TY - BOOK AU - Brody,Jessica TI - Save the cat! writes a novel : : the last book on novel writing you'll ever need SN - 9780399579745 AV - PN 3355 B864s 2018 U1 - 808.3 PY - 2018/// CY - [Berkeley] California PB - Ten Speed Press KW - Escritura creativa KW - Autoria de ficción KW - Handbooks and manuals KW - lcgft N1 - Includes index; "Based on the best-selling Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder." N2 - "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"-- ER -