Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
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Average rating4.5
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Ratings22
Average rating4.5
The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a successful story--from the opening image to the finale--this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass) to help novelists craft a plot that will captivate--and a novel that will sell.
Series
1 released bookSave the Cat! is a 11-book series first released in 2005 with contributions by Blake Snyder, Jessica Brody, and 4 others.
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This is how you write an effective book on plotting.
There's a lot to love about this, not the least of which is that it is not at all prescriptivist. Brody understands that no one method will work perfectly for everyone, and that there are many ways to approach building a book, even using the same tools. Chock full of loads of examples of various structures and a helpful final chapter to give you an idea of where to begin, I found SAVE THE CAT! WRITES A NOVEL to be incredibly useful. I know I'll be going back to page through this one again and again as I plot and revise my work.
This book will make you a better writer. I've used her tools to restructure my memoir, and it improved it beyond measure. Granted, it went from a 1/10 to a 3/10, but that is a 200% improvement. ;)
