Why This Book? Read This First!
PART 1
How to be the Hero of Your Own Life:
Guts, Grace, and Gumption
CHAPTER 01: Writing a Book is Easy and Fun
CHAPTER 02: A Pen Is a Wrench Is a Magic Saber
CHAPTER 03: Tell a Story Like a Hero, and Make Common Sense Your Writing Buddy
CHAPTER 04: Find Your Garret: Your Space and Time
CHAPTER 06: Stormwriting: The Tool of Tools
PART 2
Three Touchstones for
Writing Your Book
CHAPTER 08: Your Truth: Finding the Heart of Your Book
CHAPTER 09: Your People: Breathing Life Into Your Book
CHAPTER 10: Your Map: Planning Your Book and Setting Off on Your Journey as an Author
CHAPTER 11: To Be Great, Strive to Be Ordinary
CHAPTER 12: Writing Flow and Your First Draft
CHAPTER 13: Writing With the Masters
CHAPTER 15: Getting the Names Right
CHAPTER 16: Relationships: The Key to Writing Compelling People
CHAPTER 17: The Source of Great Dialogue: Your Own Ears
CHAPTER 19: How to Write a Chapter
CHAPTER 20: The Power of Lists
CHAPTER 21: How to Write Unboringly About Yourself
CHAPTER 22: How to Write What You Don’t Know
CHAPTER 23: Living With Your Book and Driving It to Completion
CHAPTER 24: Now What? The Making-It-Better Process
CHAPTER 25: A Short Section on a Big Subject