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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
TRUTH IN FICTION
Orientation
MARKERS
Recommended Packing List
PART I: THE POWER OF FICTIONALIZING YOUR LIFE
CHAPTER 1: THE SCIENCE OF WRITING TO HEAL
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CREATIVE THERAPIES
HOW NARRATIVE THERAPY WORKS
REWRITING MY LIFE THROUGH FICTION
CHAPTER 2: KNOW THYSELF
WHY GOOD WRITERS ARE SELF-AWARE
CULTIVATING DEEPER SELF-AWARENESS
TRUTH BEFORE TALE
TRUTH BEFORE TALE
PART II: THE TOOLS OF YOUR TRANSFORMATION
CHAPTER 3: READ LIKE A WRITER
HOW TO READ LIKE A WRITER
CHAPTER 4: PICK YOUR GENRE
GENRES
GENRE SELECTION
CHAPTER 5: CHOOSE YOUR NOVEL CONCEPT
A BAD IDEA
GOOD IDEAS
RECYCLING YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES INTO NOVEL IDEAS: A TWO-STEP METHOD
RECYCLING YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES INTO NOVEL IDEAS #1
RECYCLING YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES INTO NOVEL IDEAS #2
RECYCLING YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES INTO NOVEL IDEAS #3
PARTING THOUGHTS ON NOVEL IDEAS
CHAPTER 6: CRAFT COMPELLING CHARACTERS
WHERE TO FIND THE CHARACTERS
CHARACTER BUILDING #1: WHAT TO DO WITH THE CHARACTERS ONCE YOU FIND THEM
CHARACTER BUILDING #2
CHAPTER 7: STRUCTURE YOUR STORY
SUBPLOT AND BACKSTORY
PLOT AND SUBPLOT DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 8: CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE
HOW SETTING AFFECTS YOU AS A WRITER
HOW TO CREATE EPIC FICTIONAL SETTINGS
SETTING CIRCLE
CHAPTER 9: PULL IT ALL TOGETHER
STEP 1: FIRST, SUMMARIZE YOUR NOVEL IN ONE SENTENCE
STEP 2: EXPAND YOUR SINGLE SENTENCE INTO A ONE-PARAGRAPH-SUMMARY
STEP 3: INVITE YOUR CHARACTERS IN
STEP 4: SKETCH YOUR SETTINGS
STEP 5: DEVELOP EACH SENTENCE IN STEP 2 INTO A FULL-PAGE DESCRIPTION
STEP 6: COMPLETE A ROUGH OUTLINE OF THE NOVEL
STEP 7: WRITE THE NOVEL
BONUS STEP
CHAPTER 10: THE MAGIC OF REVISION
CONTENT EDITING
CONTENT EDITING
LINE EDITING
OUTSIDE EDITING
LINE EDITING CHECKLIST
PART III: YOUR TRANSFORMATION
CHAPTER 11: A DAY IN THE LIFE
Afterword
SNAP PUBLISHING
TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING
SELF-PUBLISHING
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A: RECOMMENDED READING
APPENDIX B: CHARACTER-BUILDING TABLE
APPENDIX C: ESSENTIAL WRITING TERMS
APPENDIX D: NOVEL FORMAT
APPENDIX E: THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET SCENE-BY-SCENE OUTLINE
APPENDIX F: NOVEL OUTLINE TEMPLATE
Bibliography
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX E
Acknowledgments
About the Author
To Our Readers
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