{"product_id":"save-the-cat-writes-a-novel-the-last-book-on-novel-writing-youll-ever-need-9780399579745","title":"Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNovelist 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJESSICA BRODY worked for MGM Studios as manager of acquisitions and business development before becoming an internationally best-selling author of more than fifteen novels for teens, tweens, and adults including \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Lost Things, The Chaos of Standing Still, A Week of Mondays, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBetter You Than Me. \u003c\/i\u003eShe's also the author of the Descendants: School of Secrets series, based on the hit Disney Channel original movie, \u003ci\u003eDescendants. \u003c\/i\u003eHer books have been translated and published in over 23 countries and \u003ci\u003eUnremembered\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e52 Reasons to Hate My Father \u003c\/i\u003eare currently being developed for film through Reliance Entertainment by the producers of \u003ci\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e. She travels the country teaching Save the Cat! workshops to novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50576541221138,"sku":"9780399579745","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ebd70ebc-7c60-4aa5-ad00-2310ae9856bc.jpg?v=1731993265","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/save-the-cat-writes-a-novel-the-last-book-on-novel-writing-youll-ever-need-9780399579745","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}