The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

Blake Snyder has bravely subtitled his book, "The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need." But as they, "it ain't braggin' if you can back it up."

If, like most wannabe screenwriters, you've already purchased screenwriting books by the shelf-full, Snyder's might indeed be the last book you'll ever need. It's that good.

Unlike most "how-to" books, "Save the Cat" goes beyond the "how's" and gets to the "why's." Embedded in the "why's" are some very powerful secrets of great storytelling. More important, also embedded are the secrets to getting scripts sold.

Perhaps the most powerful secret Snyder reveals is that writing a successful script ("successful" = "a script that gets sold") is a process. And that process can be reduced to a series of simple, reliable steps.

Snyder takes us behind the mystery of creating scripts that Hollywood loves. He actually provides the formula he uses to write big-selling screenplays.

Throughout the book, he validates his concepts by showing us how they play out in real, very successful films. After all, if it's good enough for "Miss Congeniality," it's good enough for us, right?

From http://www.amesmedia.org/html/save_the_cat.html