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Save the cat! writes a young adult novel : the ultimate guide to writing a YA bestseller / Jessica Brody.
"An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel"-- Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984859235
- ISBN: 1984859234
- Physical Description: 425 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: California : Ten Speed Press, [2023]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Based on the best-selling Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder"--Title page. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Opening image -- 1. Creating your story-worthy hero: how to craft characters that teen readers will care about -- 2. Building your Save the Cat! beat sheet: a fifteen-step blueprint for a flawlessly structured novel that works -- 3. Customizing your beat sheet: you've learned the rules... now let's bend 'em -- 4. Identifying your genre: the ten Save the Cat! story genres -- 5. Rites of passage: sometimes "life" is the biggest conflict of all -- 6. Buddy love: all you need is love... or friendship -- 7. Institutionalized: beware the group! -- 8. Superhero: tales of the "Chosen One" -- 9. Golden Fleece: let's hit the road! --10. Food triumphant: underdogs and outcasts for the win! -- 11. Dude with a problem: when the odds are not in your favor -- 12. Out of the bottle: a magical twist on reality -- 13. Whydunit: the dark truths we hide -- 14. Monster in the house: now that's scary! -- 15. Selling your novel: how to pitch your books to agents, editors, and readers -- 16. Going beyond the first book: using Save the Cat! to develop and plot your YA book series -- 17. Final image: where we end. |
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| Subject: | Young adult fiction > Authorship. Young adult fiction > Technique. |
| Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Harney County Library | 808.3 BRODY (Text) | 37720000669853 | New Adult Display | Available | - |
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