CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
FICTION: THE WHAT, HOW, AND WHY OF IT
BY ALEXANDER STEELE
CHAPTER 2
CHARACTER: CASTING SHADOWS
BY BRANDI REISSENWEBER
CHAPTER 3
PLOT: A QUESTION OF FOCUS
BY DAVID HARRIS EBENBACH
CHAPTER 4
POINT OF VIEW: THE COMPLETE MENU
BY VALERIE VOGRIN
CHAPTER 5
DESCRIPTION: TO PICTURE IN WORDS
BY CHRIS LOMBARDI
CHAPTER 6
DIALOGUE: TALKING IT UP
BY ALLISON AMEND
CHAPTER 7
SETTING AND PACING: I’M HERE THEREFORE I AM
BY CAREN GUSSOFF
CHAPTER 8
VOICE: THE SOUND OF A STORY
BY HARDY GRIFFIN
CHAPTER 9
THEME: SO WHAT’S YOUR STORY REALLY ABOUT?
BY TERRY BAIN
CHAPTER 10
REVISION: REAL WRITERS REVISE
BY PETER SELGIN
CHAPTER 11
THE BUSINESS OF WRITING: DRIVING YOURSELF NUTS FOR FUN AND PROFIT
BY CORENE LEMAITRE
BY RAYMOND CARVER