The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Novel Beat Sheet
See the story beats of the novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
The Importance of Being Earnest Beat Sheet
See how Wilde’s “Trivial Comedy for Serious People” hits Blake Snyder’s story beats.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, No. 1) Novel Beat Sheet
See how the first “Stephanie Plum” novel’s beats are on the money.
Anne of Green Gables Novel Beat Sheet
A classic for the young and the young at heart
The Catcher in the Rye Novel Beat Sheet
See the story beats of this elegy to teenage alienation.
The Rosie Project Novel Beat Sheet
Savor a textbook example of stellar plotting.
Using the Beats for Series Planning and Creating Distinctive Characters
An author needed a structural tool.
Beating Out a Book Series
Novelist Marilyn Brandt shows how you can use the beats to breakdown an entire series.
Pride and Prejudice Beat Sheet
See Blake Snyder’s story beats in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
The BS2 x 4 — Beating Out a Novel in Quadruplicate
I realized that I needed to take my trusted beat sheet… and multiply it by four!
