Save the Cat
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
March 18, 2021 12:55pm CST
I bought a book from Amazon that is a lifesaver for novel writing. Blake Synder first wrote, "Save the Cat Writes a Screenplay." Later Jessica Brody reworked it for writers. It is "Save the Cat Writes a Screenplay."
I got two important things from the book. There are internal and external themes in writing. I never understood that before.
The other thing is beats. There are 15 beats that every successful novel follows. I did not have any idea about that before. By reading the description of how to use the beats, I saw that the book I am trying to write lacked the depths and perceptions that are necessary.
I would recommend it to any aspiring novel writer. There are also youtube videos that talk about using beats. Great writing, everyone.
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@Shivram59 (50162)
• India
19 Mar 21
@akalinus Would you please explain what "beat" is?? Is it what we call "rhythm"??
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
21 Mar 21
@Shivram59 I can't find any Hindi versions of Save the Cat. I tried. A book on math is a non-fiction book. They do not follow the same rules.
A novel is a work of fiction and there are turning points or plot markers.
This is a youtube video that I hope will help explain it.
Use the popular Save the Cat! beat sheet to make the scenes and chapters of your novel more riveting! From the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel!**SAVE ...
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@Shivram59 (50162)
• India
20 Mar 21
@akalinus I am trying to understand it.Are they turning points?? There are turning points in a novel.But if you write a book on maths or physics, how would you determine turning points there??
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
30 Mar 21
sounds an interesting theory
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
31 Mar 21
I never heard of it until I heard of someone selling musical beats for $200 or $300. Days later, I got the Save the Cat book talking about writing beats. Coincidence?
You can search for it on youtube. There are videos that talk about it.
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