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Undertaking any big project, but especially a book is a daunting proposition. The way to make it less scary is to have a map for the journey, and ideally, some experienced fellow travelers to ride shotgun-friends who know the road well and can help you make it to your destination. That's what we are aiming to provide.
We're two editors with over twenty years of experience between us, writing and editing many types of nonfiction. In the pages that...
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Is it possible to write a nonfiction book that changes minds or even changes the world?
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell sold 1.7 million copies in its first year of release, and today remains a perennial bestseller.
What made it go viral?
What made it stick?
On the 20th anniversary of The Tipping Point's publication, two Story Grid editors decided to dissect Gladwell's masterwork to find out what made it a cultural touchstone.
Leslie Watts and...
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Finding the right point of view is one of the most important-and least understood, challenges writers face.
Point of view extends far beyond the choice of first, second, or third person. POV determines all that a reader knows about the world inside a story. Is the murder, told from the criminal's, the detective's, or the victim's vantage point? An awful lot rides on that decision.
In short, a story's point of view guides the characters, message,...
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Open Treasure Island, and you expect to find a thrilling adventure tale of pirates, shipwrecks, and lost booty. But if you join Story Grid writer and editor Leslie Watts in analyzing Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel, you'll also discover timeless lessons about the craft of storytelling.
First published in 1883, Treasure Island offers readers irresistible life-or-death stakes and a compelling coming-of-age arc for young hero Jim Hawkins....
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