The Midnight Library Beat Sheet
See the 15 Blake Snyder, Save the Cat story beats of the popular novel, The Midnight Librarian, by Matt Haig.
Romancing Mister Bridgerton Beat Sheet Analysis
Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton books have stellar pacing and strong story structure, which make them tremendously fun to break down.
Celebrating Blake Snyder on the 10th Anniversary of His Death
Thoughts from some admirers.
Pride and Prejudice Beat Sheet
See Blake Snyder’s story beats in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Living on the Edge
How do you deal with the sweeping changes of technology in publishing?
The BS2 x 4 — Beating Out a Novel in Quadruplicate
I realized that I needed to take my trusted beat sheet… and multiply it by four!
The Social Network Beat Sheet
Our thanks to Master Cat! Ben Frahm for this masterful breakdown of Aaron Sorkin‘s screenplay, directed by David Fincher: Spoiler alert! Opening Image (1): At a Harvard bar, Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) talks with his girlfriend, Erica Albright (Rooney Mara): sweet, kind, and wholesome. Mark…
This Time Tomorrow Novel Beat Sheet Analysis
See the 15 Blake Snyder story beats of Emma Straub’s This Time Tomorrow.
The Last Thing He Told Me Novel Beat Sheet Analysis
See the 15 Blake Snyder story beats of the bestseller, The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave.
Beating Out a Book Series
Novelist Marilyn Brandt shows how you can use the beats to breakdown an entire series.
