> The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne is an absolute must-read

I just read it. Story, by Robert McKee, is much better. All the useful insights in The Story Grid are lifted from Story. To Shawn Coyne's credit, he credits McKee. But he lifts a lot and presents it less clearly.

The things that aren't lifted from Story, like the grid itself, are less useful. Some things, like the labyrinthine requirements he trots out for genres, are harmful.