Save the Cat

At the weekend, I read Katie Fforde’s latest book, A Springtime Affair. I have to admit, it wasn’t my favourite KF book but when a kitten was rescued in the very first chapter, it reminded me of Save the Cat! I doubt that Katie Fforde has read Save the Cat! but judging by the number of articles on the internet, it’s a very popular concept when trying to devise a plot.

The term Save the Cat! was coined by screenwriter Blake Snyder to describe the moment in a story when the protagonist shows th...