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

I'm your host Tim Grawl and I am a struggling writer trying to figure out how to tell a story that works.

Joining me shortly is 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, as we continue just waiting through this pandemic,

I'm continuing to work on the second book in the threshing series.

So we jump back in and Sean gives me some feedback and advice on what to do next with book two in the series.

So I think you'll enjoy it.

So let's jump in and get started.

So Sean, I have officially started working on the next book in the Threshing series, which

I'm just calling the Burning for now, just so I have something to call it other

than the second book in the threshing series.

And so my homework last time was map out the beginning hook and then write the first scene.

And so I wrote an entire first scene and it was super boring.

And I just remembered how some of the feedback I've gotten on the threshing is how much people

have liked just the pacing and how there's so much movement and action.

And I just remembered all the times I would write a scene or a sequence and you're like,

okay, now go make it interesting.

You know, like, you know, you use the example of like the first episode of bad men where

instead of them just meeting for coffee and having a conversation, he like walked her

through the office.

So there's always movement.

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