A friend of mine recommended the Save The Cat books to me and at first I thought that they wouldn't interest me since I write books/stories and not screenplays. How wrong I was. Since reading the first one I've now gone on to buy the rest of Snyder's books. They have become my Holy Grail of writing books for the way he helps you construct a story and I refer to them over and over again.I used to think I was strictly a panster (write by the seat of your pants) when it came to writing, but now I know that a good story needs that structure to take it to the next level.I don't think I could ever write another story now without checking my beats to make sure it flows well.Thank you Blake Snyder (and God Bless).