Is Your Save the Cat! Catalyst Broken? (4 Quick Fixes with examples)
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Күн бұрынAre you struggling with the Save the Cat! Catalyst in your novel? Here are 4 quick fixes to make sure it's working!
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0:00 - Intro
1:48 - Catalyst Quick Fix #1 - The Cryptic Allusion
3:08- Catalyst Quick Fix #2 - The Flash Forward
4:21 - Catalyst Quick Fix #3 - The Hint Dropper
5:51 - Catalyst Quick Fix #4 - The Double Bump
@fredgwynn8933 5 ай бұрын
Oh mini catalyst is so helpful
@rakesh.s.p663 3 жыл бұрын
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@JB_Emerson 3 жыл бұрын
I'm working on a revision where the catalyst seems to come so late, but now I see that I have catalytic events earlier and can use those to build momentum sooner, like in chapter 1 or 2. Thanks for this clarification!
@woodben1846 Жыл бұрын
3:08 I agree with the example. Ready player one was the first book that came to mind.
@mitchellty 9 ай бұрын
Thank you
@queenkanu5933 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making me see the fixes for my manuscript today
@sylverbright 3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thank you!
@storyfirstfilms5983 3 жыл бұрын
fantastic thank you
@CB-wi3vc 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect! Thanks, Jessica.
@jessicabrody1 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@user-pk8nm6oo2k 23 күн бұрын
I'm looking for some help. I'm reading the Save the Cat! book right now and now I'm not entirely sure about the structure of my book. At the start of my book, my character and her friends have been planning an escape from the place they are being held at for quite some time now and the book begins on their escape day as they start to execute their plan. I'm not entirely sure where the catalyst is here or if there even is one. Nothing happens to her at the start of the book that makes her leave her status quo world but she's been suffering abuse for years now and has always wanted to escape. Do I need to put something in there that flips the switch for her? The catalyst should be that an opportunity has prevented itself for her escape. Is it possible to start a book with a character already knowing her plan or should I change that? If it is possible, what can the catalyst be?
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