TIPS AND TACTICS
Best of Blake: 10 Tips on Writing Horror
Ten exercises to develop your Monster in the House horror story.
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: Real (Super)Heroes
See how Blake Snyder's Superhero genre from the "Save the Cat!" books dates back to so many tales from Greek mythology, and learn how to write a Superhero story.
Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder on Your Pitch and Logline
In this podcast, Blake Snyder discusses your idea -- and how to express it in an effective pitch and logline
The Importance of Stasis = Death
Often, writers run into issues in the third act because they haven’t set things up effectively in the first act. In a previous blog, we examined the concept of the three worlds from Save the Cat!® Strikes Back, and how this can help structure the...
The Three Worlds Your Hero Must Travel Through
Understand the Three Worlds of great screenwriting: thesis, antithesis, and synthesis according to Blake Snyder in his book, Save the Cat! Strikes Back.
Watch Now: The First Steps to Cracking Your Pilot Webinar
Learn how to write a TV pilot and TV series in this webinar with the author of Save the Cat! Writes for TV, Jamie Nash.
Podcast Alert: Jamie Nash Meets with Indie Film Hustle
Watch Jamie Nash talk about screenwriting and Save the Cat! Writes for TV with Alex Ferrari on the Indie Film Hustle podcast.
How to Write Your Attention-Getting Pilot
Jamie Nash, author of Save the Cat! Writes for TV, lists and explains everything you need in your TV pilot.
Revise Your Screenplay or Novel Surgically with a Beat Sheet
How your B Story and Theme Stated beats intertwine to give your story meaning.
The Happy Warrior’s Guide to Starting Your Writing Career – Part 2
A positive attitude tends to shine through in all the actions you take—whether in a query letter or a casual conversation with another writer.
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