Save the Cat

By Blake Snyder

Categories: Arts & Photography

Screenwriter Blake Snyder, who sold many scripts on spec, distilled what he learned into this short, funny guide to writing movies that sell. The title comes from his rule that early on, the hero should do something likable, like saving a cat, so the audience roots for them. Snyder explains how to craft a strong logline, sort stories into types such as "Monster in the House", and structure a script with his 15-beat "beat sheet", now widely used by screenwriters and novelists alike.

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• Shah Rukh Khan: “reading save the cat by blake snyder. how a movie hero can do wotever he wants but needs to stop and save the cat to be really liked by all.”