Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: A Detective Called Oedipus
This post is the seventh of a 10-installment series, Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical, in which Master Cat! Salva Rubio, author of Save the Cat!® Goes to the Indies, shows the connection between Blake Snyder’s 10 Genres and some of the strongest storytelling examples ever:…
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: Buddy Love
One of the greatest thrills in life is to find a soulmate, be it a friend, a teacher, or a lover. And that is the crux of Blake Snyder’s “Buddy Love” genre, dating back to Greek mythology.
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: Orpheus’s Rites of Passage
Rites of Passage stories have the power to heal their heroes and your audiences.
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: Demigod with a Problem
Before airplanes and high-rises became dangerous for heroes, Greek gods could also give you a very hard time.
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: Out of the Bott… Wait, Out of the Box!
There are consequences for those who use magic for their own advantage.
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: The Road for the Golden Fleece
Behold Jason and his all-star team of heroic sailors!
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: The Minotaur in the Labyrinth
The first of 10 Greek classics which easily fit each one of Blake’s 10 genres.
Singing, Dancing, and Flamethrowing: The Parallels Between Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and La La Land
Blake Snyder’s methods of investigating narrative never fail to illuminate fundamental laws of storytelling.
How Do You Choose Your Story’s Genre?
We help you take a closer look at your story ideas.
Need a Screenplay Idea? Try This Game!
A way to come up with one idea after another
