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An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. In Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel, prolific author and story coach Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story structure guide for anyone who wants to write a young adult novel by applying the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of YA fiction. In this book, you will learn: • The fifteen “beats” (or plot points) that are necessary for crafting a successful story with a compelling character arc—including the Opening Image, Catalyst, Fun and Games, Bad Guys Close In, Dark Night of the Soul, and Finale • The ten universal story genres that will help you drill into what makes your type of story work, including those most commonly found in young adult novels like Rites of Passage, Superhero, Buddy Love, Institutionalized, and Golden Fleece • Quirky, original insights and writing tips like “Save the Cat,” the “Shard of Glass,” and the “Dark Night Epiphany,” that help you craft a story that will thrill and captivate teen readers Filled with practical advice, easy-to-follow templates, and “beat sheets” analyzing the structure of popular young adult novels such as Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows, John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, and Lois Lowry’s The Giver, this book is the ultimate reference for anyone who’s ever dreamed of writing their own young adult bestseller.
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10 released booksSave the Cat! is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Blake Snyder, Блейк Снайдер, and Jessica Brody.
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I could barely get through the first chapter of this book. The advice is decent for writing 101, for someone who has never written before or read any fiction at all, but if your writing is already good, and you want to take it to the next level and make it exceptional, this book is not for you.
Furthermore, if you go look at the authors Goodreads, all the novels she's written are self published with less than 100 ratings, all of them rated around three stars. I don't understand why so many unsuccessful or marginally successful authors start giving advice to others about how to be a successful and excellent novelist. It's like those music industry advice YouTube channels where the owner is an obscure indie artist who makes music nobody listens to, with 5000 listeners on Spotify or something. Like, okay, I have a hard time taking you seriously then. Let's hear it from Ed Sheeran, or from Taylor Swift, both very acclaimed and very popular songwriters. I think it's the same with novel writing, let's hear it from Stephen King or from George R. Martin. I have a hard time taking people's advice seriously if they haven't achieved the goal their advice claims it will get you to.
I think you are all better off reading "On Writing" by Stephen King, unless you've never read any fiction or consumed any storytelling at all, this book isn't for you.