Tim and Shawn keep moving on the Ending Payoff, but also uncover some deeper issues. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast

The Middle Build is done. The Ending Payoff has begun. It took Tim four tries to get the first scenes of the Middle Build right. How long will it take him to get the Ending Payoff right? Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast

After a long slog and a few weeks off, Shawn and Tim dive into the final scenes and sequences of the Middle Build. There's plenty of good, bad, and "just cut the whole scene." Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast.

As Shawn and Tim continue discussing the Middle Build and driving the story with characters or plotting. See Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast.

There are big moments in every middle build that are extremely important to get right. Shawn and Tim talk through these in this episode. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast.

How do you pace your story to keep readers interesting without moving too fast? Shawn and Tim discuss the correct way to progressively complicate your scenes and sequences to write a killer Middle Build. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast.

How to work with a developmental editor and get to a finished, working first draft.

Tim gets much closer with his rewrite of the sequence, but there's still plenty to dial in. How do you identify these moments and how do you make them work? Shawn answers in this episode. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast.

You have a scene that's not working, but you can't figure out why. What do you do? Shawn takes Tim back to the 5 Commandments of Storytelling. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast.

Shawn gives feedback on Tim's first Middle Build sequence and shares principles on how to do it right. Download Tim's scenes at storygrid.com/podcast.