Move from the micro to the macro with your first draft. The Foolscap Story Grid will help you put your entire novel onto a single page.

After you've gone scene-by-scene through your first draft, it's good to step back and take the macro view of your novel.

Once you have filled out the Story Grid spreadsheet for your first draft, what do you next? Keep track of all the work at storygrid.com/podcast.

After the first draft is done, it's easy to get stuck on what to do next. Shawn continues walking Tim through the process of using the Story Grid spreadsheet. You can see the spreadsheet in the show notes for this episode at storygrid.com/podcast.

Tim has officially finished his first draft... now what? This is where Story Grid really shines... taking your first draft and making it the best it can be. To see Tim's Story Grid Spreadsheet visit storygrid.com/podcast

Is this really the end? Tim submits the final 8 scenes of his first draft to Shawn for his feedback. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast

Have you ever put off writing a particular scene or sequence in your story? Tim faces that this week and Shawn walks him through it. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast

Tim and Shawn talk through the Ending Payoff, steadily working to the end of the book. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast.

Tim hits some major road blocks on his story. So what's the solution? Also, an important announcement. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast

As Shawn and Tim continue discussing the beginning of the Ending Payoff, they venture into a discussion on how to make sure the end of your book pays off everything that came before.