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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
The Power of Instinct
Part One: The Raw Grist of Story Fixing
Chapter 1: What You Need to Know About Story Fixing Before You Revise
Two Major Reasons Why a Story Doesn’t Work
Story and Execution
Chapter 2: The Story-Fixing Mind-Set
The Virtue of Aiming High
The Challenge of Embracing Greatness
Chapter 3: What Went Wrong
Acknowledgment Is Always the First Step
Maybe You’re One of the Lucky Ones
Evaluating the Twelve Specific Story Elements and Essences
The Value of Knowing Where You Stand
Part Two: Repair
Chapter 4: Strengthen Your Concept
What Is Concept?
The Criteria for Concept
What Is Your Concept?
Examples from Stories You Know
Let There Be Superman
What Is Conceptual About Your Story?
Chapter 5: Empower Your Premise
The Goal of Premise
The Big Mistakes with Premise
Examples of Premise
Revise Your Premise
The Complication of Premise
A Second Pass at Grading Your Story
The Value of Your Self-Assessment
Chapter 6: The Key to Everything
The Search for Story
How to Screw Up Your Premise Within a Draft
Chapter 7: Narrative Bodybuilding Part One
It’s All in Your Head
Dramatic Tension
Vicarious Reader Experience
Compelling Characterization
Reader Empathy
Thematic Weight
Chapter 8: Narrative Bodybuilding Part Two
Story Architecture
Optimal Pacing
Scene Execution
Writing Voice
Narrative Strategy
An Invitation to Determine What Has Sunk In
Part Three: Resurrection
Chapter 9: Welcome to the Suck
Nobody Likes to Talk About Revision
Revision Is an Inevitability
Chapter 10: Is Your Story Worth Saving?
Rejection ... Let Us Count the Ways
The First Decision Point of Revision
Vetting the Feedback That Brought You Here
The Bearer of Bad News
Returning to Your Dramatic Question
Chapter 11: Spinning Hope from Rejection
Welcome to the Bermuda Triangle of Storytelling
Seeking the Sweet Spot
To Revise, or Not to Revise
Chapter 12: Choosing to Succeed
The Truth Hurts
What Story Is, and What It Isn’t
When an Author Doesn’t Get It
How to Tank a Job Interview
Part Four: Redemption
Chapter 13: The Doctor Will See You Now
The Best Learning of All
Chapter 14: Case Study One
Chapter 15: Case Study Two
Chapter 16: Case Study Three
Larry’s Cover Memo to the Author
Postscript Note From Larry
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