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Preface
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Part I: The Essentials
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Chapter 1. The Writer's Job May Be Different Than You Think
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Chapter 2. Come Right In: First Sentences, First Paragraphs
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Chapter 3. Welcome to the Twentieth Century
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Part II: Fiction
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Chapter 4. Competing with God: Making Fascinating People
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Chapter 5. Markers: The Key to Swift Characterization
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Chapter 6. Thwarting Desire: The Basics of Plotting
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Chapter 7. The Actors Studio Method for Developing Drama in Plots
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Chapter 8. The Crucible: A Key to Successful Plotting
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Chapter 9. Suspense: Keeping the Reader Reading
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Chapter 10. The Adrenaline Pump: Creating Tension
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Chapter 11. The Secrets of Good Dialogue
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Chapter 12. How to Show Instead of Tell
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Chapter 13. Choosing a Point of View
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Chapter 14. Flashbacks: How to Bring Background into the Foreground
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Chapter 15. The Keys to Credibility
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Chapter 16. The Secret Snapshot Technique: Reaching For Hidden Treasure
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Chapter 17. How to Use All Six of Your Senses
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Chapter 18. Love Scenes
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Chapter 19. Creating the Envelope
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Part III: Fiction and Nonfiction
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Chapter 20. Amphetamines for Speeding Up Pace
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Chapter 21. Liposuctioning Flab
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Chapter 22. Tapping Your Originality
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Chapter 23. The Door to Your Book: Titles That Attract
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Part IV: Nonfiction
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Chapter 24. Using the Techniques of Fiction to Enhance Nonfiction
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Chapter 25. Conflict, Suspense, and Tension in Nonfiction
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Chapter 26. Quoting What They Say
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Chapter 27. Guts: The Decisive Ingredient
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Part V: Literary Values in Fiction and Nonfiction
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Chapter 28. Commercial? Popular? Literary?
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Chapter 29. Particularity
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Chapter 30. Similes and Metaphors
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Chapter 31. Increasing the Effect on the Reader through Resonance
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Part VI: Revision
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Chapter 32. Triage: A Better Way of Revising Fiction
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Chapter 33. Reprieve: Revising Nonfiction
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Part VII: Where to Get Help
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Chapter 34. Where to Get Help
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Chapter 35. A Final Word
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A Glossary of Terms Used by Writers and Editors
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End Credits
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Opening Credits 0.34
Preface 3.03
Part I: The Essentials 0.04
Chapter 1. The Writer's Job May Be Different Than You Think 30.39
Chapter 2. Come Right In: First Sentences, First Paragraphs 60.28
Chapter 3. Welcome to the Twentieth Century 12.10
Part II: Fiction 0.04
Chapter 4. Competing with God: Making Fascinating People 61.05
Chapter 5. Markers: The Key to Swift Characterization 19.55
Chapter 6. Thwarting Desire: The Basics of Plotting 17.52
Chapter 7. The Actors Studio Method for Developing Drama in Plots 8.58
Chapter 8. The Crucible: A Key to Successful Plotting 6.45
Chapter 9. Suspense: Keeping the Reader Reading 19.08
Chapter 10. The Adrenaline Pump: Creating Tension 11.32
Chapter 11. The Secrets of Good Dialogue 27.11
Chapter 12. How to Show Instead of Tell 15.46
Chapter 13. Choosing a Point of View 31.24
Chapter 14. Flashbacks: How to Bring Background into the Foreground 20.31
Chapter 15. The Keys to Credibility 9.23
Chapter 16. The Secret Snapshot Technique: Reaching For Hidden Treasure 9.07
Chapter 17. How to Use All Six of Your Senses 16.07
Chapter 18. Love Scenes 45.29
Chapter 19. Creating the Envelope 7.34
Part III: Fiction and Nonfiction 0.05
Chapter 20. Amphetamines for Speeding Up Pace 9.15
Chapter 21. Liposuctioning Flab 27.00
Chapter 22. Tapping Your Originality 6.31
Chapter 23. The Door to Your Book: Titles That Attract 20.15
Part IV: Nonfiction 0.04
Chapter 24. Using the Techniques of Fiction to Enhance Nonfiction 22.38
Chapter 25. Conflict, Suspense, and Tension in Nonfiction 17.50
Chapter 26. Quoting What They Say 4.48
Chapter 27. Guts: The Decisive Ingredient 12.10
Part V: Literary Values in Fiction and Nonfiction 0.06
Chapter 28. Commercial? Popular? Literary? 11.32
Chapter 29. Particularity 21.59
Chapter 30. Similes and Metaphors 6.02
Chapter 31. Increasing the Effect on the Reader through Resonance 15.50
Part VI: Revision 0.03
Chapter 32. Triage: A Better Way of Revising Fiction 32.45
Chapter 33. Reprieve: Revising Nonfiction 9.01
Part VII: Where to Get Help 0.04
Chapter 34. Where to Get Help 11.59
Chapter 35. A Final Word 3.44
A Glossary of Terms Used by Writers and Editors 8.47
End Credits 0.24

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