic information with poor narration.
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Aside from that, he reads extremely fast, and this book is all about exacting details of form and function of the anatomy of books and stories.
Save yourself a credit and buy the Print book instead.
Buy the Print, reader is not great.
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Oh the irony that this book was not edited.
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Shawn, this is an awesome tool that you have laid out for story writers. Thank you. Your final chapter is key to understanding the philosophy of how to best use this tool. I look forward to applying this tool to my own work.
Terrible narrator
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a godsend
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Great info!
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A must have for writers, enthusiasts and every-day hobbyists!
The info & Study I have been looking for!
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A great manual for any writer!
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