Save the Cat!® Video: Ben Frahm on What Makes an Idea Great – Part 2
Master Cat! Ben Frahm continues his discussion with the importance of your idea being something old but new, or as Blake would say, “the same only different.” Also, be sure to check out the news about Jeremy Garelick’s latest sale.
Save the Cat!® Video: Ben Frahm on What Makes an Idea Great – Part 1
Master Cat! Ben Frahm begins his discussion with the importance of your idea being primal in this video from the Save the Cat! one-day event in Los Angeles this past January.
Writing for a Genre That Doesn’t Exist (Yet)
How Hilary Weisman Graham used "Save the Cat!" to sell screenplays and a novel.
It’s Here! Save the Cat!® Story Structure Software 3.0 – On Sale Today!
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES-2pyCTzB0&feature=youtu.be[/tube] We’re proud to launch Version 3.0 of our Story Structure Software, loaded with upgrades you’ve requested – and more! The YouTube video above is one of four we’ve made to demonstrate all you can do with 3.0. Check out all four! This software will help...
Erik Bork on Blake’s 10 Genres
Our guest blogger, Erik Bork, is best known for his work as a writer-producer on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and From the Earth to the Moon, for which he won two Emmy and two Golden Globe Awards. You can find out more through his website, www.FlyingWrestler.com. Though our...
Scare the Cat!
Today’s blog on Genre is contributed by Austin Cat! and screenwriter Alvaro Rodriguez. One of the most helpful weapons in the Save the Cat! arsenal is the ability to classify your screenplay-to-be under a specialized genre category. I say “specialized,” because the Save the Cat!...
Michael Clayton, Network, The Godfather, and You
I have been kidding the marketers of Michael Clayton in the liner notes of this blog of late. It’s not that they did a poor job getting the word out on George Clooney’s fall release, it just points up the problem we all face of...
Save the Cat! Falls in Love
As anyone who knows me can attest, I am a great believer in cross-disciplinary exploration. Too heavy for a Monday? All I mean is: I think if you’re a screenwriter, you can learn from all creative enterprise — and I have! Painting, photography, literature, poetry,...
Cat! 2 — A Winner in Every Way
Just heard from my publisher and it’s official — Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies is the fastest-selling new title in the 20 year history of the company! When the idea to write a sequel to the first Save the Cat! was broached, it...
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