Save the Cat is a popular and helpful writing guide, but it's not perfect. Today I discuss 3 problems with its famous Beat Sheet and how to fix them.

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0:00 Intro
1:35 Save The Cat Beat Sheet Explained
6:43 3 Problems with Save The Cat
7:01 Problem #1
10:17 Problem #2
11:37 Problem #3
12:22 Outro

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