Hey guys, welcome back to my channel and to my Save the Cat series. If you are stumbling across this video and you have no idea what I'm talking about, I've decided that for the month of November I will be doing the Save the Cat rights and novel series where I am reviewing the 15 beats in the novel. So if you have no idea what I'm talking about and you have not seen any of the other videos, the playlist is in the description box below for you guys to check out. Today we are heading into beat number 11 which is the all is lost moment and I'm excited to share this beat with you guys. So what is the all is lost moment? This is where your hero hits rock bottom. It is as the book says a whiff of death whether it's a literal death or not. It doesn't matter. The point is that your hero hits rock bottom. The all is lost moment is bigger than the catalyst. This is the moment where your hero actually recognizes that things are not the same at all. That things have to change. That nothing they've done up until this point has worked and they are at their wit's end. This is it. This is the moment where things have to change. The example that's given in the book is in the me before you novel. This is the moment where Will tells Luisa that despite all her efforts to have him fall in love with life again, he has not changed his mind and he still intends on ending his life. So yes, that is a whiff of death but it doesn't have to be a actual death. For example in shopaholic the Sophie Cancela novel, that moment will all is lost is when the main character goes to the store and her credit cards are declined and the teller takes her credit cards. So this is a moment where all is lost for the main character. She realizes that now something has to change. She has hit rock bottom. The next thing you need to know about the all is lost moment is that this is another beat where whatever is happening should be happening to your hero and it should somewhat be their fault and why because they still have not learned a theme. So you're still trying to get them to learn the theme and the reason you want to make sure that your hero is responsible in some way is because otherwise they won't learn the theme. They won't learn the lesson and that is the whole point of the story is for your hero to learn the lesson. Also remember that this is a single beat scene and that it should be an action scene. So you're not going to show this isn't going to be a description or just dialogue. It's going to be action. You're going to show this all is lost moment in an action moment. All right you guys that is it for the all is lost moment. Next we're going to head into the dark night of the soul and we're getting close to ending this entire novel or the beats. I'm so excited. I hope you've enjoyed the series so far. Remember to go back and watch all the videos I've done so far and if you are enjoying the series please give it a thumbs up and if you're not yet subscribed to the channel make sure you do so before you leave and I will see you guys in a couple days in a brand new video until next time stay safe.