Research: Eliminating the Fear of the Blank Page
Characters: The Plot Kernel and What Follows It
Digging Deeper into Character: The Core Need
Landscape: The Inner and Outer World of Characters
Dialogue: Revealing a Character Through Speech
The THAD: Foundation of Good Storytelling
Viewpoint and Voice: Who Can Tell the Story Best?
Development: Process, Decisions, and the Plot
Step Outlining: What Happens Next?
Building the Scene: Using Your Research
The Scene’s Requirements I: Openings and Plot Points
The Scene’s Requirements II: Climax and Denouement
Structuring the Scene: A Few Possibilities
Revising: Being Your Own Editor