Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need

ISBN-13:	9780399579745
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	10/09/2018
Series:	Save the Cat!
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	15,116
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

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.