Save the Cat! Beat Sheet

ChaoticanWriter · Dec 25, 2018

A useful tool for outlining works of writing (scripts or novels), a beat sheet helps you keep the progression of a story in line with the specific beats of a story as they follow the Three Act progression.

I've written up an article outlining the beat sheet, providing a visual example of the sheet, and some use cases for it (some pre-filled ones for some popular stories).

Storybuilding: Save the Cat! Beat Sheet - Chaotican Writer

Roddy · Jan 27, 2019

Yep, I use it, great tool.
Have found an even better one recently, Edson’s ‘The Story Solution’, which breaks that kind of structure/paradigm down even further. He calls it ‘the hero goal sequences’. I highly recommend it.

RKM · Feb 12, 2019 at 4:59 AM

Thanks for this! Definitely will use it

Also will google the story solution one. Anything to help me plot better!

MrBrightsider · Feb 15, 2019 at 12:50 PM

I've heard of this sort of storyboard but I'd never actually seen it! Looks pretty useful, thanks for the link.

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