How I Wrote the Script and the Novel of Zero Point Girl
How Save the Cat! gave writer Rob Holmes the structure and emotional character arcs to make the story of 'Zero Point Girl' work
Celebrating Jane Austen: Regency Master (Cat) of Character Transformation
Learn about one of Jane Austen's greatest gifts to her readers—she’s an absolute master at showing character transformation.
Blake Snyder Is My Copilot
See how graphic novelist Ron Kasman used the Save the Cat! beats to write his graphic novel 'The Cosmic Con'
How to Create a Strong Catalyst
How and why writers need to create a strong Catalyst beat in their stories, with examples from different genres
Using Save the Cat!® in the Classroom
See how a Creative Writing class at Townsend Harris High School in Flushing, NY, drew on techniques from the Save the Cat! catalog to draft, revise, and publish both short fiction and short historical fiction stories.
2 Free Tools: the Save the Cat!® Beat Sheet Mapper and the Save the Cat!® Genre Mapper
Use the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet Mapper and the Save the Cat! Genre Mapper, two of the Save the Cat! community's favorite free tools.
What Really Happens in a Save the Cat! Beat Sheet Workshop
I’ve been teaching Save the Cat! as long as I’ve been teaching anything. Sometimes people get wind of this and want to hire me to teach them the beats. I always tell them the same thing: take the workshop. Not because I can’t teach them...
Thank You, Benedict Cumberbatch!
See how Benedict Cumberbatch believes Vincent Anderson, his character in "Eric," has experienced a Dark Night of the Soul.
FREE TOOL ALERT: The Save the Cat!® Genre Mapper
The Save the Cat! Genre Mapper helps you determine the 3 key elements of your story
Five-Point… Fun & Games?
I get a lot of questions about how to fill out that Fun & Games section. Aside from the Finale, it’s the biggest Save the Cat! beat. In a movie, the Fun & Games section spans 7-9 scenes and typically at least 25 minutes of...
