
Marilyn Brant
Marilyn Brant is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of contemporary women’s fiction, romantic comedy, and mystery/suspense. Her debut novel, According to Jane, won the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart® Award, and she was named the 2013 Author of the Year by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. She's a lifelong Jane Austen fan, has a passion for spies and secret codes, loves travel, music, chocolate, and analyzing novels for Save the Cat! Her latest release is the romantic spy comedy The Secret Life of Maggie Blake (May 2022). Marilyn lives in the northern Chicago suburbs with her family, daydreaming new plot ideas for her next novel. For more about her writing, please visit her website.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Novel Beat Sheet
See how Jane Austen’s revered novel Persuasion hits Blake Snyder’s 15 story beats.
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.
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.
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