Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice

← Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice18 aug · 23 min

#261. 5 Mistakes Writers Make Using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet

#261. 5 Mistakes Writers Make Using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet18 aug23 min

If you’re using the Save the Cat! beat sheet to outline your novel but your story still feels flat, disconnected, or hard to draft, one of these five common mistakes may be the reason why. The Save the Cat! beat sheet is a popular story structure framework because it gives fiction writers fifteen clear landmarks to plot toward. But filling in all fifteen beats doesn’t automatically give you a story that works. In this episode, I’m breaking down five mistakes writers make when using the Save t...