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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
by Jessica Brody
Snyder's screenwriting beat sheet adapted for novelists, with ten genre templates and worked examples. Formulaic and extremely useful for structure.
Read it if…
you are writing a novel and your plot sags in the middle.
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Skip it if…
you resist structure on principle.
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Three things you will actually use
- Beats give shape.
- Genre has expectations.
- Structure frees creativity.
Do this first
Map your story onto the fifteen beats.
Our verdict
Beats for novelists.
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