Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
The logline with the most conflict, the most sharply defined hero and bad guy, and the clearest, most primal goal is the winner.
Blake Snyder • Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
· A defined protagonist · A powerful antagonist · A sense of the setting, conflict, and stakes · A sense of how the action will play out
Alexandra Sokoloff • Screenwriting Tricks for Authors (and Screenwriters!): STEALING HOLLYWOOD: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your BEST Book
In the first act of any story a character is presented with a particular flaw or need. An inciting incident occurs towards, or at, the end of that first act, and the protagonist ‘falls down a rabbit hole’. In the second act, the character attempts to return to the world from which they came, whilst slowly learning that another equally important wor
... See moreJohn Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
An engaging protagonist must struggle against tremendous odds to achieve his/her goal.