Desmond’s Drops

Look for more of Desmond’s Drops in JULY! And be sure to visit on JUNE 2nd to read a Take Five interview with Desmond and celebrate along with us as he launches his second novel, BETTER MUST COME!

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Desmond’s Drops: Blake Snyder’s SAVE THE CAT Genres, Part 2

By Desmond Hall / March 20, 2024 /

Welcome to a new edition of Desmond’s Drops!

This month, enjoy three new drops focused on one topic: Blake Snyder’s genres from his classic book, Save the Cat!

Buddy Love

Rights of Passage

Dude with a Problem

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Look for more of Desmond’s Drops in May!

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Desmond’s Drops: Blake Snyder’s SAVE THE CAT Genre Tenets

By Desmond Hall / January 17, 2024 /

Welcome to a new edition of Desmond’s Drops!

This month, enjoy three drops focused on one topic–Blake Snyder’s SAVE THE CAT film genres and the three tenets associated with each of them, beginning with:

Monster in the House

The Golden Fleece

Out of the Bottle

Though Blake came to these genres and tenets through a study of film, they’ve helped countless novelists to create more well-rounded stories–including Desmond himself. Blake’s story genres and what he’s identified as unique variables for each of them can help a storyteller realize essential missing pieces. (We can’t recommend Blake’s book, Save the Cat, highly enough.)

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Look for more of Desmond’s Drops in March!

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Desmond’s Drops: Suspense (Beginnings, Middles and Sentence-Level Considerations)

By Desmond Hall / November 15, 2023 /

Welcome to a new edition of Desmond’s Drops.

This month, enjoy three drops focused on one topic–SUSPENSE!

SUSPENSE AT THE START

SUSPENSE AT THE MIDDLE

SUSPENSE AT THE SENTENCE LEVEL

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Look for a new trio of drops from Desmond in January of 2024!

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Desmond’s Drops: The Limits of Human Experience

By Desmond Hall / September 20, 2023 /

Welcome to a new edition of Desmond’s Drops!

This month, enjoy three drops focused on one topic–Robert McKee’s concept re: “The Limits of Human Experience.” How can you push your characters to their absolute limits? Learn more about a technique that McKee himself has said is underutilized–and that can make your story much stronger.

The Limits of Human Experience, part 1

The Limits of Human Experience, part 2

The Limits of Human Experience, part 3

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Look for more of Desmond’s Drops in November!

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