From the Best of Blake’s Blogs: For the Love of Writing — And Writing of Love
Every once in a while, we’ll re-post one of Blake’s inspirational blogs. This was first published on July 31, 2008. Needless to say, it still resonates. I will be speaking this weekend at the Romance Writers of America conference in San Francisco. I’ve been literally...
Author Kimber An: How Blake Snyder Brought Order to the Chaos of My Imagination
Today’s Guest Blogger is Author Kimber An, whose ebook, Sugar Rush, was published in October. Kimber lives in Alaska with her husband and four children. She has lots of pearls of wisdom. Our favorites are: “Can’t count to five with my mittens on” and “The...
Kristan Higgins on the Spark of the Divine
Kristan Higgins is a USA Today bestselling author and two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award… the Oscar® of the romance industry. She is the author of six romantic comedies, is under contract for three more, and has been called “one of...
The Last Novel-Writing Book You’ll Ever Need!
Our special thanks to novelist Jessica Brody, author of The Karma Club, for today’s inspiring blog and beat sheet: When a friend first introduced me to Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder, as an aspiring screenwriter recently turned aspiring novelist, I turned up my nose...
Kieran Kramer Saves the Cat… and So Much More
Our thanks to guest blogger Kieran Kramer, the author of the funny Regency-set historical series called The Impossible Bachelors. Kieran, a former CIA employee, journalist, and English teacher, lives in the Lowcountry of South Carolina with her family. One of seven children, for 40 years she’s...
For the Love of Writing: And Writing of Love
I will be speaking this weekend at the Romance Writers of America conference in San Francisco. I’ve been literally looking forward to this all year. My relationship with RWA started in 2007 when I was asked to speak to the Seattle branch in January, and...
What Screenwriters Can Learn from Romance Writers
Through snow, and hail, and wind, and rain, I travel the globe. It’s all part of my mission: the bringing of da Cat! And I love it! Last week my peregrinations took me to Austin, Texas and Charleston, South Carolina and apart from an unexpected...
About Blake Snyder
BLAKE SNYDER BIO In his 20-year career as a screenwriter and producer, Blake Snyder sold dozens of scripts, including co-writing Blank Check, which became a hit for Disney, and Nuclear Family for Steven Spielberg — both million-dollar sales. Named “one of Hollywood’s most successful spec...
Da Vinci Code: A Novel Approach To a Movie
I am late to the Da Vinci Code mania. I only read paperbacks! And since the Dan Brown blockbuster wasn’t available in soft cover until a few weeks ago, my only experience of it was watching Brown’s book rise and stay at the top of...
