NEW PRODUCT ALERT: Save the Cat!® Crash Course 2
Introducing an online course that breaks down the 15 beats of the movies Knives Out and Jojo Rabbit and the first season of the TV series The Mandalorian in 15 informative videos — one per beat.
5 Screenwriting Tips to Improve Your Screenplay
The Lead Reader of the Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge Shares an Inside Look at the Most Common Writing Traps – and How to Avoid Them.
The Villain’s Plan
Create a “villain’s plan” to be sure you have a proactive protagonist.
Monster in the House vs. Dude with a Problem: The Difference Between Unhinged and Duel
How the film ‘Unhinged’ was influenced by Steven Spielberg’s ‘Duel,’ and how these similar films have different Save the Cat! genres.
New Podcast Alert: ISA and Jennifer Zhang Talk Cracking Your Beat Sheet
Listen to Jennifer Zhang in this podcast hosted by Scott Markus on the Curious About Screenwriting Network about her online Save the Cat! writing course.
Give Every Character an Adjective
Writer Will Akers tells how you can write great characters.
Write a Story Backward for Climactic Results
Learn how to write a screenplay or novel by starting with your climax and working backwards.
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: Odysseus Triumphant
See how Blake Snyder’s Fool Triumphant genre dates back to Greek mythology and the tale of Odysseus.
Save the Cat!® Goes Mythical: Prometheus Gets Institutionalized
See how Blake Snyder’s Institutionalized genre dates back to Greek mythology and the tale of Prometheus,
How to Write an Upside-Down Logline
Loglines are difficult to write by nature. We’re tasked with taking an entire story and summing it up in just a sentence or two, not only capturing the essence of the plot, but also attempting to entice the reader. Blake Snyder noted that two major…
