Save the cat! writes a novel the last book on novel writing you'll ever need
"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! screenwri...
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| Language: | English |
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[Berkeley] California :
Ten Speed Press,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Why do we care?: creating the story-worthy hero
- The save the cat! beat sheet: aka the end of all your plotting problems
- Not your mother's genres: ten genres to fit any story (yes, even yours)
- Whydunit: detectives, deception, and the dark side
- Rites of passage: when life gets in the way
- Institutionalized: join 'em, leave 'em, or take 'em down!
- Superhero: being extraordinary in an ordinary world
- Dude with a problem: surviving the ultimate test
- Fool triumphant: victory of the underdog
- Buddy love: the transformative power of love (or friendship)
- Out of the bottle: a little bit of magic goes a long way
- Golden fleece: road trips and quests and heists, oh my!
- Monster in the house: more than just a scary story
- Pitch it to me!: how to write killer loglines and dazzling synopses
- Save the author!: you got problems, I got solutions.
