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Free Download: Chapter 3 of Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat!® Strikes Back
Download Chapter 3 of Blake Snyder's best book, Save the Cat! Strikes Back.
Newly Discovered Blake Snyder Audio: The Importance of Concept and Idea
In this podcast, Blake Snyder talks about the importance of concept, idea generation, how to harness your imagination, and how to write outstanding loglines .
Inspiration + Structure = Destiny
The writer's job is simply to give structure to inspiration so that it stands a chance of materializing.
How to Write Horror: Monster in the House Subgenres
Learn how to writer horror films using the Save the Cat Monster in the House subgenres.
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
Jamie Nash Scriptcake Podcast
A podcast with Jamie Nash, author of Save the Cat! Writes for TV and the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet Workbook, delivering screenwriting tactics that are easily understood and actionable.
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...
What You Can Learn From the Good Dialogue of The Bad Batch
To write great dialogue, apply the “Dialogue Test” championed by Blake Snyder in Save the Cat! to make sure that each line reveals a distinct character.
Succession & Barry – 6 Ways to Write Characters You Love to Hate
How to establish characters that have flaws to overcome, things to fix in their lives, and reasons to root for--essential for a story to work.
FREE TOOL ALERT: The Save the Cat! Beat Sheet Mapper
We've improved our Beat Mapper, which calculates where the beats fall in your story according to its length.