Jessica Brody, an accomplished novelist, takes Blake Snyder’s fifteen story beats and applies them specifically to novels. I just finished reading this book last week. Save The Cat! Writes A Novel (by Jessica Brody) It’s generally considered one of the best books on story structure and it’s helped me to improve my writing a lot. Whether you’re an aspiring novelist, screenwriter, or writer of another type of fiction, I’d highly recommend this book. Blake breaks down that structure into fifteen beats and explains each one clearly, giving plenty of examples. He noticed that every successful film had the same underlying structure. Though I’m not a screenwriter (although I’d love to write a screenplay in the future), I learned a ton about story structure from this book.īlake Snyder, a veteran screenwriter, breaks down his art in this easy-to-digest book. The subtitle of Save The Cat is The Last Book On Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need. The books on this list represent the best of what I’ve read so far. Not just about the craft of writing, but the business aspects of it, marketing, networking, website building, and other related topics. I’ve read dozens and dozens of books about writing over the past five years. As such, I’m always trying to learn more and reading is my favorite way to absorb information. In other words, I’m still relatively new to all this. I started writing professionally in 2014 but didn’t start really writing fiction until 2018. That’s why I’ve put together this list of 10 books that every writer should read. If you’re a writer or at least an aspiring one, I’m guessing you like to read a lot, too. It’s no wonder I always wanted to become a writer. I love everything about it: the smell of the paper, flipping the pages, all of it. There’s nothing like holding an actual book in my hands. I read a lot of books – always have and likely always will.
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