Blake Snyder’s Happy New Year Message
Blake Snyder’s motivating message and timeless inspirational thoughts for writers.
Point Break Beat Sheet
Released 30 years ago this year, Point Break premiered in theatres on July 12, 1991 and was a huge hit, catapulting Keanu Reeves into action hero status from his humble Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure roots, and further cementing Patrick Swayze as a bankable star….
The Lost Boys Beat Sheet
See the 15 Blake Snyder story beats of The Lost Boys movie.
Practical Magic Novel Beat Sheet
See the 15 Blake Snyder story beats of Alice Hoffman’s novel, Practical Magic.
Squid Game‘s Hero Saves the Cat!
Hats off to the creators of Netflix’s #1 program, Squid Game, who describe how and why they created a Save the Cat! moment for their hero! Thank you—and congrats on your international smash hit!
Wrights Write? Damn Right!
The Insights I Gained by
Misspelling a Word
Understanding the expert craftsmanship displayed by the writers of great shows, who week after week built funny, exciting, and compelling episodes.
Best of Blake: 10 Tips on Writing Horror
Ten exercises to develop your Monster in the House horror 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
Best of Blake: Be Bold
How to look at our fears, and face them, so that we can be bold in our writing… and in life!
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…
