How I Plot My Books.

Save The Cat

Got to savethecat.com Buy the book. It will change the way you plot.

There are 15 Beats to plot by.

1. Opening Image

2. Theme

3. Setup

4. Catalyst

5. Debate

6. Break Into Act 2

7. B-Story

8. Fun & Games

9. Midpoint

10. Bad Guys Close In

11. All Is Lost

12. Dark Night Of The Soul

13. Break Into Act 3

14. Finale

15. Fina Image

This has totally changed the way I plot and think about the story.

Then The Book puts Plots into Groups:

1. Whydunit

2, Rites of Passage

3. Institutionalized

4. Superhero

5. Dude With A Problem

6. Fool Triumphant

7. Buddy Love

8. Golden Fleece

9. Monster In The House

The Book breaks it down for you.

THIS BOOK IS A MUST IF YOU ARE A WRITER.

I DON'T CARE WHAT COUNTRY YOU LIVE IN.

THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ

BUY THIS BOOK

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I am not getting paid to say this or to blog about Save The Cat. This is the book that I refer to over and over again. As I talk about my writing process, I will refer to this book

Save the Cat is for Screenwriters, but works for fiction writers and non-fiction writers

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Save The Cat

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WRITING UPDATE: NEW MONTH

LAST MONTH OF SUMMER....AUGUST....ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN....WINTER WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT AUGUST 1ST....I WROTE 8 PAGES.....LAST MONTH....JULY.....I ENDED WITH .....241 PAGES I THINK THAT IS PRETTY GOOD....SO I AM MOVING ALONG....REWRITING MY 1,000 PAGE NOVEL LOTS OF WORLD BUILDING.....A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH.......SO IT IS GOING PRETTY WELL. I AM GOING TO TRY TO ENJOY THIS LAST MONTH OF SUMMER.... THE WORLD IS IN CHAOS.....AMERICANS ARE NOT EVEN SURE WHO IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY......JESUS IS COMING....ARE YOU READY????? TURN TO GOD...REPENT....BEFORE IT IS TO LATE! WRITE ONE WORD AT A TIME

WRITER'S UP DATE: PAGE COUNT

TODAY WAS A COLD COLD DURRY DAY.... CHICKENS AL SURVIVED THE COLD.....ALONG WITH THE ROOSTERS I WROTE 10 PAGES TODAY.... I AM WORKING ON THE 1,000 WORD NOVEL......ON BOOK 3 SO I AM GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON THIS BOOK 3.... THEN I THINK I WILL MOVE TO MY ROMANCE NOVEL SO I AM MOVING RIGHT ALONG

WRITING UPDATE: LOOKING TOWARD 2025

I AM ENJOYING THE LAST MONTH OF SUMMER HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER AND SOON WINTER WILL BE HERE...AND I WILL BE HUNKERED DOWN WRITING ALL WINTER....THAT IS MY PLAN. I WRNT TO THE DOLLAR TREE TO BUY MY 2025 CALENDARS A WALL CALENDAR AND A MONTHLY PLANNER CALENDAR I AM NOT HOPEFUL FOR 2025 I AM NOT HOPEFUL ABOUT THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER MY HOPE IS IN JESUS JESUS IS COMING BACK I BELIVE IN JESUS CHRIST OF NAZERETH I BELIEVE IN THE RAPTURE SO NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS PHYSICAL REALM I AM ALWAYS LOOKING UP TO JESUS MY EYES ARE ON JESUS I WILL WRITE EVERYDAY AS I WAIT FOR JESUS SO NO MATTER WHAT......I FEAR NOT......JESUS IS THE WAY....THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE THIS MONTH....AUGUST 7TH.....I HAVE WRITTEN 37 PAGES SO FAR WRITE ONE WORD AT A TIME .

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