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  • Save the Cat!® Writes for TV

  • The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need
  • Written by: Jamie Nash
  • Narrated by: Jamie Nash
  • Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Written by: Jamie Nash
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Publisher's Summary

Blake Snyder's Save the Cat!, the world's top-selling story method for filmmakers and novelists, introduces The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need

Screenwriter Jamie Nash takes up Snyder's torch to lay out a step-by-step approach using Blake's principles for both new and experienced writers, including: 

  • How to write and structure a compelling TV pilot that can launch both your series and your TV writing career 
  • All the nuances, tricks, and techniques of pilot-writing: the opening pitch, the guided tour, the whiff of change, and more 
  • The eight Save the Cat! TV franchise types that will improve your story and your pitch 
  • The not-so-secret TV pitch template that turns your TV series into the necessary read-over-lunch industry document 
  • A how-to in creating layered characters who are driven by complex internal struggles 

Beat sheets of the pilots of Barry, Ozark, Grey's Anatomy, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, What We Do in the Shadows, Black-ish, The Mandalorian, This Is Us, Law and Order: SVU, and more to help you crack your story. 

Create your binge-worthy TV series with Save the Cat! Writes for TV.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC (P)2021 Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC

What the critics say

"Blake Snyder would be so proud of Save the Cat! Writes for TV because like all his books, it cuts straight to the truth: No matter where you are in your TV writing career, a newbie or a 25+ year veteran (me), you need to write a fresh, new pilot. Author Jamie Nash uses Blake s life-changing beat sheet and adjusts it for TV s wonkiness. Whether you re writing a comedy or drama for network, cable, or streaming, this book with its thought-provoking exercises, sage advice, and beat sheets from successful TV shows will definitely get you closer to FADE OUT...and quite possibly your own TV show!" (Kriss Turner Towner, Executive Producer, Greenleaf; Consulting Producer, Black Monday, The Soul Man; Co-Executive Producer, The Romanoffs, Everybody Loves Chris, The Bernie Mac Show)

"While I wish it were called Save the Dog!, I believe Save the Cat! can open eyes and demystify some of the biggest challenges TV writers face on that daunting blank page." (Steven Levitan, Co-Creator, Modern Family)

"There's joy in TV Land! As a longtime user and fan of Save the Cat!, I've found Jamie Nash has shifted the focus (without losing the principles) of Blake Snyder s groundbreaking work, creating a whole new way to look at developing television series that's filled with insight, ingenuity, and a generous sprinkling of humor. A new must-read for newcomers to the field and veterans looking to shake up their process." (Paris Barclay, Director/Producer/Writer, Sons of Anarchy, Glee, House, The Good Wife, In Treatment, Scandal, Empire, CSI, Lost, The West Wing, ER, NYPD Blue)

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The path forward is clear.

I have attended a respected writing for film and television school, but this is the first time the way forward on my series and Pilot have been made clear to me. Jamie Nash’s narration is engaging and easy to focus on. I truly feel this is just what my screenwriting needed in order to improve. Now I understand what absolutely has to happen in my Pilot and why.

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