Caroline Lawrence

London-based Caroline Lawrence, a former school teacher, has written around 35 historical novels for children in the past 20 years. Her bestselling Roman Mysteries series of books were televised by the BBC and one of her four P.K. Pinkerton detective stories was shortlisted for an Edgar Award. Her latest book, a fun writing manual for kids called How to Write a Great Story, makes many references to Save the Cat! Caroline's brilliant beat sheet for Silver Linings Playbook is one of this site's most popular posts.

Beat Sheets, Dude With A Problem

1917 Beat Sheet

See the beats of the award-winning film.

Caroline Lawrence, February 7, 2020 11 21 min read

Beat Sheets, Novel Writing

The Roman Quests 4: Return to Rome Novel Beat Sheet

See the novelist’s beats.

Caroline Lawrence, January 12, 2018 2 11 min read

Beat Sheets, Buddy Love

Silver Linings Playbook Beat Sheet

Our special thanks to guest blogger Caroline Lawrence for this spectacular breakdown. Her intro: I started writing 20 years ago but my breakthrough did not come until I’d been writing for about five years with no success. A friend told me about John Truby’s Story…

Caroline Lawrence, January 4, 2013 13 26 min read