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Index
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
PART I: BUILDING PLANS
1. TIME FRAMES: Story, Past and Present
2. DISCOVERING YOUR STORY: The Evocation of the Muse
3. THE GENRE WARS: From Romance to Literary Fiction
PART II: FOUNDATION AND STRUCTURE
4. STRUCTURAL DESIGN: Building What Works for You
5. BREAKING GROUND: How to Begin the Beginning
6. THE SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM: Moving Forward (and Backward) Through Your Story
7. ENTER THE BITCH: The Power of Negative Voices
8. THE MID-STORY CRISIS: Rescuing Your Story From the Middle Muddle
9. CLASSICAL DRAMA: In the Age of the Page-Turner
10. THE END: Or the End of the Beginning?
PART III: STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS
11. SCENES: How They’re Structured and What Makes Them Work
12. THE DYNAMIC DUOS: Story and Quest, Plot and Subplot
13. THE CAST OF CHARACTERS: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
14. POINT OF VIEW: Who Tells the Story
15. INNER AND OUTER DIALOGUE: Authenticity and Credibility
PART IV: INTERIOR DESIGNS
16. KEEPING YOUR PROMISE: Premise, Theme, and Moral
17. THE PROMISE CONTINUED: Voice and Tone
18. NARRATIVE AUTHORITY: Setting and Senses
19. THE WRITE WAY: The Finer Points of Good Writing
PART V: FINISHING TOUCHES
20. COMING UNGLUED: Dealing With Writer’s Block
21. THE CREATIVE SPIRIT: The Care and Feeding of Your Muse
AFTERWORD
APPENDIX: Genre Reading List
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