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. He wrote the book

Story Grid and he has 25 years experience as an editor.

And he is helping me as I struggle through writing my first novel. In this episode, we talk

first about his edits on my scene, my first scene. And we really go deeper into what it means to be an editor, what it means

to be a mentor, and a developmental editor, and talk about all the ins and outs of what that means

and what a good editor knows. And then, of course, we dive into more of the nitty-gritty of how

to make my scene better. But if you've wondered about what an

editor's job is, what it's like to be a mentor, this is a great episode for you. I think you're

really going to enjoy it. Before we jump in and get started, I do want to mention one thing.

Sean and I have been invited to speak at Jeff Goin's tribe conference this coming September.

So if you've ever wanted to see me and Sean in person will be doing a talk together,

you can come to that conference and meet us in person and watch our talk.

So that is at tribeconference.com.

If you want to grab a ticket and I would love to actually meet you in person.

Okay, well, let's jump in and get started.

So, Sean, last week, I named the episode Calibrating Your Scenes because when I went back

through my notes on our conversation and re-listen to the episode, getting it ready to publish, that's what I felt like we were kind of talking about as, you know, I was going too far here and not far enough here and trying to find that middle ground.

And you actually did like a full edit of my scene and sent it back

to me. And it was really interesting. And I'll post it up so everybody can see your edits. And I'll post it

with the changes track so people can see exactly what you change.

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