Save the Cat! - What the Genre? - Episode 2 (Novel Genre Breakdowns)

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What Save the Cat! genres do these books fit into? In this video, Jessica Brody (bestselling author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel) breaks down the story genres of three popular novels to help you better understand the Save the Cat! story types and use them to craft your own bestsellers!
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VIDEO CONTENTS:
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
7:09 - Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
9:30 - The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

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@jameswright5627 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Jessica Brody's style of teaching. Easy to understand and implement. Thanks Jessica

@ishkiiastudios6618 3 жыл бұрын

good to see you again in this. It's always nice to get an idea. Question for you, can you do a video on how to figure out what your genre and sub genre of your book is? For me that would be absolutely invaluable

@jessicabrody1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad these are helping you. Some stories are so hard to categorize, I know! I've touched on the subject some here and in the book as you know, and will likely continue to do so, as many seem to struggle with this!

@ishkiiastudios6618 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicabrody1 I get it... it's so hard to know how to market your own books if you are not exactly sure what the sub genre is. That seems to be a thing these days we can't avoid. Thanks again for all you do.

@samanthasessoms7916 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for doing this series on genres, Jessica. I can tell it's going to be SUPER helpful! I'd love to hear your take on Karen Marie Moning's Fever series especially. The first book, Darkfever, seems like a couple different mashups to me and I can't decide on one overall. :-)

@greeneyelia 3 жыл бұрын

It's been ages since I last read it, but I would personally classify Dark Fever mainly as a Dude With A Problem. Before Fever, Moning wrote historical romance with magical/time travel elements, so the Buddy Love in Fever with Barrons is strong as well, but I wouldn't say that's the main genre. There are also elements of Institutionalised, when Mac takes on Rowena. But anyway, that's my take on it, and like I said, it's been ages since I last read it.

@jessicabrody1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you are finding this genre series helpful! I'm not as familiar with that series, though the response below from a reader is very helpful.

@jessicabrody1 3 жыл бұрын

@@greeneyelia Thanks so much for this help! I was not as familiar with the series, and it sounds like you have broken it out well!

@greeneyelia 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicabrody1 thanks so much, am blushing! The thing with StC and genre is that once you see it, you see the beats and the genres in everything.

@sherrylalonde5719 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know how you would break down The Death of Mrs. Westaway(Ruth Ware) and The Thirteenth Tale(Diane Setterfield), my two favourite books. Thanks!

@jessicabrody1 3 жыл бұрын

It is so hard to do this with some books, I know! I wish I had more time to break out these stories. Maybe I will get to more in the future.

@lg231 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jessica, would you be able to do Eleanor Oliphant and Queenie? I've been struggling to categorize these.

@jessicabrody1 3 жыл бұрын

I know some stories are very hard to categorize for sure. I wish I had more time to work on some of these now, but maybe in the future.

@drillgirl718 3 жыл бұрын

i got a question, what would you classify the movie Scarface with Al Pacino??? i want to write something like that, thank you and love ur videos, keep em coming