In this wide ranging episode, Shawn and Tim discuss the best ways to help your fellow writers become better at their craft.

What does it mean to apply specificity to a non-fiction story? It's a tough thing, especially if you're of the literal persuasion. See Shawn's notes on Tim's introduction at storygrid.com/podcast

Shawn uses the second draft of Tim's introduction to focus in on the craft of writing great non-fiction. You can read Tim's new introduction and notes at storygrid.com/podcast

Non-fiction has specific genres, conventions, and obligatory scenes just like fiction, but they are, of course, a little different. Shawn and Tim delve into what it takes to write a great non-fiction book. See more at storygrid.com/podcast

Now that Tim has finished the first draft of his non-fiction book, Shawn starts working with him through editing.

After a couple months working through the Story Grid tools on Tim's first draft, he's ready to start writing the 2nd draft. Show notes at storygrid.com/podcast

Tim and Shawn continuing building out the Story Grid Graph to evaluate the first draft. See Tim's Story Grid Spreadsheet at storygrid.com/podcast

The next step in editing Tim's first draft is to create a Story Grid Graph. See Tim's Story Grid Spreadsheet at storygrid.com/podcast

Shawn and Tim continue discussing the Hero's Journey as a tool to evaluate the first draft. Links and info at storygrid.com/podcast

Shawn and Tim dive into the Hero's Journey as a tool to evaluate the first draft. Links and info at storygrid.com/podcast