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Tim and Shawn keep moving on the Ending Payoff, but also uncover some deeper issues. Download Tim's
The Middle Build is done. The Ending Payoff has begun. It took Tim four tries to get the first scene
After a long slog and a few weeks off, Shawn and Tim dive into the final scenes and sequences of the
As Shawn and Tim continue discussing the Middle Build and driving the story with characters or plott
There are big moments in every middle build that are extremely important to get right. Shawn and Tim
How do you pace your story to keep readers interesting without moving too fast? Shawn and Tim discus
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 y
You have a scene that's not working, but you can't figure out why. What do you do? Shawn takes Tim b
Shawn gives feedback on Tim's first Middle Build sequence and shares principles on how to do it righ
Shawn always talks about how important it is to know your genre, but it's sometimes a bit fuzzy figu
The Middle Build is the longest and most complex section of your novel. Figuring out how to plan it
How long does it take to write a great book? Some writers crank it out in a few weeks. Tim is taking
Shawn and Tim recently spoke at Tribe Conference 2016. This is a recording of that talk. They discus
The 4 questions you have to answer to establish the setting of your novel. Download Tim's world docu
Tim makes the mistake of diving into his middle build before he's really planned out the world. Shaw
Once you have a working Beginning Hook, it's time to move into the Middle Build. This makes up 50% o
Shawn and Tim discuss the last sequence in the Beginning Hook and getting started on the Middle Buil
Shawn critiques Tim's latest scenes, and how you can move into planning and writing sequences. Downl
Part 2 on the love story genre. Shawn and Tim dive into the genre conventions, obligatory scenes, an
