Episode · How I Write · 2026-04-15

Books mentioned on David Gelb: How to Write Cinematically | How I Write

2 books · With David Gelb · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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David Gelb recommended Save the cat! by Blake Snyder, and discussed Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Lewis Carroll.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Alice in Wonderland

   Lewis Lewis Carroll · at 29:05

   Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a classic literary masterpiece following a young girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantastical, nonsensical underground realm populated by peculiar creatures.

   Discussed

   “and I think that that's true for like Alice and Alice in Wonderland, you know, which is sort of like I feel like this is kind of a new version of that in a lot of ways.”

   David Gelb David Gelb: How to Write Cinematically | How I Write 2026-04-15 Listen at 29:05

   Where to get it

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   Save the cat!

   Blake Snyder · at 35:53 · mentioned 2 times

   Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder is a foundational screenwriting guide that breaks down storytelling into clear structural frameworks, beats, and specific page-number milestones.

   Recommended

   “I I love the book um Save the Cat by Blake Snider, which just lays it out in the most clear way and where literally he has I mean he even has page numbers of when these things should happen.”

   David Gelb David Gelb: How to Write Cinematically | How I Write 2026-04-15 Listen at 35:53

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible