Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Inspired by a video from @Nicole Wilbur where she reworked an existing scene using Shawn Coyne's Story Grid (definitely check it out - she has a link to a before-and-after version of the scene with comments, which is awesome - youtube.com/watch?v=otz4T_jVTpw&t=1s), I decided to see if this method could help with my outlining for Camp Nanowrimo.
In Story Grid, Shawn shares the five commandments of story telling, which are that every beat, scene, scene sequence, and act in your book (along with the overarching plot) should have an inciting incident, progressive complication, crisis, climax and resolution, which my scenes definitely don't!
Like most things Story Grid related, I found the process very frustrating and couldn't figure out how to apply it to every scene. I'm also not sure how much it's going to help my writing, but I guess Camp Nano will be the true judge! 😅
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QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS:
- How do you outline individual scenes? Do you think that every scene needs to hit these beats and, if not, what do you try to include in a successful scene?
TIME STAMPS:
1:18 - An introduction to Story Grid's Five Commandments of Storytelling
4:20 - Me being harassed by a fly while I try to work on the lake 😅
5:04 - Me trying to apply the five commandments to a new scene
7:09 - Example of the five commandments from the Story Grid blog
11:39 - Trying to apply the five commandments to an existing scene
15:33 - Deciding to give up on the Story Grid
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
- Nicole's Story Grid video - youtube.com/watch?v=otz4T_jVTpw
- My attempt to plot using Shawn Coyne's Story Grid - youtube.com/watch?v=0LPyQqPO9bQ
- Story Grid by Shawn Coyne: amzn.to/32vuuRR
FIND ME ONLINE:
Instagram: instagram.com/jp.writes
Website: jpwrites.co
Nanowrimo: nanowrimo.org/participants/jpwrites
#storygrid #writing #writingvlog
Inspired by a video from @Nicole Wilbur where she reworked an existing scene using Shawn Coyne's Story Grid (definitely check it out - she has a link to a before-and-after version of the scene with comments, which is awesome - youtube.com/watch?v=otz4T_jVTpw&t=1s), I decided to see if this method could help with my outlining for Camp Nanowrimo.
In Story Grid, Shawn shares the five commandments of story telling, which are that every beat, scene, scene sequence, and act in your book (along with the overarching plot) should have an inciting incident, progressive complication, crisis, climax and resolution, which my scenes definitely don't!
Like most things Story Grid related, I found the process very frustrating and couldn't figure out how to apply it to every scene. I'm also not sure how much it's going to help my writing, but I guess Camp Nano will be the true judge! 😅
Liked this video? Subscribe at youtube.com/channel/UCcuMeK6Go50kkc1DtGW1qwQ?sub_confirmation=1
QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS:
- How do you outline individual scenes? Do you think that every scene needs to hit these beats and, if not, what do you try to include in a successful scene?
TIME STAMPS:
1:18 - An introduction to Story Grid's Five Commandments of Storytelling
4:20 - Me being harassed by a fly while I try to work on the lake 😅
5:04 - Me trying to apply the five commandments to a new scene
7:09 - Example of the five commandments from the Story Grid blog
11:39 - Trying to apply the five commandments to an existing scene
15:33 - Deciding to give up on the Story Grid
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
- Nicole's Story Grid video - youtube.com/watch?v=otz4T_jVTpw
- My attempt to plot using Shawn Coyne's Story Grid - youtube.com/watch?v=0LPyQqPO9bQ
- Story Grid by Shawn Coyne: amzn.to/32vuuRR
FIND ME ONLINE:
Instagram: instagram.com/jp.writes
Website: jpwrites.co
Nanowrimo: nanowrimo.org/participants/jpwrites
#storygrid #writing #writingvlog
