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Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 98%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
by Karl Iglesias • 2001
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
3.87
479
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters 97%
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
by Karl Iglesias 2001
3.87
479 ratings
The Story Solution
by Eric Edson • 2012
The 23-step structural blueprint that turns a screenplay into an emotional ride.
4.32
222
The Story Solution Summary
The Story Solution 96%
The 23-step structural blueprint that turns a screenplay into an emotional ride.
by Eric Edson 2012
4.32
222 ratings
Memo from the Story Department
by Christopher Vogler • 2011
How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.
4.16
171
Memo from the Story Department Summary
Memo from the Story Department 96%
How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.
by Christopher Vogler 2011
4.16
171 ratings
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
by Robert Ben Garant • 2011
Screenwriting is a blue-collar job: relocate, pitch constantly, and never turn down a rewrite.
3.95
2k+
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit Summary
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit 96%
Screenwriting is a blue-collar job: relocate, pitch constantly, and never turn down a rewrite.
by Robert Ben Garant 2011
3.95
2k+ ratings
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 96%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 ratings
Action
by Robert McKee • 2022
Excitement on page and screen has rules. The villain’s scheme, not the spectacle, is its engine.
4.29
126
Action Summary
Action 96%
Excitement on page and screen has rules. The villain’s scheme, not the spectacle, is its engine.
by Robert McKee 2022
4.29
126 ratings
Save the Cat! Writes for TV
by Jamie Nash • 2021
Board it. Beat it. Weave it: the writers' room method for structuring a pilot that sells.
4.31
423
Save the Cat! Writes for TV Summary
Save the Cat! Writes for TV 95%
Board it. Beat it. Weave it: the writers' room method for structuring a pilot that sells.
by Jamie Nash 2021
4.31
423 ratings
Pixar Storytelling
by Dean Movshovitz • 2017
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
3.95
903
Pixar Storytelling Summary
Pixar Storytelling 95%
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
by Dean Movshovitz 2017
3.95
903 ratings
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters
by Michael Tierno • 2002
The screenwriting manual hiding inside a 2,300-year-old Greek text, decoded for your next draft.
3.84
639
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters Summary
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters 95%
The screenwriting manual hiding inside a 2,300-year-old Greek text, decoded for your next draft.
by Michael Tierno 2002
3.84
639 ratings
Writing for Emotional Impact
by Karl Iglesias • 2005
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
4.27
710
Writing for Emotional Impact Summary
Writing for Emotional Impact 95%
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
by Karl Iglesias 2005
4.27
710 ratings
Super Structure
by James Scott Bell • 2015
Your story's midpoint holds the key. A flexible framework of beats for outliners and pantsers alike.
4.40
942
Super Structure Summary
Super Structure 95%
Your story's midpoint holds the key. A flexible framework of beats for outliners and pantsers alike.
by James Scott Bell 2015
4.40
942 ratings
Million Dollar Outlines
by David Farland • 2013
An outlining method that pressure-tests your plot, designed to sell a novel on proposal.
4.16
844
Million Dollar Outlines Summary
Million Dollar Outlines 95%
An outlining method that pressure-tests your plot, designed to sell a novel on proposal.
by David Farland 2013
4.16
844 ratings
Story Physics
by Larry Brooks • 2013
Great stories aren't magic. They're physics. Once you know the laws, broken drafts fix themselves.
3.92
475
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics 95%
Great stories aren't magic. They're physics. Once you know the laws, broken drafts fix themselves.
by Larry Brooks 2013
3.92
475 ratings
The Secrets of Character
by Matt Bird • 2022
Plot draws them in. Hero keeps them there. A character-first toolkit for the opening ten.
4.10
278
The Secrets of Character Summary
The Secrets of Character 95%
Plot draws them in. Hero keeps them there. A character-first toolkit for the opening ten.
by Matt Bird 2022
4.10
278 ratings
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller
by James N. Frey • 2010
From villain to climax, the essential rules for a thriller that readers cannot put down.
3.79
321
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller 95%
From villain to climax, the essential rules for a thriller that readers cannot put down.
by James N. Frey 2010
3.79
321 ratings
Into the Woods
by John Yorke • 2013
Every story hides a fractal skeleton. From Greek tragedy to prestige TV, the bones are identical.
4.18
5k+
Into the Woods Summary
Into the Woods 95%
Every story hides a fractal skeleton. From Greek tragedy to prestige TV, the bones are identical.
by John Yorke 2013
4.18
5k+ ratings
Dialogue
by Robert McKee • 2016
Dialogue is action, not conversation. The real meaning lives in what characters won't say.
4.32
2k+
Dialogue Summary
Dialogue 94%
Dialogue is action, not conversation. The real meaning lives in what characters won't say.
by Robert McKee 2016
4.32
2k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Genres
by John Truby • 2022
Genres are philosophies disguised as story types. Crack the beats and you crack writing and life.
4.21
607
The Anatomy of Genres Summary
The Anatomy of Genres 94%
Genres are philosophies disguised as story types. Crack the beats and you crack writing and life.
by John Truby 2022
4.21
607 ratings
Character
by Robert McKee • 2021
Forget imitating people. Memorable characters are metaphors built from inner contradictions.
4.29
445
Character Summary
Character 94%
Forget imitating people. Memorable characters are metaphors built from inner contradictions.
by Robert McKee 2021
4.29
445 ratings
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers
by Charles Haine • 2019
Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.
4.00
5
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers Summary
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers 94%
Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.
by Charles Haine 2019
4.00
5 ratings
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
by Jessica Brody • 2018
A screenwriter's 15-beat method, adapted for novels: how to map a flawed hero's full transformation.
4.49
14k+
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel Summary
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel 94%
A screenwriter's 15-beat method, adapted for novels: how to map a flawed hero's full transformation.
by Jessica Brody 2018
4.49
14k+ ratings
Just Write
by James Scott Bell • 2016
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
4.29
546
Just Write Summary
Just Write 94%
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
by James Scott Bell 2016
4.29
546 ratings
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
by J. Michael Straczynski • 2021
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
4.44
439
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer 94%
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
by J. Michael Straczynski 2021
4.44
439 ratings
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2014
From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.
4.24
3k+
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method 93%
From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.
by Randy Ingermanson 2014
4.24
3k+ ratings
Write Your Novel From The Middle
by James Scott Bell • 2014
Forget outlining and pantsing. The one scene every novel needs sits exactly in the middle.
4.20
3k+
Write Your Novel From The Middle Summary
Write Your Novel From The Middle 93%
Forget outlining and pantsing. The one scene every novel needs sits exactly in the middle.
by James Scott Bell 2014
4.20
3k+ ratings
Invisible Ink
by Brian McDonald • 2010
Forget formulas: the deep craft of story is a hidden framework of theme, pain, and dramatic irony.
4.38
2k+
Invisible Ink Summary
Invisible Ink 93%
Forget formulas: the deep craft of story is a hidden framework of theme, pain, and dramatic irony.
by Brian McDonald 2010
4.38
2k+ ratings
Writing the Breakout Novel
by Donald Maass • 2001
An agent's craft manual for fiction that breaks out: not talent, but specific, learnable choices.
4.08
4k+
Writing the Breakout Novel Summary
Writing the Breakout Novel 93%
An agent's craft manual for fiction that breaks out: not talent, but specific, learnable choices.
by Donald Maass 2001
4.08
4k+ ratings
Immediate Fiction
by Jerry Cleaver • 2002
A no-jargon writing method that centers on conflict and emotion, and how to finish the stuck draft.
4.14
755
Immediate Fiction Summary
Immediate Fiction 93%
A no-jargon writing method that centers on conflict and emotion, and how to finish the stuck draft.
by Jerry Cleaver 2002
4.14
755 ratings
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
by Steven Pressfield • 2016
Your reader owes you nothing. The advertising toolkit that forces every word to earn its place.
4.18
3k+
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t Summary
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t 93%
Your reader owes you nothing. The advertising toolkit that forces every word to earn its place.
by Steven Pressfield 2016
4.18
3k+ ratings
How Not to Make a Short Film
by Roberta Marie Munroe • 2009
The Sundance programmer's playbook for making a short film that festivals actually want to see.
3.67
492
How Not to Make a Short Film Summary
How Not to Make a Short Film 93%
The Sundance programmer's playbook for making a short film that festivals actually want to see.
by Roberta Marie Munroe 2009
3.67
492 ratings
Before and After the Book Deal
by Courtney Maum • 2020
Getting the deal was hard. Surviving publication is harder. The field guide no one gave you.
4.58
1k+
Before and After the Book Deal Summary
Before and After the Book Deal 93%
Getting the deal was hard. Surviving publication is harder. The field guide no one gave you.
by Courtney Maum 2020
4.58
1k+ ratings
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels
by Jim Driver • 2014
How pulp writers finished novels without writer's block, and how you can do the same.
3.78
572
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels Summary
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels 93%
How pulp writers finished novels without writer's block, and how you can do the same.
by Jim Driver 2014
3.78
572 ratings
Snow Leopard
by Category Pirates • 2022
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
4.35
210
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard 93%
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
by Category Pirates 2022
4.35
210 ratings
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings
by Paula Munier • 2016
Agents stop reading on page one. The craft decisions that make them turn to page two.
4.31
190
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings Summary
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings 93%
Agents stop reading on page one. The craft decisions that make them turn to page two.
by Paula Munier 2016
4.31
190 ratings
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
by James N. Frey • 1987
Step-by-step dramatic craft for building a novel from premise to final draft. No muse required.
3.87
3k+
How to Write a Damn Good Novel Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel 93%
Step-by-step dramatic craft for building a novel from premise to final draft. No muse required.
by James N. Frey 1987
3.87
3k+ ratings
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
4.19
6k+
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player 93%
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
by Robert Rodríguez 1995
4.19
6k+ ratings
Conflict and Suspense
by James Scott Bell • 2011
Tension leaks from most manuscripts. The craft guide for sealing every scene with conflict.
4.26
934
Conflict and Suspense Summary
Conflict and Suspense 93%
Tension leaks from most manuscripts. The craft guide for sealing every scene with conflict.
by James Scott Bell 2011
4.26
934 ratings
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2018
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
4.33
634
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method 93%
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
by Randy Ingermanson 2018
4.33
634 ratings
The Fire in Fiction
by Donald Maass • 2009
An agent's field guide to the invisible craft that turns a flat manuscript into a page-turner.
4.17
2k+
The Fire in Fiction Summary
The Fire in Fiction 93%
An agent's field guide to the invisible craft that turns a flat manuscript into a page-turner.
by Donald Maass 2009
4.17
2k+ ratings
Damn Fine Story
by Chuck Wendig • 2017
Storytelling starts when a character's world breaks. The tools for what comes next.
4.36
1k+
Damn Fine Story Summary
Damn Fine Story 93%
Storytelling starts when a character's world breaks. The tools for what comes next.
by Chuck Wendig 2017
4.36
1k+ ratings
The Art and Craft of Writing
by L. Jagi Lamplighter • 2021
Scenes that land: emotional reversals, dual threads, and characters who want two things at once.
4.33
9
The Art and Craft of Writing Summary
The Art and Craft of Writing 93%
Scenes that land: emotional reversals, dual threads, and characters who want two things at once.
by L. Jagi Lamplighter 2021
4.33
9 ratings
The Breakout Novelist
by Donald Maass • 2010
Thousands of manuscripts. A handful break out. The specific craft moves that make the difference.
4.32
404
The Breakout Novelist Summary
The Breakout Novelist 93%
Thousands of manuscripts. A handful break out. The specific craft moves that make the difference.
by Donald Maass 2010
4.32
404 ratings
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot
by Jane K. Cleland • 2016
A plotting grid that plants a jolt every 70 pages: the method for stories that grip.
4.05
547
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot Summary
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot 93%
A plotting grid that plants a jolt every 70 pages: the method for stories that grip.
by Jane K. Cleland 2016
4.05
547 ratings
5,000 Words Per Hour
by Chris Fox • 2015
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
4.19
3k+
5,000 Words Per Hour Summary
5,000 Words Per Hour 93%
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
by Chris Fox 2015
4.19
3k+ ratings
Monkeys with Typewriters
by Scarlett Thomas • 2012
Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.
4.17
534
Monkeys with Typewriters Summary
Monkeys with Typewriters 93%
Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.
by Scarlett Thomas 2012
4.17
534 ratings
Writing 21st Century Fiction
by Donald Maass • 2012
Plot alone won't keep readers. The craft of making scenes and sentences pull with equal force.
4.34
882
Writing 21st Century Fiction Summary
Writing 21st Century Fiction 93%
Plot alone won't keep readers. The craft of making scenes and sentences pull with equal force.
by Donald Maass 2012
4.34
882 ratings
Story Genius
by Lisa Cron • 2016
Your reader's brain is wired for story. The neuroscience for building a novel that actually grips.
4.19
7k+
Story Genius Summary
Story Genius 93%
Your reader's brain is wired for story. The neuroscience for building a novel that actually grips.
by Lisa Cron 2016
4.19
7k+ ratings
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success
by Sean Platt • 2013
Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.
4.28
3k+
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success Summary
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success 93%
Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.
by Sean Platt 2013
4.28
3k+ ratings
Dynamic Characters
by Nancy Kress • 1998
Before you outline another scene, ask what your character fears. The answer is your plot.
4.09
562
Dynamic Characters Summary
Dynamic Characters 92%
Before you outline another scene, ask what your character fears. The answer is your plot.
by Nancy Kress 1998
4.09
562 ratings
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