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Ever tried the "Save the Cat!" method? The name of this writing method is certainly both intriguing and memorable. We delve into what this method entails. Interestingly, this method introduces 10 genres into the mix. Check them out 👀 #NowNovel #writingtips #writingadvice #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #aspiringauthor #aspiringwriter #beginnerwriter #writinginspiration #amtryingtowrite #writinginspo #productivity #amwriting #writersjourney #savethecat #savethecatwritesanovel

Want to write a story that works? Learn how to plot your novel using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet in this post! (Free worksheet included!) #writingtips

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How to Plot a Novel Using the Save the Cat Beat Sheet | Savannah Gilbo - Want to learn how to write a book that works? Check out this step-by-step guide on how to plot your story using the Save the Cat beat sheet. I’ll show you how to plot the middle of your story, or how to structure act two. Free worksheet and other writing tips included, too! #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity

Want to write a story that works? Learn how to plot your novel using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet in this post! (Free worksheet included!) #writingtips

The Save the Cat outline is a story structure guide based on specific story beats. A story beat is an event in a story that causes change or a shift.

Last time, we discussed Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat craft book and how we can use his writing tools to revise our work. His beat sheet points out when story events (beats) should occur in a screenplay, and most of his advice applies to all forms of fiction writing. Whether we dig into the structure of our stories […]

How to Plot a Novel Using the Save the Cat Beat Sheet | Savannah Gilbo - Want to learn how to write a book that works? Check out this step-by-step guide on how to plot your story using the Save the Cat beat sheet. I’ll show you how to plot the middle of your story, or how to structure act two (the first half, at least!). Free worksheet and other writing tips included, too! #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity

Setting up an outline takes time. In this template, I've set up all of the Save the Cat! Writes a Novel beats for you and included some helpful notes and page references to the book so that you can spend your time writing, not grappling with Google Docs or frantically flipping through a book.

✨Story Structure✨ This post focuses on the “Save the Cat Story Structure” by Blake Snyder. Commonly used for screenplays, but works just as well for novels. There are a couple resources on the last slide of this post to learn more, or you can read his books and check out tons of examples and resources on his website savethecat.com ✍🏻 Happy Writing! • • • • • #SaveTheCat #StoryStructure #WritingTips #IndieAuthor #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #AuthorLife #WritersCommunity #IndieWriters…

Do you know how to use the Save the Cat Beat Sheet? It's a novel-writing template with 15 plot points, and I want to show you how to use it!

✨Story Structure✨ This post focuses on the “Save the Cat Story Structure” by Blake Snyder. Commonly used for screenplays, but works just as well for novels. There are a couple resources on the last slide of this post to learn more, or you can read his books and check out tons of examples and resources on his website savethecat.com ✍🏻 Happy Writing! • • • • • #SaveTheCat #StoryStructure #WritingTips #IndieAuthor #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #AuthorLife #WritersCommunity #IndieWriters…

Save the Cat Beat Sheet Template (Save a copy to edit)

Save the Cat! Romantic Comedy - Free download as Word Doc (.doc), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document summarizes and merges Blake Snyder's "Save the Cat" 15 beats for screenplay structure with Billy Mernit's 7 basic beats for romantic comedy structure. Together they provide a framework for a 110 minute/110 page screenplay, breaking it down beat-by-beat with descriptions and typical page lengths for each section.

Story outlining can be tough! There are various writing techniques to help structure your short-story, novel, or script. In this article, I share a useful tool used by authors and screenwriters to build an effective plot! So, you have a book (or screenwriting) idea. You sit down in front of your laptop or notebook, and… Read More »Storybuilding: Save the Cat! Beat Sheet

Funny Joke: God meets him at the gate and says: “You have been a good cat all of these years. Anything you desire is yours, all you have to do is ask”.

An answer to one of the questions novelists using the Save the Cat! plotting method often have: What’s the relationship between beats and chapters?

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