TIPS AND TACTICS
Best of Blake: Why Clear Story Structure = Clear Thinking
This blog was originally posted on April 16, 2009. If we can tell a story well, we can communicate on every level in a quicker, more effective way! One thing I hear from audiences I get to speak to, from writers in class or in…
Best of Blake: Act Zero
Deciding what is important in any story we tell—no matter how we tell it—is the writer’s job.
Best of Blake: The Checklist
Blake Snyder reveals the checklist writers can reference to see what makes a successful story.
What Writers Can Learn From tick, tick… BOOM!
See how tick, tick…BOOM! demonstrates to writers the power of ticking clocks to raise the stakes of their stories.
Writing Comics Short and Long – As Long as They Are Weird!
See how master comic book writer and artist Pete Von Sholly writes his comics and books.
How to Use a ‘Road Apple’
When writing a Golden Fleece story, be certain to lead your hero toward their goal, but also make sure you throw a road apple in their way.
How to Use the Parallel Beats of the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet
Understand how the parallel beats of Catalyst/Debate/Break into Two and All Is Lost/Dark Night of the Soul/Break into Three can be used to powerfully demonstrate a hero’s transformation.
Best of Blake! Save the Cat!® Podcast: Blake Snyder Explains His Genres
The components of his story types
Save the Cat!® Unlocks the Magic of Netflix Anime Hit BEASTARS
See the second episode of the Save the Cat!-Netflix co-production of Save the Cat! Goes Anime: “What Makes BEASTARS So Good?”
Blake Snyder’s Glossary of Genre Terms
Discover key Blake Snyder genre terms — each listed under the appropriate genre name.
