Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
Biographical Note: 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...
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Biographical Note: "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 Publisher Marketing: 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. |
Author: Brody, Jessica
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2018-10-09
BISAC: Language Arts & Disciplines|Writing|Fiction Writing|Language Arts & Disciplines|Publishers & Publishing Industry|Language Arts & Disciplines|Study & Teaching
Subjects: Plots, themes, etc|Creative writing|LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishing|LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teachin|Fiction|Authorship|LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & C
Weight: 0.74 lbs
ISBN: 9780399579745
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780399579745
