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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need

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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

Written by: Jessica Brody
Narrated by: Jessica Brody
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 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.

With a PDF that includes charts, lists, and exercises from the book. Writing, Research & Publishing Guides Creative Writing

Critic Reviews

“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
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This is one audio book that needs to be listened to twice. At least the first four chapters. Alternatively, one may want to first listen and then read the book. Quite a helpful book. Resets your mind and gives it a focus.

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I really took my time with this book and treated it as a workshop studying each aspect in detail. Jessica Brody has put in so much time into the research and deserves plenty of credit for being able to put it in a format that could help writers, both new and old, to break down the creative process better and with a little more ease and improve on a whole as writers.

An amazing guideline for writers!!

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narration was fantastic & content was gold. taking a scriptwriting book & writing it for novelists... best decision ever...

Loved it...

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as a budding novelist, it helps me a lot to break down every story into the 15 beats and then structure my plot accordingly.

great inputs

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