BJ Markel
BJ Markel first worked with Blake Snyder in 1986. He edited Blake's three Save the Cat! books and co-founded Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC with Blake in 2005. In his other life, BJ worked in video acquisitions and entertainment marketing, including 20 years at the Walt Disney Company.
Jamie Nash Sells Script
Jamie Nash, author of our best-selling Save the Cat!® Writes for TV, has another screenplay sale! Curiosity Ink Media announced that it has secured Jamie to pen the storyline for their Santa.com site’s original animated companion film, also named Santa.com. Read the press release. Congrats...
Blake Snyder’s Glossary of Genre Terms
Discover key Blake Snyder genre terms -- each listed under the appropriate genre name.
Announcing the 2022 Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
Submit your feature film and TV scripts to the Save the Cat! screenplay competition to get feedback from professional writers and qualify for prizes.
Squid Game‘s Hero Saves the Cat!
Hats off to the creators of Netflix’s #1 program, Squid Game, who describe how and why they created a Save the Cat! moment for their hero! Thank you—and congrats on your international smash hit!
Now Available: Autographed Copies of Save the Cat!® Writes for TV
The bestseller Save the Cat! Writes for TV is now being sold autographed by author Jamie Nash
Screenplay Challenge 2021
Grand Prize Winners Announced
Learn about the Save the Cat! 2021 Screenplay Challenge winners for both feature film and 60-minute TV pilot.
Jennifer Zhang’s Charon Repped at Cannes
The foreign sales rights to Jennifer Zhang's award-winning pandemic feature, Charon, will be shopped at Cannes by Avatar Entertainment.
Watch Now: The First Steps to Cracking Your Pilot Webinar
Learn how to write a TV pilot and TV series in this webinar with the author of Save the Cat! Writes for TV, Jamie Nash.
Save the Cat!® Goes Anime with Netflix
Introducing the Netflix Anime YouTube series, Save the Cat! Goes Anime, co-produced by Save the Cat! and Netflix, designed to provide tools to the next generation anime creators, helping them find and develop their stories.
Podcast Alert: Jamie Nash Meets with Indie Film Hustle
Watch Jamie Nash talk about screenwriting and Save the Cat! Writes for TV with Alex Ferrari on the Indie Film Hustle podcast.
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