Hello and welcome to the Story Grid podcast. This is a show dedicated to helping you become a better

writer. I'm your host Tim Graal and I am a struggling writer trying to figure out how to tell a

story that works. Joining me shortly as Sean Coyne, he is the creator of Story Grid, the author of

the book Story Grid and an editor with over 25 years experience.

In this episode, Sean and I continue working through the ending payoff of my book,

and I keep getting stuck at what to do next, and so the solution we come up with is pretty

interesting. I think it will be helpful for you in your own writing. I also want to mention

two things here before we get started.

The first is after we stopped talking and finished the episode, we continued recording and

we continued discussing different aspects of the story. And so I've added that onto the very

end of this episode as like an epilogue. So if you want to continue listening,

all of that's there. That's why this episode is a little longer than normal. Also, at the end of this

episode, I have a really cool announcement. Sean and I are doing something this coming fall that you

may want to be a part of. And so make sure you listen to the end and I'll announce

what it is and how you can find out some more information. Okay, well, let's jump in and get started.

So Sean, last few days ago, I came into my office in the morning and I thought, you know what,

I should really do some research before I write these

scenes. And so I watched a good chunk of The Godfather. But it was research. I did not enjoy it.

No, I went back and what was funny is, because it's been a while since I've watched that movie,

I thought the scene where he shot the guys in the restaurant was towards the end of the movie.

No.

And that was like in the first, like, third of the movie.

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