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, we just talk a

little bit about what it's like to have running down a dream out. So for those of you,

sick of hearing about running down a dream and the artist's journey and you're ready for us

to get back into fiction, that is going to come on next week. We'll be back into it next week. But I thought it was good to just

reflect a little bit on the first week of having the book out, what it's been like, the kind of

feedback I've gotten. And just to hear from Sean, you know, he's not just my editor now. He's

also the publisher. Him and Steve are running Black Irish publishing who published my book

and, you know, I want them to be happy with publishing my book. And so, you know, we talk a little

bit about what Black Irish expects of me and expects of the book in the future as well. So I think

it's a good conversation. Hopefully you'll get a lot out of it. So let's jump in and get started.

So Sean, the book's been out a little under a week officially.

We were selling it a couple days before that, running down a dream.

And it's been just interesting to have this book out into the world for a couple reasons. So one is probably my

favorite part is the I've had several friends that did the like friendly thing and was like,

okay, you know, I'll read Tim's book and then send me text that like were surprised that they like

it, that it was good.

I'm like, whoa, this is good.

I'm like, I don't know how to take that, you know?

Right.

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