Jessica Brody is a well-known American best-selling author who has written more than 15 novels. According to one of Hollywood's most successful professional screenwriters "Blake Snyder", the screenwriter of the "Save the Cat" script must learn the rules of film script writing, and after refining and adapting, he updated the "Save the Cat" novel writing rules specifically for literary creation, and wrote the book "Save the Cat: A Guide to Novel Writing", which has also become the best choice for novel writers.
In this book, the author argues that like screenplaywriting, fiction writing actually has a set of rigorous and proven logic, which can help us easily create novels that can be smooth, resonate with readers, and be accepted by readers.
This book also provides us with 15 plot points, dividing a seemingly complete novel creation process into 15 techniques that can be operated independently, can be continuously improved, and can be continuously improved, so that we can gain insight into the underlying logic of novel creation in the process of continuous improvement of these skills, so that we can truly create best-selling novels.
In this book, the author traces back to the novels that have already sold well, to discover the plot points they contain, and in comparison with each other, we will find that in fact, all the best-selling novels conform to this law, and then re-creating novels according to this law will inevitably have the potential to sell well. Of course, understanding the underlying logic of the creation of these novels will inevitably make it easier to create.
For example, the success of a novel will inevitably be accompanied by a protagonist who is both attractive and meets the needs of the reader, that is, the protagonist of the novel. So how do you identify the protagonist before the novel is written? In the first part of the book, the author accomplishes this task for us.
The first chapter of the book, "Why Do We Care?", provides us with the core logic of determining the protagonist, such as how to make the protagonist interesting, memorable, and resonant, and the author provides us with three suggestions, namely, "a problem", that is, the protagonist must have shortcomings, "a thing to want" is that the protagonist must have a goal to strive for, and "a need", the protagonist must have a life lesson to learn, and there must be room for improvement.
In fact, these three pieces of advice can easily resonate with us readers, because these three pieces of advice are valid for each of us, and we also rely on them for our personal growth. For the novel, we must clearly construct these three questions in our minds at the beginning of creation, so that the protagonist will not be lost in the process of creation, and can always make him more distinct, more three-dimensional, and more impressing with the progress of the novel.
In this guide to writing novels, the author also gives corresponding exercises, taking us to master these skills through continuous practice, so that we can also apply these skills more easily in subsequent creations.
There is also a corresponding self-examination section to help us analyze whether the protagonist of our creation will have the possibility of deviation in the process of creation, and whether it is necessary to constantly pull him back.
What about the rest of the book? It also continues the analysis of classic bestsellers, the combing of the techniques we need to pay attention to in the writing of novels, the continuous practice and mastery of the corresponding skills, and the constant reflection. This complete process of reading and learning can help us understand the underlying logic of best-selling novels, help us improve our creative skills, and ultimately help us create real best-selling novels. #救猫咪##小说写作##小说写作技巧#