Preface
PART I. AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRAFT
1. Story Is Character
2. Setting Is Story
3. Nothing Without Landscape
4. Plotting: “It Is the Cause, My Soul”
PART II. THE BASICS
5. Yes, There’s More About Plot. But First…
6. Onward from Idea
7. The Start: Decisions, Decisions
8. As There Is Viewpoint, So Is There Voice
9. Voice: You Gotta Have ’Tude
10. Dialogue: Speak the Speech, If You Will
11. Tricks of the Dialogue Trade
12. The Scene: Okay, So It Is Rocket Science
PART III. TECHNIQUE
13. Knowledge Is Power, Technique Is Glory
14. Loose Ends
PART IV. PROCESS
15. Baby Steps First
16. The Value of Bum Glue
17. Tidbits from Q & A
PART V. EXAMPLES AND GUIDES
18. Gimme a Map, Please
19. All About Character
20. Turning Places into Settings
21. Final Words
22. The Process in a Nutshell
Notes
Searchable Terms
About the Author
Praise
Other Books by Elizabeth George
Copyright
About the Publisher