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ABOUT BUYING BOOKS - MINE OR ANY OTHER AUTHOR'S 7
PREFACE. 10
INTRODUCTION - EVERYDAY COURAGE AND THE WRITER. 11
SECTION 1: PREPARATION & PRACTICE 15
HOW I FOUND MYSELF HERE, OR WHY I BECAME A WRITER. 16
COULD VS. SHOULD AND THE PRICE OF YOUR DREAMS 19
FINDING SILENCE 21
EXPERTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COLLEGE 24
IDEAS: A HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR. 28
HOW TO START A NOVEL. 30
HOW TO CREATE A CHARACTER 35
Character Creation Do's andDon'ts 35
HOW TO FINISH A NOVEL 40
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY, OR HOW TO CHOOSE A WRITERS' GROUP. 45
• Schrodinger's Petshop Members' Handbook 51
ONE GOOD ENEMY. 56
THAT OUR REACH EXCEED OUR GRASP. 60
SECTION 2: WRITING AND SELLING 63
YOUR BOOK IS NOT YOUR BABY 64
SAY WHAT YOU MEAN 67
THE WRITER'S TOOLBOX. 71
MIDDLES 73
APPLES, BANANAS 76
DIALOGUE WORKSHOP 80
THE RULES FOR EXERCISE #1 81
EXERCISE #2 84
EXERCISE #3 84
Example #1 — Dialogue Workshop 84
Example #2 — Dialogue Workshop 85
MAPS WORKSHOP 88
TIMED WRITING WORKSHOP 92
EDITOR ETIQUETTE. 95
Approaching Your Editor-To-Be 95
Concept Discussions 98
First Draft , First Look 101
Deadline Concerns 101
Revision Requests 102
Manuscript Proofing 104
Marketing, Cover Design 104
Conventions, Dinners, Hanging Out 107
ABOUT LITERARY AGENTS 109
HOW TO QUERY AN AGENT 112
LIFE CHANGES WRITING; WRITING CHANGES LIFE 115
HOW TO QUIT YOUR DAY JOB TO WRITE FULL TIME 118
Dealing with Money 119
Having the Contracts to Quit On 120
Dealing with Your Family 121
Agents, editors and Publishers 123
Doing the WOrk 123
Handing In the Resignation 125
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