tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post3762741991295496474..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Save the Cat! - book recommendation by Katherine RobertsKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-16935153765429604492018-09-22T16:48:45.197+01:002018-09-22T16:48:45.197+01:00Penny, your rescue Cat Oliver sounds rather like J...Penny, your rescue Cat Oliver sounds rather like Jasmine... though she is definitely 'cat on lap' today, as it's been pouring with rain and blowing a gale outside all day.<br /><br />Umberto, don't worry it's not all about cats! (and I'm sure your hero could save a dog instead).<br /><br />Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84906739359417620102018-09-22T14:12:18.542+01:002018-09-22T14:12:18.542+01:00Certainly a book worth reading, Katherine, but you...Certainly a book worth reading, Katherine, but your point about coming across this method once you have begun working on your own writing first is a very important one.<br /><br />(I too have a rescue cat - Cat Oliver - whose experience of at least three previous owners & homes means he will only accept strokes when he feels like it. Rather like a wayward WIP, he refuses to slip easily into the simple cat-on-a-lap format.)Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-70177704215996796782018-09-21T20:46:08.140+01:002018-09-21T20:46:08.140+01:00Thank you, Katherine. I'm more of a dog lover,...Thank you, Katherine. I'm more of a dog lover, but you intrigued me enough to get a copy of "Save the Cat." It sounds like a winning addition to my shelf of writers-on-writing books, of which I cannot read too many, as they keep me sharp - I hope. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-49447673003983058112018-09-21T16:04:20.458+01:002018-09-21T16:04:20.458+01:00Glad you're finding the book useful, Andrew! I...Glad you're finding the book useful, Andrew! I was introduced to it in a screenwriting workshop this summer and thought it might be helpful for story structure.Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-29195697819086082722018-09-21T11:11:11.171+01:002018-09-21T11:11:11.171+01:00Thanks so much for this recommendation, Katherine,...Thanks so much for this recommendation, Katherine, have ordered the book and am already 20% through it - just as good as you say. Can't think how I haven't come across it before.Andrew Croftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101696875255886422noreply@blogger.com