What is an Editor Brain vs Writer Brain?

Story Grid Writing Podcast

Shawn Coyne

Books, Language Learning, Authors, Education, Story, Publishing, Arts, Creativity, Writing, Fiction Writing

4.8 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

What kind of thinking has to change when you are switching modes from writing to editing?

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Storygrid podcast. This is a show dedicated to helping you level up your craft as a writer.
0:07.5	My name is Tim Graal and I'm a writer and the behind-the-scenes guy here at Storygrid.
0:12.5	This podcast episode is hosted by Storygrid certified editor Kimberly Kessler, alongside Sean Coyne, the founder StoryGrid, and an editor with over 30 years of
0:22.3	experience. In this episode, Kim and Sean discussed the difference between the writing and editing
0:28.3	brains. Before we jump in, I want to mention two things you might be interested in. First, I recommend
0:34.2	you pick up a copy of conventions and obligatory scenes by your podcast host, Kimberly
0:39.3	Kessler, and Story Grid Publishing editor-in-chief, Leslie Watts. In this book, Kim and Leslie
0:44.9	provide the first comprehensive story grid guide to these essential elements of the writer's craft.
0:50.2	They teach writers precisely how each genre's conventions set up critical changes and how
0:55.3	obligatory moments pay off those changes to meet readers' expectations.
0:59.8	You can get 20% off conventions and obligatory moments in all of our books at storygrid.com
1:05.8	slash books with the coupon code podcast.
1:09.6	Lastly, if you listen to this episode and think you might have an editor's brain,
1:14.1	you may want to join us for the next StoryGrid certified editor training that is coming up this February.
1:19.3	This provides in-depth training on how to start and grow your editing business.
1:23.5	You can see all of the details at storygrid.com slash certification.
1:28.8	Okay, that's all on the announcement.
1:30.5	So let me turn it over to Kim and Sean.
1:33.6	Hi, Sean.
1:35.1	Hey, Kim.
1:35.9	How are you?
1:36.6	I'm doing great.
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