03908cam a2200517 i 4500 678362970 TxAuBib 20230228120000.0 180502s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018017675 9780399579745 paperback 0399579745 paperback (OCoLC)1035253598 TxAuBib rda Brody, Jessica, author Save the cat! writes a novel. Save the cat! writes a novel : the last book on novel writing you'll ever need / Jessica Brody. First edition. [Berkeley] California : Ten Speed Press, [2018] ©2018. 313 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Based on the best-selling Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder.". Includes index. Why do we care?: creating the story-worthy hero -- The save the cat! beat sheet: aka the end of all your plotting problems -- Not your mother's genres: ten genres to fit any story (yes, even yours) -- Whydunit: detectives, deception, and the dark side -- Rites of passage: when life gets in the way -- Institutionalized: join 'em, leave 'em, or take 'em down! -- Superhero: being extraordinary in an ordinary world -- Dude with a problem: surviving the ultimate test -- Fool triumphant: victory of the underdog -- Buddy love: the transformative power of love (or friendship) -- Out of the bottle: a little bit of magic goes a long way -- Golden fleece: road trips and quests and heists, oh my! -- Monster in the house: more than just a scary story -- Pitch it to me!: how to write killer loglines and dazzling synopses -- Save the author!: you got problems, I got solutions. "The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a successful story--from the opening image to the finale--this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass) to help novelists craft a plot that will captivate--and a novel that will sell"-- Provided by publisher. "Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a successful story--from the opening image to the finale--this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass) to help novelists craft a plot that will captivate--and a novel that will sell"-- Provided by publisher. 20230313. Creative writing. Roman Art d'écrire. Roman Thèmes, motifs. Création littéraire. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Composition & Creative Writing. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Publishing. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Study & Teaching. Fiction Themes, motives. Creative writing. Fiction Authorship. Fiction Authorship. Fiction Themes, motives. Literature. Nonfiction. Literature. TXDCK