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5 Ways Save the Cat!® Saved Me During the Writing (and Making) of My First Feature Last Autumn, Daisy Aitkens had an opportunity that many of us dream of: she was directing a feature film starring David Tennant with a script she had written. But even dreams-come-true are not without challenges, and when the going got tough, a few key Save the Cat! teachings kept her going. We are so lucky this week to have Daisy share these specific STC! "nuggets" with you on this week's blog. Her film You, Me and Him is now complete, but her success story is only just beginning... and hopefully so is yours.  Read More » Take Our Beat Sheet Screenwriting Workshop From Home! Enroll InSTC!U Discover how you can start with an idea... and five weeks later have the 15 beats of your screenplay. June 21 class w/ Naomi Beaty - enroll now! June 28 class w/ Ben Frahm - enroll now! Visit STU! Now » Upcoming Workshops Sign up for one of our Beat Sheet Screenwriting Workshops, and take a huge step in getting your screenplay on its way to completion! LEARN MORE ABOUT IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS » LEARN MORE ABOUT ONLINE WORKSHOPS » JUNE 14-19, 2017 Online Beat Sheet Screenwriting Workshop ENROLL NOW!   JUNE 21-26, 2017 Online Beat Sheet Screenwriting Workshop ENROLL NOW!   AUGUST 26-27, 2017 In-Person New York Beat Sheet Screenwriting Workshop NEWLY ANNOUNCED! ENROLL NOW!   IN THIS ISSUE Today's Blog STC!U Is Launched! The Latest STC! Books Upcoming In-Person Workshops STC! Android App Is Out Now   Latest Tweet Chat with us on Twitter Script Consultations & Coverage Does your script hit the beats? We can help. Our Master Cats offer personalized script consultations and coverage so that you can make sure your story is as structurally sound and compelling as possible.    BOOK NOW » Writing a Novel? Book Your Consultant! We offer 1-on-1 consultation services with popular novelist Jessica Brody, who has sold 16 novels to major publishers using Blake's principles.   BOOK NOW »

Our Latest Books -- Now Available in Print and Digital Save the Cat! Goes to the Indies: Screenwriter and novelist Salva Rubio applies Blake’s principles to 50 independent, auteur, European and cult films. With these 50 new beat sheets, you’ll see how “hitting the beats” creates stories that resonate the world over. Save the Cat! Blake's Blogs: The 112 blog posts in this ebook have been carefully curated and edited from Blake’s originals. We have selected posts that we believe are timeless, resonating as powerfully today as on the day Blake wrote them. Products to Help You Create Stories That Resonate SAVE THE CAT SOFTWARE SAVE THE CAT BOOKS Copyright © 2017 Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC, All rights reserved.