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Category Archives: The Story Grid

Keeping Romance Interesting

Examining the Love Genre Conventions that make your story about more than the Happily Ever After

Posted byLauraApril 26, 2022Posted inRomance Writing TIps, The Story Grid, Writing AdviceTags:Love Story, Romance, The Story Grid, Writing ToolsLeave a comment on Keeping Romance Interesting

Creating Obstacles in Romance

An examination of the Love Genre Conventions that stand in the way of ‘Happily Ever After’
(Triangles, Helpers and Harmers, Opposing Forces, and Moral Weight)

Posted byLauraJune 20, 2021Posted inThe Story Grid, Writing AdviceTags:Love Story, Romance, The Story Grid, Writing Tools1 Comment on Creating Obstacles in Romance

How We Can Help You Finish Your Manuscript

How can we help you finish your novel using the story grid – listen to one our client’s podcasts.

Posted byRandyApril 10, 2021Posted inThe Story GridLeave a comment on How We Can Help You Finish Your Manuscript

The Five Commandments Explained

Read to learn about the five commandments and see them applied to a romance novel.

Posted byLauraMarch 26, 2021April 12, 2021Posted inStory Analysis, The Story Grid, Writing AdviceTags:Candice Wright, Crown of Fools, Queen of Carnage, Romance, The Story Grid, UnderestimatedLeave a comment on The Five Commandments Explained

The Anti-Hero

Let’s talk about Anti-Heroes. What are they and why do we love them?

Posted byRandyMarch 18, 2021Posted inStory Analysis, The Story Grid, Writing AdviceTags:antihero, eve polastri, han solo, jack reacher, jack sparrow, lisbeth salander, Phoebe Waller Bridge, r r martin, robert mckee, severus snape, sherlock homes, tyrion lannister, walter whiteLeave a comment on The Anti-Hero

The Story Grid vs. Save the Cat

Let’s compare the Save the Cat methodology with the Story Grid? They might not be so different as you think.

Posted byRandyMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021Posted inThe Story GridTags:author, Save the Cat, writer, Writing ToolsLeave a comment on The Story Grid vs. Save the Cat

Scrivener and the Story Grid Part 3: Collections and Keywords

Want to know how to integrate Scrivener with the Story Grid? Part 3 of 3 posts, Let me show you how I do it.

Posted byRandyMarch 13, 2021April 7, 2021Posted inScrivener, Story Analysis, The Story GridTags:beats, collections, inspector, keywords, search, synopsisLeave a comment on Scrivener and the Story Grid Part 3: Collections and Keywords

Scrivener and The Story Grid Part 2: Magic Metadata

Want to know how to integrate Scrivener with the Story Grid? Part 2 of 3, Let me show you how I do it.

Posted byRandyMarch 13, 2021April 7, 2021Posted inScrivener, Story Analysis, The Story GridTags:Binder, inspector, metadata, outlinerLeave a comment on Scrivener and The Story Grid Part 2: Magic Metadata

Scrivener and the Story Grid Part 1: The Setup

Want to learn how to integrate The Story Grid methodology into Scrivener? Part one of three, let me show you how I do it.

Posted byRandyMarch 13, 2021April 7, 2021Posted inScrivener, Story Analysis, The Story GridTags:6 Core Questions, Binder, Global Values, Progressive, Progressive Complications, SpreadsheetLeave a comment on Scrivener and the Story Grid Part 1: The Setup
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