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Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder
This was a good book! Actually it feels more somewhere between three and four stars. I really liked some of the actual exercises they suggested, and some other tricks that you can do that aren't vague or arbitrary. It inspired me to write, and not just movies, but to approach any story a little differently.
At the same time, this book is ten years old now, and it kind of shows. A lot of the advice is timeless and important, but other things involving technology or current events show their age. It even mentions Blockbuster. It doesn't mention current or even recent social media, or services like Netflix. However none of that really affects the core writing information. There were also some things I just flat-out disagreed about, like a mention of character archetypes and a couple other things I can't remember right now because it's almost 1am.
Overall I'm glad I read it, and I really want to try out and adapt some of the exercises to suit my own purposes. I would still recommend it to aspiring writers. It's also a pretty quick read.
At the same time, this book is ten years old now, and it kind of shows. A lot of the advice is timeless and important, but other things involving technology or current events show their age. It even mentions Blockbuster. It doesn't mention current or even recent social media, or services like Netflix. However none of that really affects the core writing information. There were also some things I just flat-out disagreed about, like a mention of character archetypes and a couple other things I can't remember right now because it's almost 1am.
Overall I'm glad I read it, and I really want to try out and adapt some of the exercises to suit my own purposes. I would still recommend it to aspiring writers. It's also a pretty quick read.