How long does it take to read Save the Cat!?
Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder takes about 3 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2005. 195 pages, about 53,625 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Save the Cat! is a 2005 guide to screenwriting by spec-screenwriter Blake Snyder, focused on plot structure in mainstream film. It begins with the logline, a short summary that should carry irony, a vivid picture, a clear audience and budget, and a strong title. Snyder then sorts stories into ten types instead of traditional genres, discusses choosing a hero with a primal goal, and lays out a beat sheet that divides a script into timed moments across three acts. Later chapters cover planning scenes on a corkboard, screenwriting rules, fixing weak drafts, and selling a script.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: Motion picture authorship, Motion picture plays, Technique, Dian ying bian ju
