Title: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel Pdf The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
Author: Jessica Brody
Published Date: 2018-10-09
Page: 320
“Every novelist should own a copy of this book. It will change the way you think about stories—and your writing. Jessica Brody takes the mystery and frustration out of plotting a novel. I’ll never write another book without a copy of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel.” --Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times best-selling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of Broken Beautiful Hearts "Good plotters aren't born. They're formed by studying the twists and turns of others' stories. Save the Cat! Writes a Novel is a perfect plot study tool for all levels of writer. It will help you dissect any plot conundrum, conceive your story's blueprint, and give a beat to every pivot of your hero's journey." --Grant Faulkner, executive director of National Novel Writing Month and author of Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo “Through its insightful use of beat sheets, genres, and trade secrets, this book is an invaluable guide through the daunting task of writing a novel.” --Jessica Khoury, author of The Forbidden Wish and Last of Her Name“This playful, illuminating book is a godsend for anyone seeking to understand story structure for novels.”--Emmy Laybourne, author of the international bestselling Monument 14 trilogy, and the novels Sweet, Berserker and Ransacker JESSICA BRODY worked for MGM Studios as manager of acquisitions and business development before becoming an internationally best-selling author of more than fifteen novels for teens, tweens, and adults including The Geography of Lost Things, The Chaos of Standing Still, A Week of Mondays, and Better You Than Me. She’s also the author of the Descendants: School of Secrets series, based on the hit Disney Channel original movie, Descendants. Her books have been translated and published in over 23 countries and Unremembered and 52 Reasons to Hate My Father are currently being developed for film through Reliance Entertainment by the producers of Zero Dark Thirty and Slumdog Millionaire. She travels the country teaching Save the Cat! workshops to novelists.
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.
Every new novelist should begin their learning process with this book. If you're a new novelist or NaNoWriMoer looking for a single book to help you write your novel, this is the one. Even pantsers will find the structure presented in this book to be extremely useful.The original "Save the Cat" beat sheet for screenwriting has been widely used by writers of all kinds for years, so when I saw that Jessica Brody was writing a "Save the Cat" for novelists, I pre-ordered it immediately. I was not disappointed. "Save the Cat! Writes a Novel" broke down each "beat" with clarity and an easy-going writing style that made it fun to read as well as useful. Each beat was easy to understand, and her method of breaking the structure down makes it possible to absorb the book in smaller chunks if you don't have time to read it in one sitting. I already find myself going back to read over different sections, and I find new, helpful tidbits each time.I have only read through this book completely once, but it has already helped me identify flaws in my current novel that I couldn't quite put my finger on before. Its format makes it easy to use and refer back to while writing. This book will have a permanent place on my work desk.The only con is that the print edition isn't the highest quality. The print is very light in places and difficult to read in low light. This might be a flaw with my copy, but it's worth mentioning for anyone who wears glasses or has other visual disabilities. I might purchase the Kindle edition as well since text size and print quality won't be an issue in an e-book.The ultimate Save the Cat!, truly "The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need" I've read the original Save the Cat!, Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies, and Save the Cat! Strikes Back, and--even though they are geared toward screenwriters and I'm a novelist--they were the best books on story structure I'd ever found...until now.Let me explain. As I began to plot my novel in preparation for Nanowrimo next month, I wondered: Do I need another book on the Save the Cat! method? Is there anything left to add?The answer is a resounding yes! Save the Cat! Writes a Novel not only does a woderful job of translating the Save the Cat! method to the novel format but also expands upon it, contributing elucidation as well as insights all of its own. My favorite is a concept called "shard of glass".So whether you're already familiar with the Save the Cat! method of story structure or it is completely new to you, I highly recomend Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. It is indeed "The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need"!I also recommend the Audible audiobook version. The author does a wonderful job narrating. I have purchased and am learning from the book in both formats, and I am so stoked to get my novel plotted and outlined, put fingers to keyboard, and kill it in this year's Nanowrimo challenge!Finally, Save the Cat Fits My Books While this book takes on the formula of Save the Cat from the screenwriting books it still has a very different soul. I've used the Save the Cat method to write my books for years, and was thrilled when I learned this book was coming. I read it all in one sitting, and despite many books built with the same 15 beats, I still managed to tag the thing to oblivion with new pieces of information that will make my novels better. Ms. Brody takes the tried and true methods and adapts them for the novelist. I will keep this on my desk and consult it before starting every single one of my books in the future.
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