Save the Cat!® Strikes Back

Blake Snyder, author of Save the Cat! and Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies, has delivered the book countless readers and students have clamored for. Inspired by questions from his workshops, lectures, and emails, Blake listened to you and provides new tips, tactics, and techniques to solve your writing problems and create stories that resonate:

- The 7 warning signs you might have a great idea - or not
- 2 sure-fire templates for can’t-miss loglines
- The difference between structure and formula
- The Transformation Machine that allows you to track your hero’s growth step-by-step
- The 5 questions to keep your story’s spine straight
- The 5-Point Finale to finish any story
- The Save the Cat!® Greenlight Checklist that gets to the heart of every development issue
- The right way to hear notes, deal with problematic producers, and dive into the rewrite with the right attitude
- Why and when an agent will appear
- How to discover the potential for greatness in any story
- How to avoid panic, doubt, and self-recrimination… and what it takes to succeed and dare to achieve your dreams

Get ready to face trouble like a pro… and strike back!

• Save the Cat Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
• Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
• Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
• Save the Cat!® Goes to the Indies: The Screenwriters Guide to 50 Films from the Masters
• The Idea: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction
• Save the Cat!® Blake's Blogs: More Information and Inspiration for Writers
• How to Write a Movie in 21 Days: The Inner Movie Method
• The Last Fifty Pages: The Art and Craft of Unforgettable Endings
• The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting
• Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay