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Index
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part I • The Essence of Story
Chapter 1: Desire: The Ceiling Fan Principle and What It Means for Storytellers
Chapter 2: Orientation: The Eight Aspects Every Story Opening Will Include
Chapter 3: Crisis/Calling: Story Origins, Resolutions, and the Three Levels of Struggles
Chapter 4: Escalation: Adding Complications and Weeding Out Repetition
Chapter 5: Discovery: Crafting a Satisfying Climax
Chapter 6: Change: How Situations and Characters Are Transformed by Conflict
Part II • Secrets to Organic Writing
Chapter 7: Responsiveness: Eight Secrets to Discarding Your Outline to Write Better Stories
Chapter 8: Emergence: The Three Questions That Will Solve Every “Plot Problem” You’ll Ever Have
Chapter 9: Awareness: How Context Determines Content
Part III • Story Progression
Chapter 10: Twists: Practical Steps to Pulling the Rug Out
Chapter 11: Promises: The Keys to Building Suspense and Satisfying Your Readers
Chapter 12: Scenes: Mastering Setbacks, Interludes, and Subtext
Part IV • The Narrative Forces That Shape Our Stories
Chapter 13: Causality: How the Contingent Nature of Stories Affects Every Sentence You Write
Chapter 14: Believability: Removing Coincidences and Sustaining Belief
Chapter 15: Expectations: Working with Overlapping Genres
Chapter 16: Continuity: How Narrative Momentum Carries Stories Forward
Chapter 17: Fluidity: The Interplay of Pace, Flow, Narrative Time, and Flashbacks
Chapter 18: Polish: Touching Up Your Story
Chapter 19: Dilemmas: Creating Moral Quandaries for Your Characters
Chapter 20: Meaning: Telling the Truth About the World
Part V • Subtleties of Characterization
Chapter 21: Status: What No One Is Teaching You About Characterization
Chapter 22: Attitude: Quirks, Idiosyncrasies, and the Difference Between Intention and Motivation
Chapter 23: Depth: Revelation vs. Transformation
Part VI: Plot Flaws and How to Fix Them
Chapter 24: Incongruities: How to Tackle Problem Spots in Your Fiction
Chapter 25: Gimmicks: Common Traps Authors Fall into and What to Do About Them
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Copyright
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